Pupi Campo real name is Jacinto Campillo. Pupi Campo date of birth is May 1, 1920 and place of birth is Havana, Cuba. By profession he was a Cuban performer, dancer, and bandleader. In the 1940s and 1950s, while he was leading his band, he produced records for companies including Seeco and Tico. Tito Puente, a drummer as well as a musical director, and Joe Loco, a pianist, were members of his band.
Pupi Campo age, wiki, biography
Pupi Campo's birthday is on May 1, 1920 and birth place is Havana, Cuba. His age as of the date he passed away which was December 12, 2011, is 91 years. Taurus is his birth sign. His Parents are Delores Trujillo Campillo and Jacinto Campillo. His mother's name is Delores Trujillo Campillo and his father's name is Jacinto Campillo.
He has siblings. In siblings he has 1 sister. His sisters name is Jo Ann Herrera. His nationality is Cuban. Pupi Campo had three marriages: the first was to actress and "Latin bombshell" Diosa Costello, the second was to singer Betty Clooney (sister of Rosemary Clooney), and the third was to Joette.
He passed away on December 12, 2011, in Las Vegas, United States at the age of 91. His wife, Joette, confirmed the death. At the time of his passing away in 2011, he was left by a son named Carlos Alejandro Campo and three daughters from his marriage to Betty Clooney named Cari Leary, Cathi Campo, and Cristina Stretz. He also left behind a sister named Jo Ann Herrera, 11 grandkids, and five great-grandchildren.
His parents in law are Marie Frances Guilfoyle and Andrew Joseph Clooney. His mother in law name is Marie Frances Guilfoyle and his father in law name is Andrew Joseph Clooney. By profession his father in law was a house painter.
His brother in law name is Nicholas Joseph Clooney (Nick Clooney) born on January 13, 1934. By profession his brother in law Nick is an American journalist, anchorman, and television host. His sister in law names are Rosemary Clooney and Gail Stone. His sister in law Rosemary Clooney was born on May 23, 1928 and passed away on June 29, 2002.
Rosemary Clooney by profession was an American singer and actress. He is aunt to Gabriel Ferrer, Miguel Fereer, Rafael Ferrer, George Clooney, Adelia Clooney, Monsita Ferrer and Maria Ferrer.
Pupi Campo Career
He started out dancing to a band at the Eden Concert nightclub. He ultimately led his own band, which was featured on Jack Paar's Morning Show, which aired on American television between 1954 up until 1956. In subsequent years, the New York Daily Mirror referred to him as "the rumba maestro". He relocated to Las Vegas in 1970,where he opened "Cleopatra's Barge," a jazz club inside Caesar's Palace. Tito Puente and Joe Loco, who would go on to have successful careers in Latin music, were members of the Pupi Campo Orchestra in the late 1940s. During that time period, Tito Puente served as the orchestra's musical director. After relocating to Las Vegas in the 1970s, Cachao performed in a number of different bands, one of which being Pupi Campo's.