Andy Russell

Acting

Andy Russell

Born September 16, 1919 · Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA

Died April 16, 1992 · aged 72

Andy Russell (September 16, 1919-April 16, 1992) was an American popular vocalist, specializing in traditional pop and Latin music. He was born Andrés Rabago Pérez in the Boyle Heights area of East Los Angeles. He was one of ten children (eight boys, two girls) born to parents who were Mexican immigrants of Spanish descent. Already as a teenager he had begun to perform as a vocalist and drummer w…

Known For

CopacabanaCopacabana · 1947
Copacabana
★ 5.31947
MovieComedyMusic
A talent agent sells his girlfriend to a nightclub – as two separate acts. The deception and constant costume changes are too much for his girl, and the men who have fallen for the different performers.
The Wizard of DreamsThe Wizard of Dreams · 1966
The Wizard of Dreams
★ 5.81966
MovieAnimationFantasy
The film features the six children of the Telerin family, characters created by the brothers José Luis Moro and Santiago Moro. The Wizard gives each child a dream; the six dreams are presented in different graphical styles.
The Stork ClubThe Stork Club · 1945
The Stork Club
★ 5.21945
MovieComedyMusic
After aspiring singer Judy Peabody rescues the elderly J.B. Bates from drowning, she assumes that the disheveled man is a vagrant and goes back to her job checking hats at New York City's famed Stork Club. But Bates is actually a grateful millionaire who becomes Judy's anonymous benefactor, and before long the working girl is swathed in minks and diamonds, much to the dismay of her suspicious beau.
Breakfast in HollywoodBreakfast in Hollywood · 1946
Breakfast in Hollywood
★ 6.01946
MovieMusicComedy
The goings on of a few members of a radio show's audience is the premise for this feature film derived from the popular ABC radio show of the 1940s. This film features Tom Breneman, the radio show's host, as well as Bonita Granville, Beulah Bondi, Zasu Pitts, Billie Burke and Hedda Hopper. Musical performances are provided by Nat King Cole and the King Cole Trio, along with Spike Jones and his City Slickers.
Vístete CristinaVístete Cristina · 1959
Vístete Cristina
★ 5.81959
Movie
Aspiring big-band singer who doubles as an art forger takes in a teenaged runaway who wants to be a showgirl.
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American CinemaThe Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema · 2002
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
★ 6.52002
MovieDocumentary
Documentary about the presence of Latin American culture and actors in American movies.
¡Qué bravas son las costeñas!¡Qué bravas son las costeñas! · 1955
¡Qué bravas son las costeñas!
★ 6.41955
Movie
Mexican-American playboy anchors his yacht offshore of a Veracruz fishing village and chases skirts in town.
Spring in the HeartSpring in the Heart · 1956
Spring in the Heart
★ 5.71956
MovieMusicComedy
Don Juan-type manipulates his roommate into helping him mount ridiculous schemes to get next to a girl he has his eye on.

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