Mongo Santamaria(1917-2003)

Actor
Music Department
Soundtrack

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Mongo Santamaria was born on 7 April 1917 in Havana, Cuba. He was an actor, known for Hors d'atteinte (1998), Soul Kitchen (2009) and One Night in Miami (2020). He died on 1 February 2003 in Miami, Florida, USA.

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Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations total

Known for

George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez in Hors d'atteinte (1998)

Hors d'atteinte

7.0

Soundtrack("Watermelon Man")

1998

Moritz Bleibtreu, Adam Bousdoukos, Birol Ünel, Pheline Roggan, and Anna Bederke in Soul Kitchen (2009)

7.2

Soundtrack("Get the Money")

2009

Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr., Eli Goree, and Kingsley Ben-Adir in One Night in Miami (2020)

One Night in Miami

7.1

Soundtrack("Canta Bajo")

2020

McFarland, USA (2015)

7.4

Soundtrack("Watermelon Man")

2015

Credits

Actor

Made in Paris
5.4
- Mongo Santamaria (as Mongo Santamaria and His Band)
- 1966
The Big Beat
6.4
- Modern Mambo Quintet Member
- 1958

Music Department

Soundtrack

Lucy et Desi
7.7
- performer: "Bésame"
- writer: "Bésame"
- 2022
Summer of Soul (... ou, quand la révolution ne pouvait pas être télévisée)
8.0
- performer: "Watermelon Man", "Afro-Blue", "Cloud Nine"
- writer: "Afro-Blue"
- 2021
One Night in Miami
7.1
- performer: "Canta Bajo"
- 2020
A Kind of Murder
5.3
- performer: "Ja, Ja-Ja"
- 2016
Brooklyn Village
6.7
- performer: "Dulce Sueño"
- 2016
McFarland, USA
7.4
- performer: "Watermelon Man"
- 2015
Les vacances du petit Nicolas
6.2
- performer: "Watermelon Man"
- 2014
Magic Magic
5.0
- performer: "Dulce Sueño"
- 2013
Soul Kitchen
7.2
- performer: "Get the Money"
- 2009
Burn Notice
8.0
TV Series
- performer: "Linda Guajira" (uncredited)
- 2009
Scarface: The World Is Yours
8.3
Video Game
- performer: "We Got Latin Soul"
- 2006
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
8.3
TV Series
- performer: "Hippo Walk"
- 2006
Idol
6.2
TV Series
- writer: "Cariño"
- 2005
Eros
5.9
- performer: "Tito On Timbales"
- 2004
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
9.2
Video Game
- writer: "Me & You Baby (Picao Y Tostao)" ("Mama Papa Tu", "Me & You Baby (Picao Y Tostao)", uncredited)
- 2002

Personal details

Alternative names
- Mongo Santamaria and His Band
Born
- April 7, 1917
- Havana, Cuba
Died
- February 1, 2003
- Miami, Florida, USA(stroke)
Spouse
- ?(6 children)
Children
Relatives
Other works
Single: "Watermelon Man" / "Don't Bother Me No More" (Battle Records)
Publicity listings
- 1 Article

Did you know

Trivia
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 492-494. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.

Trademark

Nickname
- Mongo

FAQ

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When did Mongo Santamaria die?
February 1, 2003
How did Mongo Santamaria die?
Stroke
How old was Mongo Santamaria when he died?
85 years old
Where did Mongo Santamaria die?
Miami, Florida, USA
When was Mongo Santamaria born?
April 7, 1917

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