Mongo Santamaría

Acting

April 7, 1917

Havana, Cuba

3 movies

8.5 avg

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 Performances

Highest rated appearances

7.6

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

as Self - Performer (archive footage)

Filmography

2020s

2 films

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

as Self (archive footage)

20218.0

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

as Self - Performer (archive footage)

20217.6

1970s

1 film

Salsa

197610.0