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Pérez Prado, an Uncommon card
Dámaso Pérez Prado was a Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger who popularized the mambo in the 1950s.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 52
- Power
- 116
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 48,000
Power 116 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Pérez Prado quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Pérez Prado card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 1955, Pérez Prado and his ______ topped the charts in the US and UK with a mambo cover of Louiguy's "Cherry Pink".
Answer
orchestra. In 1955, Pérez Prado and his orchestra topped the charts in the US and UK with a mambo cover of Louiguy's "Cherry Pink". From the Pérez Prado article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Dámaso Pérez Prado was a Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger who popularized the mambo in the ____s.
Answer
1950s. Dámaso Pérez Prado was a Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger who popularized the mambo in the 1950s. From the Pérez Prado article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Dave Holland. Dave Holland 71 · Pouya 68 · Pérez Prado 64 · African bullfrog 58 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- His big band adaptation of the danzón-mambo proved to be a worldwide success with hits such as "Mambo No. 5", earning him the nickname "The King of the Mambo".
- In 1955, Pérez Prado and his orchestra topped the charts in the US and UK with a mambo cover of Louiguy's "Cherry Pink".
- He frequently made brief appearances in films, primarily of the rumberas genre, and his music was featured in films such as La Dolce Vita.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Pérez Prado article was read about 48,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 52: each hit it takes is cut by 21 %.
How to get Pérez Prado
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Pérez Prado (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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