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Dámaso Pérez Prado (December 11, 1916 – September 14, 1989) [nb 1] was a Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger who popularized the mambo in the 1950s. [2] His big band adaptation of the danzón-mambo proved to be a worldwide success with hits such as "Mambo No. 5", earning him the nickname "The King of the Mambo".
Francisco Pérez de Prado y Cuesta was born in Aranda de Duero on 8 December 1677. [1] He was appointed Bishop of Teruel on 14 August 1732 and consecrated as a bishop on 7 December 1732. [ 1 ] On 26 July 1746 Ferdinand VI of Spain appointed him Grand Inquisitor of Spain (and thus head of the Spanish Inquisition ), and he received his commission ...
Julio Márquez de Prado Pérez (25 June 1948 – 23 February 2021), was a Spanish magistrate, president of the Extremaduran High Court of Justice between 2004 and 2020. Márquez de Prado was born in Badajoz on 25 June 1948 and graduated in Law from the Autonomous University of Madrid.
Paulo Silas do Prado Pereira, a former Brazilian football (soccer) player; Perez Prado, a Cuban bandleader; Vasco Prado, Brazilian sculptor; Wagner Prado, a Brazilian mixed martial artist; De Prado. Antônio Francisco Bueno do Prado (1940–2017), Brazilian footballer; Antonio Pimentel de Prado y lo Bianco (1604-c. 1671-72), Spanish officer
David Lubega Balemezi (born 13 April 1975), better known by his stage name Lou Bega, is a German singer.His 1999 song "Mambo No. 5", a remake of Pérez Prado's 1949 instrumental piece, reached no. 1 in many European countries and was nominated for a Grammy Award.
The surname, written in Spanish orthography as Pérez, is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Pedro" ("Pero" in archaic spanish).Its translation to english is Peter. At the same time, the name Pedro derives from the Latin name Petrus, [1] meaning "rock or stone". [2]
Their parents, Salvador, a railroad worker, and mother, Concepción eventually moved the family of ten to San Jose, California. The girls formed their own local singing group in the area, and with the advent of radio, began performing on live shows, opening many local new radio stations.
Antonio Perez released by the Aragonese people in 1591. In 1591, Pérez made an unsuccessful attempt to escape and the judicial processes were moving very slowly. The king then resorted to the farce of accusing Antonio Pérez of heresy through the Inquisition which was an ecclesiastical organization and had jurisdiction in both Castile and Aragon.