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Miguelito Valdés(1912-1978)

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Miguelito Valdés
Miguelito Valdés was born on 6 September 1912 in Havana, Cuba. He was an actor, known for RocknRolla (2008), Holiday in Havana (1949) and Forbidden Zone (1980). He died on 9 November 1978 in Bogotá, Colombia.
BornSeptember 6, 1912
DiedNovember 9, 1978(66)
BornSeptember 6, 1912
DiedNovember 9, 1978(66)
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Known for

Jeremy Piven, Gerard Butler, Ludacris, Thandiwe Newton, Tom Wilkinson, and Toby Kebbell in RocknRolla (2008)
RocknRolla
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Negra Leono")
  • 2008
Holiday in Havana (1949)
Holiday in Havana
5.9
  • Soundtrack(as Miguelito Valdez, "Rumba Rumbero")
  • 1949
Danny Elfman, Jan Stuart Schwartz, and Susan Tyrrell in Forbidden Zone (1980)
Forbidden Zone
6.5
  • Soundtrack(as Miguelito Valdez, "Bim Bam Boom")
  • 1980
Mientras el cuerpo aguante (1958)
Mientras el cuerpo aguante
6.4
  • Cantante
  • 1958

Credits

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  • Una canción para recordar (1960)
    Una canción para recordar
    • 1960
  • Acapulqueña (1959)
    Acapulqueña
    6.8
    • 1959
  • Mientras el cuerpo aguante (1958)
    Mientras el cuerpo aguante
    6.4
    • Cantante
    • 1958
  • Thrills of Music: Miguelito Valdez and Orchestra
    Short
    • Band Leader (as Miguelito Valdez)
    • 1949
  • Fatalité (1946)
    Fatalité
    6.5
    • Ice Show Singer (as Miguelito Valdes)
    • 1946
  • Robert Benchley, Audrey Long, Phillip Terry, and Ernest Truex in Sérénade américaine (1945)
    Sérénade américaine
    5.3
    • Vocalist
    • 1945
  • Estampas Habaneras
    Short
    • 1944
  • Conga bar
    Short
    • 1944
  • Esclavitud
    • 1944
  • Imprudencia
    • 1944
  • Mi reino por un torero (1944)
    Mi reino por un torero
    • 1944
  • Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth in Ô toi ma charmante (1942)
    Ô toi ma charmante
    7.1
    • Band Singer (uncredited)
    • 1942

Music Department



  • Al pie
    Short
    • music
    • 1991

Soundtrack



  • Jeremy Piven, Gerard Butler, Ludacris, Thandiwe Newton, Tom Wilkinson, and Toby Kebbell in RocknRolla (2008)
    RocknRolla
    7.2
    • performer: "Negra Leono"
    • 2008
  • Fidel Castro in Comandante (2003)
    Comandante
    6.9
    • Soundtrack ("Bruca Maniguá")
    • 2003
  • Danny Elfman, Jan Stuart Schwartz, and Susan Tyrrell in Forbidden Zone (1980)
    Forbidden Zone
    6.5
    • Soundtrack (as Miguelito Valdez, "Bim Bam Boom")
    • 1980
  • Mientras el cuerpo aguante (1958)
    Mientras el cuerpo aguante
    6.4
    • performer: "Gumbanchero", "El platanar de Bartola"
    • 1958
  • Holiday in Havana (1949)
    Holiday in Havana
    5.9
    • writer: "Rumba Rumbero" (as Miguelito Valdez)
    • 1949
  • Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth in Ô toi ma charmante (1942)
    Ô toi ma charmante
    7.1
    • performer: "Chiu, Chiu" (uncredited)
    • 1942

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Miguelito Valdes
  • Born
    • September 6, 1912
    • Havana, Cuba
  • Died
    • November 9, 1978
    • Bogotá, Colombia(heart attack)
  • Other works
    Album: "Bam, Bam, Boom!" (Decca Records).

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    A contemporary of fellow Cuban entertainer Desi Arnaz, Valdes' career took off around the same time. Though never as well known as Arnaz, he did enjoy several decades of success as both a singer and bongo player.

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