Tito Puente

A tribute to Tito Puente

Tito Puente, Sr., (April 20, 1923 – June 1, 2000[1]), born Ernesto Antonio Puente, Jr., was a Latin Jazz and Salsa music musician. The son of native Puerto Ricans Ernest and Ercilia Puente, of Spanish Harlem in New York City, Puente is often credited as "El Rey" (the King) of the timbales and "The King of Latin Music". He is best known for dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz compositions that helped keep his career going for 50 years. He and his music appear in many films such as The Mambo Kings and Fernando Trueba's Calle 54. He guest
starred on several television shows including The Cosby Show and The Simpsons. (From Wikipedia)
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