- BIRTH 07/04/1917
- DEATH 01/02/2003
- Country Cuba
- MOVIE 1
Mongo Santamaría
Ramón 'Mongo' Santamaría Rodríguez was a Cuban percussionist and bandleader who spent most of his career in the United States. Primarily a conga drummer, he was a leading figure in the pachanga and boogaloo dance crazes of the 1960s.
