Mongo Santamaría
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 7, 1917, Havana, Cuba
- Died
- February 1, 2003
- Movies
- 3
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2021 | Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York | Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | Self - Performer (archive footage) |
| 1976 | Salsa |
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