Xavier Cugat, stage name of Francesc d'Asís Xavier Cugat Mingall de Bru i Deulofeu, was a Cuban musician and conductor of Spanish birth, Cuban adoption. and US for training.
He is considered one of the artists who most influenced the popular music of the United States with Latin American sounds. One of his followers was the Cuban trumpeter and conductor king of the mambo Pérez Prado.
Married from 1952 to 1964 with the actress-singer Abbe Lane, he appeared in numerous films playing himself as a conductor.
As a bandleader he has led several orchestral formations - among others: Xavier Cugat and Charo, Cugat and His Gigolos, Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra, The Xavier Cugat Orchestra - and his name is included among the celebrities of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
