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Amparo Arrebato

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Amparo Arrebato

Birth
Death
15 Mar 2004 (aged 59)
Cali, Municipio de Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
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Colombian Dancer. She was a cymbal dancer made famous as the lead dancer for mambo king Pérez Prado in the 1960's. She astonished onlookers with her ability to move her feet at a machine gun-like frenetic pace. She was immortalized in Bobby Cruz's hit song "Amparo Arrebeto" from 1968.
Colombian Dancer. She was a cymbal dancer made famous as the lead dancer for mambo king Pérez Prado in the 1960's. She astonished onlookers with her ability to move her feet at a machine gun-like frenetic pace. She was immortalized in Bobby Cruz's hit song "Amparo Arrebeto" from 1968.

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