Ernest Anthony Puente Jr. commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, and record producer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz compositions from his 50-year career. His most famous song is “Oye Como Va”.
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During the 1950s, Puente was at the height of his popularity and helped to bring Afro-Cuban and Caribbean sounds like mambo, son, and cha-cha-chá, to mainstream audiences. Puente played popular Afro-Cuban rhythms so successfully that many people mistakenly identified him as Cuban. Dance Mania, possibly Puente’s most well-known album, was released in 1958.
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Puente and his music have appeared in films including The Mambo Kings and Fernando Trueba’s Calle 54. He guest-starred on television shows, including Sesame Street and The Simpsons’ two-part episode “Who Shot Mr Burns?”.
Tito Puente Siblings: Meet Alberto Puente And Anna Puente
Alberto Puente as well as Anna Puente are the famous brother or sisters of Tito Puente that breathed his last on June 1, 2000, in New York City, United States aged 77. Further details concerning Tito’s brother or sisters have not been revealed.
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