 Pupi Campo wearing his iconic straw hat and fronting the band playing the maracas Image by 4cs4ever, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Lopez Pupi And His OrchestraPupi Campo Pupi Campo Cuban musician and dancer (1920–2011) Jacinto "Pupi" Campo (May 1, 1920 – December 12, 2011) was a Cuban entertainer, dancer and bandleader who spent most of his life in the United States. As a bandleader in the 1940s and 50s, he made recordings for labels such as Seeco and Tico. His band featured percussionist and musical director Tito Puente and pianist Joe Loco. Pupi Campo in 1942 Career Starting as a dancer to a band at the Eden Concert nightclub, he eventually fronted his own band, which appeared on Jack Paar's Morning Show on American television from 1954 to 1956. Later he was dubbed "the rumba maestro" by the New York Daily Mirror.[1] In 1970 he… (Source: Wikipedia)
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