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          Desi Arnaz

          (1917-1986)

          Who Was Desi Arnaz?

          Desi Arnaz fled Cuba to the United States with his family in 1933. Early success led to him being offered a role in the 1939 Broadway musical Too Many Girls, and he later starred in the film version, where he met his future wife, Lucille Ball.

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          5. In 1949, Arnaz developed the hit television series I Love Lucy, which ran for six years.

          Early Life

          Actor and musician Desiderio Alberto Arnaz III was born on March 2, 1917, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Born to a wealthy family, the Arnazes fled Cuba for Miami after a revolution in 1933.

          After working a number of odd jobs to help support the family, Desi got his first musician's gig as a guitarist for the Siboney Septet.

          Music Career

          After working briefly for Xavier Cugat in New York, Arnaz returned to Miami to lead a combo of his own and introduce the Conga Line to American audiences.

          It was such a hit, both locally and nationally, that Arnaz returned to New York to start his own band. H