Cuban Pete and Barbara

The Ms. Latina International Organization
Honors "Cuban Pete" and Barbara Craddock
with Lifetime achievment Awards

Credited as a true Palladium Mambo Icon, Cuban Pete, "Mr. Mambo" has invented scores of dance movements and hand embellishments viewed as the standards of Latin Dance today. In his multi decade career, he has performed in Movies, Television, Stage, and has danced for American Presidents, Heads of State and Dignitaries. He also served as Choreographer and consultant for the film, "Mambo Kings". The recipient of numerous awards for his contributions to Latin Dance, he is archived in the Smithsonian Institute and RAICES in New York.

Choreographer, Producer, and Director, Barbara Craddock is an award winning accomplished Dancer. She has collaborated with renowned Dancers, Internationally and Nationally, in both Night Club and Reviews of varied Dance styles. Schooled in Ballroom Dance, She specializes in Latin Dance, particularly the Mambo. Cuban Pete and Barbara were Choreographic consultants for Miami City Ballet's "Mambo No.2 AM" and Choreographers for "Latin Magic, an original Ballet at the University of the Arts School of Dance.