Tito Puente was born in New York City to parents from Puerto Rico. After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he popularized Latin music in the United States.

In 2010, “Guantanamera” by Celia Cruz, featuring Puente, landed at No. 2 on the World Digital Song Sales chart. In 1995, Puente received the Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award.

I see people dancing to mambo and salsa, Tito Puente music, around the world. It’s incredible. Even 23 years after his passing, I still see his face everywhere.” ...

The legendary Tito Puente did it all: He was a percussionist, a bandleader, a songwriter, and a producer responsible for some of the most renowned mambo, Latin jazz, and salsa classics in music ...

Puente’s father, Tito Puente, is considered one of the greatest musicians and band leaders of all time. He worked on more than100 albums, and his music has appeared in several films.

Nearly 35 years later, Tito Puente Jr. will play at The Suffolk theater in Riverhead, bringing his father's legacy back to a changing Long Island. The younger Puente’s show, on July 13, will ...

Mambo was all the rage in the 1950s, thanks to Cuban maestro Pérez Prado. And among the best artists of the era was Bronx-born Ernesto "Tito" Puente, a prolific musician, songwriter, and ...

Tito Puente's legacy in music was honored with a Google Doodle during Hispanic Heritage Month. Puerto Rican artist Carlos Aponte celebrated the "King of Latin Music" with an animated video Doodle ...

Section Three will honor Tito's contribution to the world of music especially and his indelible influence on Afro-Cuban jazz. Guest speakers will share their experiences with Tito and the importance ...

The Latinx, the new generation, those kids who are 16, 17, 18 years old, who never experienced Tito Puente live or saw him in person, that I can maybe challenge them to check out his music, to ...

He was a household name. So Tito was part of my Puerto Rican soundtrack.” Puente was born on April 20, 1923, in New York City’s Spanish Harlem and died June 1, 2000.

While Tito Puente Jr. has previously performed at the theatre, Saturday's performance is extra special to him because it marked 20 years since the passing of his father, music legend, Tito Puente.