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Aliases: Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría Rodríguez , Ramón Santamaría Rodríguez

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Havana, Cuba

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Movie Involvements: 2

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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.

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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
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Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
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Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

(2021) Self (archive footage)

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