Tito Puente

Tito Puente
Puente in 1996
Background information
Birth name	Ernest Anthony Puente Jr.
Born	(1923-04-20)April 20, 1923 New York City, U.S.
Died	May 31, 2000(2000-05-31) (aged 77) New York City, U.S.
Genres	Latin jazz Cuban jazz mambo
Occupations	Musician songwriter record producer
Instruments	Timbales vibraphone
Years active	1946–2000
Labels	Tico Fania Sony Discos RMM Concord Picante

Ernest Anthony Puente Jr. (April 20, 1923 – May 31, 2000),^[1] commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, timbalero, and record producer. He composed dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz music.

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?".