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The song was first published in the United States in 1939 by Peer International. [2] The first publication with an English translation (by Sydney King Russell) was in 1941.
Pablo Martin Sarmiento (June 29, 1942 – August 27, 1998), better known as Babalu, was a Filipino comedian and actor. His screen name was a reference to his long, sharp chin [ 1 ] (" babà " is the Filipino term for " chin "; babalu is a Filipino gay term derived from it), which was sometimes a subject of on-screen jokes, usually by himself.
The word "Babalu" is a reference to Margarita Lecuona's song "Babalu" popularized by famous Cuban big band singers Miguelito Valdés and Desi Arnaz. It can also be seen, as such, with the character of Ricky Ricardo (played by Desi Arnaz) on the classic TV comedy series I Love Lucy .
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Ricky is the straight man, a character similar to Arnaz himself; he is a Cuban-American bandleader whose trademark song is "Babalu". Red-haired Lucy is his wife, who always gets into trouble and is usually caught at it by Ricky. Their son, Ricky Ricardo Jr. (usually called "Little Ricky"), was born in the middle of the show's second season.
In 1960, he organized a revue "Mr. Babalu", which performed in Reno, Nevada and Lake Tahoe, California. Billed were singers Loraine Barry, Marguerita Monteil and Josie Powell. [8] Apart from being a famous singer, he was a notable songwriter as well.