Biography of tito puente

American Latin jazz and mambo musician (1923–2000)

Musical artist

Ernest AnthonyPuente Jr. (April 20, 1923 – May 31, 2000),^[1] commonly known as TitoPuente, was a Puerto Rico musician, songwriter, bandleader, timbalero, and record producer.

He composed dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz music. He was also known as “El Rey de los Timbales,” or “The King of the Timbales.”

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's two-part episode "Who Shot Mr. Burns?".

Early life

Puente was born on April 20, 1923, at Harlem Hospital Center in the New Yorkborough of Manhattan, the son of Ernest and Felicia Puente, Puerto Ricans living in New York City's Spanish Harlem.^[2][3] His family moved frequently, but he spent the majority of his childhood in Spanish Harlem.^[2] Puente's father w