Desi Arnaz Pins and Buttons

Born in 1917 in Cuba, Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III, his family fled to Miami during the Cuban revolution. Before that his grandfather was an executive at Bacardi. After High School in 1930s NYC he popularized the Conga line in the US with the Desi Arnaz Orchestra 💃🏻 In 1939 he went to Broadway then Hollywood the following year where he and Lucy were married almost immediately after they met. The other half of tv’s first interracial couple, he and Lucy were on the FBI’s sh*t list during the red scare. Their production studio Desilu popularized the 3 camera filming technique and the sitcom format we know today, as well as being the first show to air reruns.

Born in 1917 in Cuba, Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III, his family fled to Miami during the Cuban revolution. Before that his grandfather was an executive at Bacardi. After High School in 1930s NYC he popularized the Conga line in the US with the Desi Arnaz Orchestra 💃🏻 In 1939 he went to Broadway then Hollywood the following year where he and Lucy were married almost immediately after they met. The other half of tv’s first interracial couple, he and Lucy were on the FBI’s sh*t list during the red scare. Their production studio Desilu popularized the 3 camera filming technique and the sitcom format we know today, as well as being the first show to air reruns.

Cartoon Lucy and Ricky from the original show open- always thought they were so cute!

I LOVE LUCY Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Ricky Ricardo Ampersand

Alejandro Mogollo Art

I LOVE LUCY Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Ricky Ricardo Fred and Ethel Mertz Lucy Ricardo

Desi Arnaz

The queen of Comedy

The '80s show inspired by the movie Tron, AUTOMAN!

Remembering Desilu Productions with Filmed in Hollywood by Desilu. This logo was shown during the end credits of I Love Lucy. Desilu Productions was an American television production company founded and co-owned by husband and wife Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball. The company is best known for shows such as I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show, The Untouchables, Mission: Impossible and Star Trek.

I Love You and You Love Me! We're as happy as two can be!

Be sure to see Clessa Williams and the Cameos

The best Ricky and Lucy!

They call me Sally Sweet (if you've never seen this episode of I Love Lucy, you're missing out)

No it isn't TRON.... It's AUTOMAN!

Kimmy and Fernando's couple costume!

The video game popularized by the Tron-inspired TV show, AUTOMAN!