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Xavier Cugat

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Bandleader

The Resume

    (January 1, 1900-October 27, 1990)
    Died in Barcelona, Spain
    Birth name was Francisco de Asis Javier Cugat Mingall de Bru y Deulofeo
    Nicknamed 'The Rumba King'

Why he might be annoying:

    His birth name was ridiculously long.
    In the 1920s, his first band was called 'The Gigolos.'
    He was a notorious womanizer who married 5 times.
    His last wife was Charo, whom he married when she was 25 and he was 66.
    He said: 'I would rather play Chiquita Banana and have my swimming pool than play Bach and starve.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    His family was forced to flee Spain for Cuba when he was 5.
    He was a teen violin prodigy.
    He dressed impeccably.
    Between music jobs, he worked as a cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times and his work was later nationally syndicated.
    He was considered at the forefront of bridging Latin music with American popular music.

Credit: Black Chic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 60 Votes: 61.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 109 Votes: 80.73% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 64.00% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 40.74% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 42.42% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 97 Votes: 46.39% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 108 Votes: 50.93% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 16 Votes: 18.75% Annoying