# Mongo Santamaría

> Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría Rodríguez was a Cuban percussionist and bandleader who spent most of his career in the United States. Primarily a conga drummer, Santamaría was a leading figure in the pachanga and boogaloo dance crazes of the 1960s. His biggest hit was his rendition of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man", which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. From the 1970s, he recorded mainly salsa and Latin jazz, before retiring in the late 1990s.

*Cuban musician (1917–2003)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/mongo-santamaria

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Born:** 1917-04-07
- **Died:** 2003-02-01
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 53.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.8 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 19.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0763222/ (@nm0763222)
- **SPOTIFY**: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2oVwztjpHpJlAvlVVuqVa0 (@2oVwztjpHpJlAvlVVuqVa0)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/79342)
- [مونجو سانتاماريا](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%88_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7)
- [Монго Сантамария](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%BE_%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F)
- [Mongo Santamaría](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongo_Santamar%C3%ADa)
- [Mongo Santamaría](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongo_Santamar%C3%ADa)
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- [Mongo Santamaría](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongo_Santamar%C3%ADa)
- [Mongo Santamaría](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongo_Santamar%C3%ADa)
- [Mongo Santamaría](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongo_Santamar%C3%ADa)
- [Mongo Santamaría](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongo_Santamar%C3%ADa)
- [Mongo Santamaría](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongo_Santamar%C3%ADa)
- [Mongo Santamaría](https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongo_Santamar%C3%ADa)
- [Mongo Santamaría](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongo_Santamar%C3%ADa)
- [モンゴ・サンタマリア](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2)
- [몽고 산타마리아](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%AA%BD%EA%B3%A0_%EC%82%B0%ED%83%80%EB%A7%88%EB%A6%AC%EC%95%84)
- [Mongo Santamaría](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongo_Santamar%C3%ADa)
- [Mongo Santamaria](https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongo_Santamaria)
- [Mongo Santamaría](https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongo_Santamar%C3%ADa)
- [Mongo Santamaría](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongo_Santamar%C3%ADa)
- [Сантамария, Монго](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F%2C_%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%BE)
- [Mongo Santamaria](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongo_Santamaria)
- [Монго Сантамарія](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%BE_%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%96%D1%8F)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/915f84de-eac2-4e78-99ad-9ab6e2c50af6)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q472644)
- [Mongo Santamaría](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2903853)

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