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Xavier Cugat

1900 - 1990

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Xavier Cugat (; Catalan: [ʃəβiˈe kuˈɣat]; 1 January 1900 – 27 October 1990) was an American musician and bandleader who was a leading figure in the spread of Latin music in the United States. Originally from Girona, Catalonia in Spain, he spent his formative years in Havana, Cuba, before arriving in New York City in 1915. A trained violinist and arranger, he was the leader of the resident orchestra at the Waldorf–Astoria hotel from 1933-1949 and a prolific recording artist for 40 years. He became known as the "Rumba King." A restaurateur in West Hollywood and New York, he and his band appeared in numerous motion pictures in the 1930s and 1940s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Xavier Cugat is the 695th most popular composer (down from 690th in 2019), the 890th most popular biography from Spain (down from 879th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Spanish Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Xavier Cugat ranks 695 out of 1,451. Before him are Jakov Gotovac, Jerome Kern, Maurice Emmanuel, Josip Runjanin, Augusta Holmès, and Carmine Coppola. After him are Tielman Susato, Orazio Vecchi, Riccardo Zandonai, Maxim Berezovsky, Norbert Burgmüller, and Johan Agrell.

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Among people born in 1900, Xavier Cugat ranks 136. Before him are Alessandro Blasetti, Lidia Ruslanova, Mikhail Katukov, Ibrahim Abboud, Rattanbai Jinnah, and Leo Löwenthal. After him are Aristidis Konstantinidis, Carola Neher, Mary Cartwright, Victor Kugler, Hellmuth Walter, and Antun Augustinčić. Among people deceased in 1990, Xavier Cugat ranks 109. Before him are Grethe Ingmann, Mariano Rumor, Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia, Juan José Arévalo, Tom Fogerty, and Hayedeh. After him are Berta Karlik, Andrei Kirilenko, Paul Tortelier, Naoto Tajima, Shigeo Shingo, and J. C. R. Licklider.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Xavier Cugat ranks 890 out of 3,355. Before him are Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga (1956), Josep Maria Fusté (1941), Sergio Busquets (1988), Pedro Alonso (1971), Luis Regueiro (1908), and Julian of Toledo (642). After him are Ramón Sampedro (1943), Alfonso Fróilaz (911), Francesc Cambó (1876), Diego Martínez Barrio (1883), Narcís Monturiol (1819), and Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo (1787).

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Among COMPOSERS In Spain

Among composers born in Spain, Xavier Cugat ranks 19. Before him are Vicente Martín y Soler (1754), Sebastián Iradier (1809), Luis de Milán (1500), Felip Pedrell (1841), Francisco Guerrero (1528), and Alonso Mudarra (1510). After him are Juan Bautista Cabanilles (1644), Diego Ortiz (1510), Alberto Iglesias (1955), Gaspar Cassadó (1897), Luis de Narváez (1500), and Robert Gerhard (1896).

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