Trivia: Xavier Cugat - Actor

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Spouses: Charo(August 7, 1966 - April 17, 1978) (divorced) Abbe Lane(May 5, 1952 - June 3, 1964) (divorced) Lorraine Allen(October 15, 1947 - April 18, 1952) (divorced) Carmen Castillo(October 17, 1929 - October 10, 1947) (divorced) Rita Montaner(1918 - 1920) (divorced)

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During his career (1925-1970), he appeared in 23 feature films, 5 short films, and two television series. He has many credits in soundtracks, and was a composer for 5 works. He directed two works, one of which he also wrote. He appeared in archival footage in 15 works.

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Brother of the Spanish painter and graphic designer Francis Cugat.

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His father was a political prisoner, so he and his brothers were exempted from military service.

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He was posthumously inducted into the Latin Music Hall of Fame in 2001.

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He owned and operated the Mexican restaurant Casa Cugat in West Hollywood, where celebrities frequented the restaurant, which opened in the 1940s and closed in the 1980s.