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Xavier Cugat

Name in Native Language: "Xavier Cugat i Mingall" (Catalan/CA)
Musician / Composer / Bandleader / Actor / Film Director / Screenwriter | * 01/01/1900 († 90, 10/27/1990) | Girona, Catalonia (Spain)
Xavier Cugat (Catalan: [ʃəβiˈe kuˈɣat]; 1 January 1900 – 27 October 1990) was a Spanish musician and bandleader who spent his formative years in Havana, Cuba. A trained violinist and arranger, he was a leading figure in the spread of Latin music. In New York City, he was the leader of the resident orchestra at the Waldorf–Astoria before and after World War II. He was also a cartoonist and a restaurateur. The personal papers of Xavier Cugat are preserved in the Biblioteca de Catalunya. ()

Xavier Cugat was a popular Spanish-American bandleader. He made many appearances in Hollywood films and on television throughout the decades, from 1921.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Music | Romance / Love

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Dedicated environmental lawyer Lucy Kelson goes to work for billionaire George Wade as part of a deal to preserve a community center. Indecisive and weak-willed George grows dependent on Lucy's guidan ...

Two Weeks Notice

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2002 | 3.2/5 | 1h 41min
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2046

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2004 | 3.6/5 | 2h 8min
Drama, Science Fiction, Romance / Love
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Before being extradited to Africa to stand trial, a notorious Belgian criminal is entrusted to the Marseilles police department for less than 24 hours. But the wily crook convinces bumbling policeman ...

Taxi 4

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2007 | 2.8/5 | 1h 31min
Action, Comedy
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The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's expe ...

Radio Days

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1987 | 3.5/5 | 1h 30min
Comedy, Drama, Music
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Awards & Nominations for Xavier Cugat

Creu de Sant Jordi Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Xavier Cugat as Actor(28)

as Self - Musician (archive footage)2016 Sex, Maracas & Chihuahuas
as (archive footage)1994 That's Entertainment! III
as himself1984 A Rose in the Wind
as El presidente1978 Nunca en horas de clase
as (archive footage) (uncredited)1974 That's Entertainment!
as himself1970 The Phynx
as Bug for Culture1969 The Monitors
as himself1957 Susanna and Me
as se stesso1956 Donatella
as Xavier Cugat (uncredited)1956 The Eddy Duchin Story
as Benny Chico1955 Chicago Syndicate
as himself1955 The Bachelor
as himself1949 Neptune's Daughter
as himself1949 Mighty Manhattan, New York's Wonder City
as himself1948 A Date with Judy
as himself1948 On an Island with You
as himself1948 Luxury Liner
as himself1946 Holiday in Mexico
as Orchestra Leader1945 Week-End at the Waldorf
as Orchestra Leader1944 Bathing Beauty
as himself1944 Two Girls and a Sailor
as himself1943 The Heat's On
as himself1943 Stage Door Canteen
as himself1942 You Were Never Lovelier
as Orchestra Leader1936 Go West Young Man
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)1930 The Lash
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)1926 The Merry Widow
as Violinist inTango Bar Scene (uncredited)1921 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

TV Shows/Series with Xavier Cugat as Actor(9)

as himself1962 The Merv Griffin Show
as himself1956 The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Band Leader / Sketch Actor1956 The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Singer1956 The Steve Allen Show
as himself1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 Cavalcade of Bands
as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?
as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self - Band Leader1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Movies with Xavier Cugat as Crew(4)

Directing/Director1930 Charros, gauchos y manolas
Writing/Writer1930 Charros, gauchos y manolas
Sound/Music1930 Captain Thunder
Sound/Original Music Composer1930 The Lash

Full Name: Xavier Cugat
Born: Monday, 01/01 1900 (January) in Girona, Catalonia (Spain)
Died: Saturday, 10/27 1990 (October) in Barcelona (aged: 90)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: Catalan (CA), English (EN), Spanish (ES)
Member of: Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra, Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
Record Label: Columbia Records, RCA Records
Spouses (current/former): Rita Montaner, Abbe Lane, Charo
Other names for Xavier Cugat (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Francisco de Asís Javier Cugat Mingall de Bru y Deulofeu"
"The Rumba King"
"Francesc d'Assís Xavier Cugat Mingall de Bru i Deulofeu"
"Cugui" (Pseudonym)
"Cugie" (Pseudonym)
Xavier Cugat frequently works together with these people:
Abbe Lane (13x, Actress)
Charlton Heston (11x, Actor)
Jerry Lewis (10x, Actor)
Debbie Reynolds (9x, Actress)
Jackie Gleason (9x, Actor)
Kirk Douglas (9x, Actor)
Mickey Rooney (9x, Actor)
Peggy Lee (9x, Actress)
Tom Poston (9x, Actor)
Count Basie (9x, Actor)
Harry Belafonte (8x, Actor)
Irene (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:487759, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 04/23/2024