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Xavier Cugat

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I would rather play Chiquita Banana and have my swimming pool than play Bach and starve.


— Xavier Cugat


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About Xavier Cugat

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Did you know about Xavier Cugat?

He starred in the 1942 production of "You Were Never Lovelier" with Rita Hayworth Fred Astaire and Adolphe Menjou. His first marriage was to Rita Montaner (1918–1920); his second was to Carmen Castillo (1929–1944); his third to Lorraine Allen (1947–52); his fourth to singer Abbe Lane (1952–64); and his fifth to Spanish guitarist and comic actress Charo (1966–78). Havana.

A trained violinist and arranger he was a personality in the spread of Latin music in United States popular music. He was also a cartoonist. The personal papers of Xavier Cugat are preserved in the Biblioteca de Catalunya.

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