Mongo Santamaría

Actor Apr 7 (died age 85) Havana, Cuba 1976–2021 (45 year career)

7.8 avg rating

Biography

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.

Known For

Film

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Self - Performer (archive footage)

Film

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

Self (archive footage)

Film

Salsa

1976

Filmography

Acting (3)

Movies (3)

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

2021

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

2021

as Self - Performer (archive footage)

7.6

Salsa

1976