Mongo Santamaria

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41 titles

Past Film & Video (24 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Lucy and Desi (2022) Performer ("Bésame"), Writer ("Bésame") Performer ("Bésame"), Writer ("Bésame") See fewer
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) Self - Performer (archive footage), Performer ("Watermelon Man", "Afro-Blue", "Cloud Nine"), Writer ("Afro-Blue") Self - Performer (archive footage), Performer ("Watermelon Man", "Afro-Blue", "Cloud Nine"), Writer ("Afro-Blue") See fewer		$802K	$2.3MM	$3.7MM
One Night in Miami... (2020) Performer ("Canta Bajo") Performer ("Canta Bajo") See fewer	$17MM
A Kind of Murder (2016) Performer ("Ja, Ja-Ja") Performer ("Ja, Ja-Ja") See fewer		$978	$3K	$91K
Little Men (2016) Performer ("Dulce Sueño") Performer ("Dulce Sueño") See fewer	$2MM	$30K	$703K	$2MM
McFarland, USA (2015) Performer ("Watermelon Man") Performer ("Watermelon Man") See fewer	$17MM	$11MM	$44MM	$46MM
Nicholas on Holiday (2014) Performer ("Watermelon Man") Performer ("Watermelon Man") See fewer				$28MM
Magic Magic (2013) Performer ("Dulce Sueño") Performer ("Dulce Sueño") See fewer
Soul Kitchen (2009) Performer ("Get the Money") Performer ("Get the Money") See fewer	€4MM	$21K	$277K	$18MM
Soul Power (2008) In Memory Of In Memory Of See fewer		$24K	$207K	$255K
Eros (2004) Performer ("Tito On Timbales") Performer ("Tito On Timbales") See fewer		$54K	$188K	$1.6MM
Whatever It Takes (2000) Performer ("High Heeled Sneakers") Performer ("High Heeled Sneakers") See fewer	$32MM	$4.1MM	$8.7MM	$9.9MM
Salsa and Love (1999) Performer ("Bésame Mama") Performer ("Bésame Mama") See fewer
Out of Sight (1998) Performer ("Watermelon Man") Performer ("Watermelon Man") See fewer	$48MM	$12MM	$38MM	$78MM
Un lugar limpio y bien iluminado (1991) (Short) - Performer ("Sofrito") Performer ("Sofrito") See fewer
Salsa (1988) Self, Performer ("Puerto Rico") Self, Performer ("Puerto Rico") See fewer		$2.6MM	$8.9MM	$8.9MM
First Look (1988) Piece By Piece By See fewer	$150K
Ask Körfezi (1979) Performer ("Cold Sweat", "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay", "Cloud Nine") (uncredited) Performer ("Cold Sweat", "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay", "Cloud Nine") (uncredited) See fewer
Cuba (1979) Writer ("Timbales and Bongo") (uncredited) Writer ("Timbales and Bongo") (uncredited) See fewer	$7MM	$528K	$5.6MM	$5.6MM
Kalp Kalbe Karsidir... (1978) Performer ("Cloud Nine") (uncredited) Performer ("Cloud Nine") (uncredited) See fewer
Cesur Yabanci (1977) Performer ("Cloud Nine") (uncredited) Performer ("Cloud Nine") (uncredited) See fewer
The April Fools (1969) Performer ("La La La") Performer ("La La La") See fewer
Made in Paris (1966) Mongo Santamaria (as Mongo Santamaria and His Band), Performer ("Ah Ha", "El Pussy Cat") Mongo Santamaria (as Mongo Santamaria and His Band), Performer ("Ah Ha", "El Pussy Cat") See fewer
The Big Beat (1958) Modern Mambo Quintet Member Modern Mambo Quintet Member See fewer

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Past Television (4 titles)	Episodes
Burn Notice (2009) (TV Series) - Performer ("Linda Guajira") (1 episode, 2009) Performer ("Linda Guajira") (1 episode, 2009) See fewer Fearless Leader (Jun 25, 2009) Season 3, Episode 4 - Performer ("Linda Guajira") (uncredited) Performer ("Linda Guajira") (uncredited) See fewer	1
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006) (TV Series) - Performer ("Hippo Walk") (1 episode, 2006) Performer ("Hippo Walk") (1 episode, 2006) See fewer Pilot (Sep 18, 2006) Season 1, Episode 1 - Performer ("Hippo Walk") Performer ("Hippo Walk") See fewer	1
Idol (2005) (TV Series) - Writer ("Cariño") (1 episode, 2005) Writer ("Cariño") (1 episode, 2005) See fewer Episode #4.12 (May 28, 2005) Season 4, Episode 12 - Writer ("Cariño") Writer ("Cariño") See fewer	1
Jennifer Lopez in Concert (2001) (TV Special) - Writer ("Cariño") Writer ("Cariño") See fewer

Self (8 titles)
Great Performances (1988) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1988) Self (1 episode, 1988) See fewer Wolf Trap Salutes Dizzy Gillespie: An All-Star Tribute to the Jazz Master (Feb 26, 1988) Self Self See fewer
Live Wednesday (1978) (TV Series) - Self - in the audience (1 episode, 1978) Self - in the audience (1 episode, 1978) See fewer Episode #1.1 (Sep 20, 1978) Season 1, Episode 1 - Self - in the audience Self - in the audience See fewer
Salsa (1976) Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer
Soul! (1972) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1972) Self (1 episode, 1972) See fewer Episode dated 22 November 1972 (Nov 22, 1972) Self Self See fewer
The Mike Douglas Show (1966) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1966) Self (1 episode, 1966) See fewer Episode #5.138 (Mar 16, 1966) Season 5, Episode 138 - Self Self See fewer
Upbeat (1965) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1965) Self (1 episode, 1965) See fewer Episode #2.2 (Sep 18, 1965) Season 2, Episode 2 - Self Self See fewer
The Clay Cole Show (1965) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1965) Self (1 episode, 1965) See fewer Episode #5.29 (Mar 31, 1965) Season 5, Episode 29 - Self (as Mongo Santamaría) Self (as Mongo Santamaría) See fewer
The Andy Williams Show (1965) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1965) Self (1 episode, 1965) See fewer Episode #3.16 (Mar 8, 1965) Season 3, Episode 16 - Self (as Mongo Santamaría) Self (as Mongo Santamaría) See fewer

Archive Footage (3 titles)
Nueva York : une histoire musicale du New York latino (2021) (TV Movie) - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem (2020) (TV Mini-series) - Self (1 episode, 2020) Self (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Crossroads (Nov 22, 2020) Season 1, Episode 3 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
The Latin Explosion: A New America (2015) (TV Movie) - Self - Musician (archive footage) (as Mongo Santamaría) Self - Musician (archive footage) (as Mongo Santamaría) See fewer

Other (2 titles)
Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006) (Video Game) - Performer ("We Got Latin Soul") Performer ("We Got Latin Soul") See fewer
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (Video Game) - Soundtrack ("Mama Papa Tu", "Me & You Baby (Picao Y Tostao)") (uncredited), Writer ("Me & You Baby (Picao Y Tostao)") (uncredited) Soundtrack ("Mama Papa Tu", "Me & You Baby (Picao Y Tostao)") (uncredited), Writer ("Me & You Baby (Picao Y Tostao)") (uncredited) See fewer

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Mongo Santamaria (1917–2003)

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