Peggy De Castro Death
Peggy passed away on March 6, 2004 at the age of 83 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
When did Peggy De Castro die?
March 6, 2004How old was Peggy De Castro when died?
83Where did Peggy De Castro die? What was the location of death?
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Peggy De Castro Birthday and Date of Death
Peggy De Castro was born on January 24, 1921 and died on March 6, 2004. Peggy was 83 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: January 24, 1921
Date of Death: March 6, 2004
Age at Death: 83
Peggy De Castro - Biography
Birth: Jan. 24, 1921Death: Mar. 6, 2004Singer. Peggy was the lead singer of the female-sister group DeCastro Sisters. The DeCastro Sisters had just one hit song, the 1955 Sammy Kahn-penned standard "Teach Me Tonight," (#2 in 1955) which has been covered by Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Sammy Davis Jr. and Al Jarreau, among others. They also had minor hits with "Boom Boom Boomerang" and "It's Yours". Born June 24, 1921, on her father's sugar cane plantation in the Dominican Republic, Peggy was the first child of Juan DeCastro and his wife, Babette, a former New York City "Ziegfeld Follies" dancer. The family moved to New York, where Cherie was born, then to Havana, Cuba, where Babette was born and all three girls were raised. In one of their first public performances as children, they wore white dresses, carried U.S. flags and sang the U.S. National Anthem. They also performed at parties and church socials, singing American ballads. As teenagers, they imitated the Andrews Sisters and eventually became known as the Andrews Sisters of Cuba. Soon they were playing in Cuban nightclubs billed as the Fernandez-DeCastro Sisters. They came to the United States in 1945 for a tour that began in Miami, went through New York's Radio City Music Hall and finished in California, where they were discovered in a small nightclub called the Club Brazil by famed actress and singer Carmen Miranda. Miranda gave the sisters small roles in her films "Dynamite Wrapped in Glamour" and "Copacabana." The trio's hit recording got them gigs in Las Vegas showrooms. Over the years they performed with many industry giants, including Bob Hope and George Burns. In recent years the DeCastro Sisters featured Peggy, Cherie and Lois Denny, who is not related to the sisters but has been a longtime replacement member. The original trio included Peggy, Cherie and sister Babette. When Babette left the group to raise a family, she was replaced by cousin Olgita DeCastro. Babette died in 1993, Olgita in 2000. Peggy retired once from the trio in 1996 when her second husband, California veterinarian John Carricaburu, became ill. He died two years ago. Her first husband, longtime group manager Bob Lilley, also preceded her in death. After Carricaburu died, Cherie traveled to Peggy's then-home in Northern California and successfully got her back into show business. Peggy died at her hom in Las Vegas following a lengthy illness. (bio by: Noni)
