Birth Name: José Dámaso Pérez Prado
Occupation: Dancer
Place Of Birth: Cuba
Date Of Birth: December 11, 1916
Date Of Death: September 14, 1989
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Multiracial
Nationality: Cuban
Perez Prado was born on the 11th of December, 1916. He was best known for being a Dancer. Cuban musician who is known as the “King of Mambo.”
Perez Prado was born in Cuba. He played piano and the organ as a child. His cha-cha version of “Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White” held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts for 10 straight weeks.
Perez Prado was a Sagittarius and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Perez Prado was born in 1910s. The 1910s represented the culmination of European militarism. Discover what happened on this day.
José Dámaso Pérez Prado is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
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Family
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Personal Life
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Perez Prado was born in the Year of the Dragon.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | José Dámaso Pérez Prado |
| NICKNAME: | The King of Mambo, “Prez” Prado; “The King of the Mambo”, The King of the Mambo, “Prez” Prado, Dámaso Pérez Prado, José Dámaso Pérez Prado, The Mambo King, Prez |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Sagittarius |
| BIRTH DAY: | Monday |
| DEATH DAY: | Thursday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Perez Prado was a Sagittarius. People of this zodiac sign like freedom, travel, philosophy, being outdoors and dislike clingy people, constrained, off-the-wall theories. The strengths of this sign are being generous, idealistic, sense of humor, while weaknesses can be to promise more than can deliver, impatient and say anything no matter how undiplomatic. The greatest overall compatibility with Sagittarius is Gemini and Aries.
Chinese Zodiac: Perez Prado was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are energetic and excitable. They hate hypocrisy and gossip and can sometimes be a bit arrogant and impatient.
Ruling Planet: Perez Prado had a ruling planet of Jupiter and has a ruling planet of Jupiter and by astrological associations Thursday is ruled by Jupiter. This planet represents abundance, prosperity and the principle of expansion. People who are born with Jupirer as the ruling planet are optimistic and have a big appetite for life.
Perez Prado’s birth sign is Sagittarius and he had a ruling planet of Jupiter.
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