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Miguelito Valdés(1912-1978)

  • Actor
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Miguelito Valdés
Miguelito Valdés was born on 6 September 1912 in Havana, Cuba. He was an actor, known for RocknRolla (2008), Holiday in Havana (1949) and Forbidden Zone (1980). He died on 9 November 1978 in Bogotá, Colombia.
BornSeptember 6, 1912
DiedNovember 9, 1978(66)
BornSeptember 6, 1912
DiedNovember 9, 1978(66)
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Known for

Jeremy Piven, Gerard Butler, Ludacris, Thandiwe Newton, Tom Wilkinson, and Toby Kebbell in RocknRolla (2008)
RocknRolla
7.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 2008
Holiday in Havana (1949)
Holiday in Havana
5.8
  • Soundtrack(as Miguelito Valdez)
  • 1949
Danny Elfman, Jan Stuart Schwartz, and Susan Tyrrell in Forbidden Zone (1980)
Forbidden Zone
6.5
  • Soundtrack(as Miguelito Valdez, "Bim Bam Boom")
  • 1980
Robert Benchley, Audrey Long, Phillip Terry, and Ernest Truex in Pan-Americana (1945)
Pan-Americana
5.1
  • Vocalist
  • 1945

Credits

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Actor



  • Una canción para recordar (1960)
    Una canción para recordar
    • 1960
  • Acapulqueña (1959)
    Acapulqueña
    6.8
    • 1959
  • Mientras el cuerpo aguante (1958)
    Mientras el cuerpo aguante
    6.6
    • Cantante
    • 1958
  • Miguelito Valdez and Orchestra
    Short
    • Band Leader (as Miguelito Valdez)
    • 1949
  • Suspense (1946)
    Suspense
    6.5
    • Ice Show Singer (as Miguelito Valdes)
    • 1946
  • Robert Benchley, Audrey Long, Phillip Terry, and Ernest Truex in Pan-Americana (1945)
    Pan-Americana
    5.1
    • Vocalist
    • 1945
  • Conga bar
    Short
    • 1944
  • Esclavitud
    • 1944
  • Estampas Habaneras
    Short
    • 1944
  • Imprudencia
    • 1944
  • Mi reino por un torero (1944)
    Mi reino por un torero
    • 1944
  • Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth in You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
    You Were Never Lovelier
    7.2
    • Band Singer (uncredited)
    • 1942

Music Department



  • Off the Air (2011)
    Off the Air
    8.4
    TV Series
    • singer (segment "Bim Bam Boom", uncredited)
    • 2014
  • Al pie
    Short
    • music
    • 1991

Soundtrack



  • Jeremy Piven, Gerard Butler, Ludacris, Thandiwe Newton, Tom Wilkinson, and Toby Kebbell in RocknRolla (2008)
    RocknRolla
    7.2
    • performer: "Negra Leono"
    • 2008
  • Fidel Castro in Comandante (2003)
    Comandante
    6.9
    • Soundtrack ("Bruca Maniguá")
    • 2003
  • Danny Elfman, Jan Stuart Schwartz, and Susan Tyrrell in Forbidden Zone (1980)
    Forbidden Zone
    6.5
    • Soundtrack (as Miguelito Valdez, "Bim Bam Boom")
    • 1980
  • Mientras el cuerpo aguante (1958)
    Mientras el cuerpo aguante
    6.6
    • performer: "Gumbanchero", "El platanar de Bartola"
    • 1958
  • Holiday in Havana (1949)
    Holiday in Havana
    5.8
    • writer: "Rumba Rumbero" (as Miguelito Valdez)
    • 1949
  • Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth in You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
    You Were Never Lovelier
    7.2
    • performer: "Chiu, Chiu" (uncredited)
    • 1942

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Miguelito Valdes
  • Born
    • September 6, 1912
    • Havana, Cuba
  • Died
    • November 9, 1978
    • Bogotá, Colombia(heart attack)
  • Other works
    Album: "Bam, Bam, Boom!" (Decca Records).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    A contemporary of fellow Cuban entertainer Desi Arnaz, Valdes' career took off around the same time. Though never as well known as Arnaz, he did enjoy several decades of success as both a singer and bongo player.

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