Dámaso Pérez Prado
ABOUT DáMASO PéREZ PRADO
Cuban musician who is known as the "King of Mambo."
He played piano and the organ as a child.
His cha-cha version of "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts for 10 straight weeks.
He had two children with his wife.
Prado and Cachao Lopez are well known Mambo dancers.
