Xavier Cugat
Birth:  Jan. 1, 1900 Girona Cataluna, Spain Death:  Oct. 27, 1990 Barcelona Cataluna, Spain Bandleader, Cartoonist, Actor. Born in Girona, Spain, he worked as a cartoonist for "Los Angeles Times" newspaper, and in the early 1930s he created his own Latin-music orchestra. He appeared in several musical films such as "You Were Never Lovelier" (1942), "Stage Door Canteen" (1943), "Bathing Beauty" (1944) and "Neptune's Daughter" (1949).     Burial: Cementeri de Girona Girona Provincia de Girona Cataluna, Spain