Coati Mundi (born January 3, 1950) is the stage name of American musician and actor, Andy Hernandez. Mundi was raised in Spanish Harlem, New York City. He has a degree in business from NYU. At college, he discovered his passion for the arts thus he would spend most of his free time hanging out with musicians, actors and poets. He worked briefly as a social worker prior to his breakthrough with Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band ("Cherchez la Femme").
