Personal Info
Andrés Rábago
The Dream Wizard
Andy Russell
Acting
Biography
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 with a local band headed by Don Ramon Cruz. In the early forties he Anglicized his name (Andy was obvious, but "Russell" was after the singer Russ Columbo). He became vocalist and drummer with the band…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
The Dream Wizard
as The Dream Wizard (voice)
Vístete Cristina
¡Viva la juventud!
as Pancho Andreú
Spring in the Heart
as Andrés Valdés
¡Qué bravas son las costeñas!
as Tony López
Copacabana
as Andy Russell
Make Mine Music
as Self (voice)
Breakfast in Hollywood
as Andy Russell - Singer
The Stork Club
as Jim Jones
