
Tito Puente
Acteur
20 april 1923 — 1 juni 2000 (77 years)
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".
Cinematografie
| 2006 | |
| 1999 | Crossroads · as (part 1) |
| 1994 | |
| 1989 | The Simpsons · as Tito Puente (voice) |
| 1987 | Radio Days · as Latin Bandleader |
| 1986 | Armed and Dangerous · as Band Leader |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show · as Timbal Player |
| 2021 | Nueva York : une histoire musicale du New York latino · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2015 | The Latin Explosion: A New America · as Self - Musician |
| 2003 | Tom Dowd & the Language of Music · as Self |
| 2000 | Calle 54 · as Himself |
| 1999 | ABC 2000: The Millennium · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1992 | The Mambo Kings · as Himself |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1988 | Salsa · as Self |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman · as Self -Musical Guest |
| 1974 | Dinah! · as Self - Guest |
| 1968 | Soul! · as SelfOp Plex |
| 1953 | Tonight! · as Self - Musician |
