As the conga drum-beating bandleader Ricky Ricardo, Desi Arnaz became a household name and, along with wife Lucille Ball, one-half of an iconic team on TV’s most beloved sitcom of all time, “I Love Lucy” (CBS, 1951-57). Unbeknownst to many who deemed him simply a Latin musician who rode his wife’s coattails to fame, Arnaz was also a powerful and influential producer, partly responsible…
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