Todd S. Purdum shares the first full biography of the visionary, trailblazing Cuban American who revolutionized television.

Here Cookman discussed why Latin alternative is still good business, next year's quinceañera theme and how Ricky Ricardo no longer represents Latin music. × Skip to main content ...

it was their first exposure to conga drums and it wasn’t long before conga dance lines were mandatory at weddings and Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz) was on television as the conga-playing husband of ...

But what about her costar and first husband, Desi Arnaz? We seem to remember him only as Lucy’s Cuban counterpart: the conga player with the silly, often-mocked accent who, in real life ...

Years before he played the charming and devoted husband Ricky Ricardo on the sitcom “I Love ... picking up the guitar and the conga drum. And he was eventually hired as a bandleader at a ...

The only connection most people have to Santería is Ricky Ricardo pounding on the conga drum in old "I Love Lucy" reruns. “Babalú, Babalú Ayé,” chants Cuban icon Desi Arnaz, bow tie loosened.

He was based on Desi Arnaz — yet Arnaz was... Ricky Ricardo: The 'Mr. Babalu' Next Door Ricky Ricardo: The 'Mr. Babalu' Next Door Ricky Ricardo: The 'Mr. Babalu' Next Door Ricky Ricardo ...

A good Ricky Ricardo costume (and Google search brings up quite a few examples) should involve a big head of slicked-back hair (male wigs exist!), a nice suit, and maybe a conga drum. It's like ...