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Pérez Prado: The Best of Pérez Prado - The Original Mambo No. 5

By Marc A. Price

A compilation of the best slices of mambo magic served up by Pérez Prado. Add sunshine, tequila, frilly sleeves and hot horns; shake vigorously and then serve in a glass with a lightly salted rim. Ay Carumba! [14 April 2006]