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Xavier Cugat was a Spanish-Cuban and American 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.
Birth Name
Francisco de Asís Javier Cugat Mingall de Bru y Deulofeu
Born
Monday, 01 January 1900
Died
Saturday, 27 October 1990
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Lucy and Desi | Self | 2022 |
| Sexo, maracas y chihuahuas | Self / Self - Musician (archive footage) | 2016 |
| The Latin Explosion: A New America | Self - Musician | 2015 |
| Spanish Hollywood | Self | 2010 |
| That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) / Orchestra Leader | 1994 |
| Entertaining the Troops | Self | 1988 |
| Nunca en horas de clase | El presidente | 1978 |
| That's Entertainment! | Orchestra Leader | 1974 |
| Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez | Self | 1972 |
| Elvis: That's the Way It Is | Self | 1970 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Lucy and Desi | Self | 2022 |
| Sexo, maracas y chihuahuas | Self / Self - Musician (archive footage) | 2016 |
| The Latin Explosion: A New America | Self - Musician | 2015 |
| Spanish Hollywood | Self | 2010 |
| That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) / Orchestra Leader | 1994 |
| Entertaining the Troops | Self | 1988 |
| Nunca en horas de clase | El presidente | 1978 |
| That's Entertainment! | Orchestra Leader | 1974 |
| Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez | Self | 1972 |
| Elvis: That's the Way It Is | Self | 1970 |
| The Phynx | Xavier Cugat | 1970 |
| The Monitors | Bug for Culture | 1969 |
| The Name of the Game | Xavier Cugat | 1968 |
| Las Vegas | Self | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| The Dean Martin Show | Self - Guest | 1965 |
| Gypsy | Self - bandleader | 1965 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
| The Lightship | 1963 | |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest / Self - Guest | 1962 |
| The Merv Griffin Show | Himself | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show | Self - Bandleaer / Self - Orchestra Leader / Self - / Self | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Kate Smith Show | Self | 1960 |
| The George Burns Show | Self - Guest Bandleader | 1958 |
| Make Me Laugh | Self | 1958 |
| Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party | Self | 1957 |
| The Big Record | Self | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
| The Mike Wallace Interview | Self - Bandleader | 1957 |
| Susanna and Me | Self / Xavier Cugat | 1957 |
| Donatella | Self / se stesso | 1956 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self / Self - Singer / Self - Guest / Self - Band Leader / Sketch Actor | 1956 |
| The Eddy Duchin Story | Xavier Cugat | 1956 |
| The Bachelor | Himself / Self | 1955 |
| Make the Connection | Self - Guest Star | 1955 |
| Chicago Syndicate | Benny Chico | 1955 |
| Person to Person | Self | 1953 |
| I've Got a Secret | Self - Guest | 1952 |
| The Name's the Same | Self - Contestant | 1951 |
| See It Now | Self | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Self / Ali Baba Cugat / President of South American Country | 1951 |
| The Kate Smith Evening Hour | Self | 1951 |
| Star of the Family | Self | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Orchestra Leader | 1950 |
| Songs for Sale | Self | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| Cavalcade of Bands | Himself | 1950 |
| The Voice of Firestone | Himself | 1949 |
| Mighty Manhattan, New York's Wonder City | Self | 1949 |
| Neptune's Daughter | Xavier Cugat / Himself | 1949 |
| Luxury Liner | Xavier Cugat | 1948 |
| A Date with Judy | Self / Himself | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self - Band Leader / Self / Self - Audience Bow | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self - Bandleader | 1948 |
| On an Island with You | Xavier Cugat | 1948 |
| This Time for Keeps | Orchestra Leader | 1947 |
| No Leave, No Love | Xavier Cugat | 1946 |
| Holiday in Mexico | Xavier Cugat | 1946 |
| Week-End at the Waldorf | Orchestra Leader / Xavier Cugat | 1945 |
| Bathing Beauty | Xavier Cugat / Orchestra Leader | 1944 |
| Two Girls and a Sailor | Xavie Cugat / Xavier Cugat | 1944 |
| The Heat's On | Orchestra Leader / Xavier Cugat | 1943 |
| Stage Door Canteen | Conductor of the Xavier Cugat Orchestra / Xavier Cugat | 1943 |
| You Were Never Lovelier | Xavier Cugat | 1942 |
| Go West Young Man | Orchestra Leader | 1936 |
| The Lash | Orchestra Leader | 1930 |
| The Merry Widow | Orchestra Leader | 1926 |
| The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Violinist - Tango Bar Scene | 1921 |
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