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Ernesto Antonio "Tito" Puente was an American musician, songwriter and record producer. The son of Ernest and Felicia Puente, native Puerto Ricans living in New York City's Spanish Harlem, Puente is often credited as "The Musical Pope", "El Rey de los Timbales" and "The King of Latin Music". He is best known for dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz compositions that endured over a 50-year career. 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 Sesame Street and The Simpsons two-part episode "Who Shot Mr. Burns?". His most famous song is "Oye Como Va".
Birth Name
Ernest Anthony Puente Jr.
Born
Friday, 20 April 1923
Died
Thursday, 01 June 2000
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Latin Explosion: A New America | Self - Musician | 2015 |
Sid Bernstein Presents... | Self | 2010 |
From Mambo to Hip Hop: A South Bronx Tale | Self | 2006 |
Tom Dowd & the Language of Music | Self | 2004 |
Calle 54 | Himself / Self | 2000 |
Celia Cruz & Friends: A Night of Salsa | Self | 1999 |
From Son to Salsa | 1997 | |
Lauren Hutton and... | Self - Guest | 1995 |
New York Undercover | Self | 1994 |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 1993 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Latin Explosion: A New America | Self - Musician | 2015 |
Sid Bernstein Presents... | Self | 2010 |
From Mambo to Hip Hop: A South Bronx Tale | Self | 2006 |
Tom Dowd & the Language of Music | Self | 2004 |
Calle 54 | Himself / Self | 2000 |
Celia Cruz & Friends: A Night of Salsa | Self | 1999 |
From Son to Salsa | 1997 | |
Lauren Hutton and... | Self - Guest | 1995 |
New York Undercover | Self | 1994 |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 1993 |
Late Show with David Letterman | Himself - Previous Ladder-Climbing Guest | 1993 |
The Mambo Kings | Tito Puente / Himself | 1992 |
The Simpsons | Tito Puente | 1989 |
Salsa | Self | 1988 |
The 30th Annual Grammy Awards | Self | 1988 |
Radio Days | Latin Bandleader | 1987 |
Armed and Dangerous | Band Leader | 1986 |
The Cosby Show | Timbal Player | 1984 |
Late Night with David Letterman | Self - Musical Guest | 1982 |
Sound Festival | Self | 1982 |
Dinah! | Self - Guest | 1974 |
The Tonight Show | Self - Musician | 1954 |
The Arthur Murray Party | Self - Musician | 1950 |