▁I ▁Love ▁Lucy ▁series . ▁ ▁Arn az ▁and ▁Luc ille ▁Ball ▁co - f ounded ▁and ▁ran ▁the ▁television ▁production ▁company ▁called ▁Des il u ▁Produ ctions , ▁originally ▁to ▁market ▁I ▁Love ▁Lucy ▁to ▁television ▁networks . ▁After ▁I ▁Love ▁Lucy ▁ended , ▁Arn az ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁produce ▁several ▁other ▁television ▁series , ▁at ▁first ▁with ▁Des il u ▁Produ ctions , ▁and ▁later ▁independently , ▁including ▁The ▁Ann ▁S oth ern ▁Show ▁and ▁The ▁U nt ouch ables . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁ren owned ▁for ▁leading ▁his ▁Latin ▁music ▁band , ▁the ▁Des i ▁Arn az ▁Orchestra . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Arn az ▁was ▁born ▁Des ider io ▁Alberto ▁Arn az ▁y ▁de ▁A cha , ▁III , ▁in ▁Santiago ▁de ▁Cuba , ▁Cuba , ▁to ▁Des ider io ▁Alberto ▁Arn az ▁y ▁de ▁Al ber ni ▁II ▁( M arch ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁– ▁May ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 ) ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Dol ores ▁de ▁A cha ▁( A pril ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁– ▁October ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 ). ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁Santiago ' s ▁young est ▁mayor ▁and ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Cub an ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁His ▁mat ernal ▁grand father ▁was ▁Alberto ▁de ▁A cha , ▁an ▁executive ▁at ▁rum ▁producer ▁Bac ardi ▁& ▁Co . ▁ ▁Arn az ▁describes ▁the ▁op ul ent ▁family ▁life ▁of ▁his ▁early ▁youth ▁in ▁his