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Cuban-American entertainer, dancer & bandleader.
Born May 1, 1920 in Havana, Cuba.
Died December 12, 2011 (age of 91) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Married to singer Betty Clooney (1955-1975, her death).
Married to actress Diosa Costello (1941-1941, divorce).
Campo was the first Latino in American TV history featured as a regular artist when he debuted on Jack Paar’s The Morning Show on CBS in 1954.
He spent most of his life in the United States. Two future Latin music stars, Tito Puente (music direcctor for 2 years) and Joe Loco (pianist), played with the Pupi Campo Orchestra in the late 1940s.

APPEARANCES +


Bibi Johns Et Angèle Durand
Rumba Mambo Et Baïao
1957, ,
Mambo/Rumba
Various
Scharf Gewürzt
1955, 7", EP, Polydor, Polydor,
Tito Rodriguez Con Los Lobos Del Mambo
A Los Muchachos De Belen / No Cuentes Conmigo
10", Single, Tico Records
Tito Rodriguez And His Orchestra*
Mambos By Tito Rodriguez And His Orchestra Volume One
10", MiniAlbum, Tico Records
Pupi Campo Y Su Orquesta*
Mambo Sabroso / Que Te Parece Cholito
Shellac, 10", Seeco
Pupi Campo Orchestra*
Cha-Cha And Merengue
Various
Salsa Fuego
2017, 2xCD, Comp, Metro Select, Union Square Music
Various
Café Havana
2016, 2xCD, Comp, Union Square Music, ,
Bolero
Various
50 Essential Dancefloor Hits I Love Salsa
2014, 2xCD, Comp, Union Square Music Ltd.
Various
Simply Salsa
2012, 10xCD, Comp, Car + Box, Comp, Union Square Music, Simply
Various
Cafe Cuba (50 Original Cuban Classics)
2010, 2xCD, Comp, Not Now Music
Various
Salsa
2008, 3xCD, Comp, Sli, Union Square Music
Various
The Essential Guide To Salsa
2005, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Union Square Music, ,
Salsa/Afro-Cuban/Charanga
Various
Café Latino (Salsa, Bars And Cuban Cigars)
2005, CD, Comp, Metro
Various
Mastercuts Latin Jazz
2005, 3xCD, Comp, Mastercuts,
Various
Mastercuts Nu Yorican Soul
2005, 3xCD, Comp, Mastercuts, Apace Music
Various
The Solid Gold Collection Salsa!
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Union Square Music, ,
Salsa
Various
Simply Salsa
2004, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Union Square Music, Simply
Various
Fiesta Latino 2
2003, Cass, Comp, Roton
Various
Mambo Domingo, Classics Mambo Themes From Chapelle Des Lombards
2002, CD, Comp, Gat, Universal Licensing Music (ULM)
Various
The Great Latin
2002, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Rajon Music Group, ,
Salsa/Merengue/Latin Jazz
Various
Latino Jazz
2001, CD, Comp, Charly Records
Various
Latino Erotico
2000, CD, Comp, Dressed To Kill
Various
Fiesta Latina
2000, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Goldies
Various
The Latin Lounge
2000, CD, Comp, Castle Pie
Various
Mambo No.5 (Great Cuban Songs)
1999
Various
Latin Jazz Essentials
1999,
Various
Latin Essentials
1998, CD, Comp, Charly Records
Various
Latin Manhattan
1997, CD, Comp, Charly Records
Various
New York Latin
1997, CD, Comp, Charly Records, ,
Salsa/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Descarga/Cubano/Mambo/Son
Various
Big Band Latin
1996, CD, Comp, Charly Latin, ,
Mambo/Son/Cha-Cha
Various
El Ritmo Latino 2
1996
Various
50 Años De La Musica Mas Amada Por America-Latina
1963
Various
Mega Salsa
4xCD, Comp, Arcade
Various
Rumbas
10", Album, Seeco