Famous People with Name Edmundo

Edmundo "Sandy" Amorós            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edmundo "Sandy" Amorós: (January 30, 1930 - June 27, 1992) was a Cuban left fielder in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers. Amorós was born in Havana. He both batted and threw left-handed.

Edmundo William Ros            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edmundo William Ros: is a musician, vocalist and band leader. Some call him the "King of Latin American Music". Ros is known worldwide for his unique blend of modern and traditional Latin American music.Ros' mother was an African-Venezuelan; his father was Scottish. Ros' parents separated not long after he was born, and he was enrolled into a military school, where he became interested in music and learned to play the euphonium or bombardin. From 1927 to 1937 his family lived in Caracas, Venezuela. He played in a military band for four years. Later, he received a music scholarship from the government. In June 1937, he moved to London, England to study classical music at the Royal Academy of Music. He soon returned to playing popular music and also recorded several sides as a sideman to Fats Waller who was visiting London in 1938.