Al Castellanos

Al Castellanos was a Cuban bandleader of the 1940s and 1950s.

He was one of the first three acts, with Tito Puente and Tito Rodríguez, to record for Tico Records in New York.

[1] In 1955 Castellanos signed a three-year deal with leading New York Latin label Mardi Gras Records and had his first big hit "The Speak-Up Mambo".

[2] Castellanos' orchestra was based around the La Playa Sextet.

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