# Cachao

> Israel López Valdés, better known as Cachao, was a Cuban double bassist and composer. Cachao is widely known as the co-creator of the mambo and a master of the descarga. Throughout his career he also performed and recorded in a variety of music styles ranging from classical music to salsa. An exile in the United States since the 1960s, he only achieved international fame following a career revival in the 1990s.

*Cuban double bassist and composer (1918–2008)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/cachao

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Born:** 1918-09-14
- **Died:** 2008-03-22
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 50.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.9 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 16.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0127996/ (@nm0127996)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.israelcachaolopez.com/

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/139655)
- [ازرائيل لوبيز](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B2)
- [Israel López (Musiker)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_L%C3%B3pez_(Musiker))
- [Cachao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachao)
- [Cachao López](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachao_L%C3%B3pez)
- [Cachao](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachao)
- [Cachao López](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachao_L%C3%B3pez)
- [Israel « Cachao » López](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_%C2%AB_Cachao_%C2%BB_L%C3%B3pez)
- [Cachao López](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachao_L%C3%B3pez)
- [Cachao](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachao)
- [Cachao](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachao)
- [Cachao López](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachao_L%C3%B3pez)
- [Cachao López](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachao_L%C3%B3pez)
- [Cachao López](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachao_L%C3%B3pez)
- [Cachao López](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachao_L%C3%B3pez)
- [Cachao López](https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachao_L%C3%B3pez)
- [Cachao](https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachao)
- [卡查奥](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8D%A1%E6%9F%A5%E5%A5%A5)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d6060786-dac7-4101-80f1-8a10c81d0a7a)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q562148)
- [Rita Cachão](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4458738)

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