Kiko Mendive

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Cecilio Francisco Mendive Pereira , called Kiko Mendive (born November 22, 1919 in Havana , † April 5, 2000 in Caracas ), was a Cuban actor, choreographer, dancer and singer.

Mendive began his career in 1939 as a singer in the Sexteto Caribe in Havana, later he joined the group Los jóvenes de la Crema . In 1940 he went to Mexico with the Batamú group . There he became known under the name Kiko and performed with the orchestras of Rafael Hernández , Silvestre Méndez , Ismael Díaz , Homero Jiménez and Dámaso Pérez Prado , among others .

He also founded his own orchestra ( Acerina , known as Orquesta Tropical ), with which he wrote his first film ¡Qué hombre tan simpático! In 1942. turned. In the 1940s he performed as a rumba dancer with Yadira Jiménez , Amalia Aguilar , María Antonieta Pons , Blanquita Amaro , Meche Barba , Rosa Carmina , Ninón Sevilla and Rosita Fornés .

In 1952 he visited Venezuela with Noro Morales and Olga Guillot . After returning to Mexico, he appeared in numerous films, including Me lo dijo Adela (1955) and La engañadora (1956). From 1956 he lived in Venezuela. There he appeared with the orchestras of Porfi Jiménez , Aldemaro Romero , Chucho Sanoja , Eduardo Cabrera and others, took part in the humorous program series Radio Rochela from Radio Caracas Televisión and performed as a solo entertainer at the Teatro Chacaíto .

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SURNAME Mendive, Kiko
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mendive Pereira, Cecilio Francisco
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Cuban actor, choreographer, dancer and singer
DATE OF BIRTH November 22, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Havana
DATE OF DEATH April 5, 2000
Place of death Caracas