One Christmas a few years back, someone put on a CD of Desi Arnaz and his band. That was a surprise - he’s not on most people’s playlists - but when the song “Cuban Pete” came on, I suddenly and ...
Desi Arnaz, here with Vivian Vance, left, and Lucille Ball each toting an Emmy for "I Love Lucy," was a driving force behind the pioneering show co-starring his wife, but struggled with alcoholism, as ...
She wants full control next time. Lucie Arnaz set the record straight on Aaron Sorkin’s 2021 biopic about her parents, Being the Ricardos. During a June 2025 Q&A following a screening of her 1994 ...
When Desi Arnaz came to Hollywood in the 1940s, it seemed unlikely that a Cuban refugee with a thick accent would ever be accepted by American viewers — let alone star in one of the most popular TV ...
More than 60 years after its premiere, I Love Lucy remains one of the most beloved sitcoms in classic TV history. Beyond the show just being as funny as it remains, much of its appeal has to do with ...
Lucie Arnaz, who calls the desert home, has long safeguarded a bundle of handwritten love letters exchanged between her ...
Everyone loves Lucy! I Love Lucy and its stars Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz remain legends some 70 years after the classic TV comedy premiered. Fans of this show have likely read many books about Lucy ...
The success of I Love Lucy is often credited to Lucille Ball's comedic talent, but biographer Todd Purdum says Arnaz was more than just "second... With 'I Love Lucy' and beyond, Desi Arnaz helped ...