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Pete |
Pedro
Aquilar |
'Cuban Pete' is a legendary dancer known worldwide
for his talent and passion for the Mambo.
He has won scores of prizes for his innovative movements which
have now become standards in Latin Dance. In the 1950's he was
known as 'King of the Latin Beat', the 'Maestro of Mambo' and
the 'The Prince of the Palladium.'
Although not Cuban, Pedro Aquilar, aka 'Cuban
Pete' got his name from Desi
Arnaz and his song entitled "Cuban Pete" in the
1950's. Pedro was Born in Puerto Rico and moved to New York with
his family as a child. Pedro had a rough child hood (orphanage)
finally being reunited with his family at age 19. Pedro learned
how to dance at a young age, and again seriously in 1950, taking
lessons from his mother 'Nellie Trujillo Masdeu', his first dance
teacher, as well as Katherine
Dunham, however, he says he was really never formerly trained
in dance. |
| Pedro married his dance
partner Millie (later divorced) and danced for two Presidents
of the U.S. ... "Eisenhower and Johnson" and the "Queen
of England" in the 1950s as well as being featured in Life
Magazine (the Cover) on 12/20/1954. From 1969-1982 Pedro
worked for Warner Bros. Studios. Pedro still danced and taught in
North Miami, Florida up untill his passing. Here
is a Link to Cuban Pete's Dance Page. |
Birth Place |
Birth Date |
Spouse |
Offspring |
| Puerto Rico |
6/14/1927 – 1/13/2009 |
Millie Donay |
Denise Gerard |
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Petrina Aguilar |
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Sean Peter Aguilar |
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Films |
Contests |
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| Mambo
Madness |
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n/a |
| Mambo
Kings (Chor) |
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| Palladium
Days, When Mambo was King |
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