Tito Puente
Ernesto Antonio "Tito" Puente (April 20, 1923 – June 1, 2000)[1] was an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He was known as "The Musical Pope", "El Rey de los Timbales" (The King of the Timbales) and "The King of Latin Music".
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| Birth name | Ernesto Antonio Puente |
| Born | April 20, 1923 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 1, 2000 (aged 77) New York City, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1946–2000 |
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He is best known for his Latin jazz works. He and his music appear in many movies such as The Mambo Kings and Fernando Trueba's Calle 54. He guest-starred on several television shows, including Sesame Street and The Simpsons. His most famous song is "Oye Como Va".[2]
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Tito Puente at the Village Gate, in the 1980s
Puente's timbales in the Tito Puente exhibit in the Artist Gallery of the Musical Instrument Museum of Phoenix
Timbales on display at the Smithsonian
The National Medal of Arts awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts of the United States
References
- ↑ Tito Puente biography. BookRags.com. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ↑ "Oye Como Va History". Phish.net. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
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