Cherie DeCastro, the last surviving member of the DeCastro Sisters singing trio, has died in Las Vegas. She was 87.
Publicist and former manager Alan Eichler said Monday that DeCastro died March 14 of pneumonia at Valley Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas.
Peggy, Cherie and Babette DeCastro were patterned as a Cuban version of the Andrews Sisters. In 1947, they sang "Babalu" during the first telecast of KTLA in Los Angeles, and had their biggest hit, "Teach Me Tonight" in 1954.
Babette died in 1992. Peggy died in 2004. Olgita Marino, a cousin who sometimes performed when a sister was absent, died in 2000.
Cherie DeCastro lived in Las Vegas for 55 years.
She was twice divorced, and is survived by longtime partner Trevor Young. Services were privately held.
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