- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 7, 1917
- Died
- Feb 1, 2003 (aged 85)
- Place of birth
- Havana, Cuba
Mongo Santamaría
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.
