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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Ernest "Tito" Anthony Puente was the eldest son of Puerto Rican parents... more
Trivia:
Father of television news anchor Audrey Puente (works for local NBC station... more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
The Best And Worst Of Actors-Turned-Musicians: The Newsroom Poll
(From MTV Newsroom. 30 July 2009, 2:05 PM, PDT)
Thank God It's Thursday: Miles Davis, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Charles Mingus, Tito Puente and Babatunde Olatunji
(From Huffington Post. 25 June 2009, 11:20 AM, PDT)
(From MTV Newsroom. 30 July 2009, 2:05 PM, PDT)
Thank God It's Thursday: Miles Davis, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Charles Mingus, Tito Puente and Babatunde Olatunji
(From Huffington Post. 25 June 2009, 11:20 AM, PDT)
Filmography
Soundtrack:
- "Dancing with the Stars" (3 episodes, 2008-2009)
- Round Six (2009) TV episode (writer: "Ran Kan Kan" (uncredited))
- Round One: The Women (2009) TV episode (writer: "Complicacion" (uncredited), "Mambo Gozon" (uncredited))
- Episode #7.2 (2008) TV episode (music: "Mambo Gozon" (uncredited)) - "Burn Notice" (1 episode, 2009)
- Fearless Leader (2009) TV episode (performer: "Baqueteo" (uncredited)) - "Memòries de la tele" (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode #3.30 (2009) TV episode (performer: "Oriza") - "So You Think You Can Dance" (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode #3.12 (2007) TV episode (performer: "Flauta Y Timbal") - We Own the Night (2007) (writer: "Mambo Diablo") (performer: "Mambo Diablo")
- Delta Farce (2007) (writer: "Oye Como Va")
- My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) (writer: "Oye Como Va")
- Lady in the Water (2006) (writer: "El Cayuco")
- Where the Truth Lies (2005) (writer: "Oye Como Va" (1963))
- "Six Feet Under" (1 episode, 2004)
- Untitled (2004) TV episode ("Mambo Diablo") - Eros (2004) (writer: "Tito On Timbales") (performer: "Tito On Timbales")
... aka Eros (France) - Wicker Park (2004) (writer: "Ran Kan Kan") (performer: "Ran Kan Kan")
- Man on Fire (2004) (writer: "Oye Como Va")
- Along Came Polly (2004) (performer: "A GOZAR TIMBERO")
- Beyond Borders (2003) (writer: "Oye Como Va")
... aka Jenseits aller Grenzen (Germany) - Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002) (writer: "Oye Como Spy")
... aka Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (USA: video box title) - Hollywood Ending (2002) (performer: "Descarga" (1955))
- Empire (2002) (performer: "Que Te Pedi")
- Blow (2001) (writer: "Mambo Gozon") (performer: "Mambo Gozon")
- Spy Kids (2001) (writer: "Oye Como Spy")
- Born Romantic (2000) (performer: "Ran Kan Kan")
- Luminarias (2000) (performer: "Love Me")
- The Astronaut's Wife (1999) (writer: "Four Beat Cha Cha Cha") (performer: "Four Beat Cha Cha Cha")
- A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998) (performer: "Amarra el porto en la dura")
... aka La fille d'un soldat ne pleure jamais (France)
... aka Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (Australia: TV title) - Woo (1998) (writer: "Oye Como Va")
- Wild Things (1998) (writer: "Salsa Caliente") (performer: "Salsa Caliente")
... aka wildthings (USA: video box title) - The Big Lebowski (1998) (writer: "Oye Como Va")
- Out to Sea (1997) (writer: "Oye Como Va" (1963))
- Keys to Tulsa (1997) (writer: "Oye Como Va")
- Harriet the Spy (1996) (writer: "Ran Kan Kan") (performer: "Ran Kan Kan")
- Up Close & Personal (1996) (writer: "Hong Kong Mambo") (performer: "Hong Kong Mambo")
- "The Simpsons" (1 episode, 1995)
- Who Shot Mr. Burns?: Part 2 (1995) TV episode (performer: "Señor Burns") - A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994) (writer: "OYE COMO VA", "AZUKIKI") (performer: "AZUKIKI", "OLD ARRIVAL")
... aka Mister Cool - I Like It Like That (1994) (performer: "I Like It")
- The Cowboy Way (1994) (performer: "Ran Kan Kan")
- Carlito's Way (1993) (writer: "Oye Como Va")
- American Me (1992) (writer: "Oye Como Va")
- Gladiator (1992) (writer: "Latin Till I Die (Oye como va)")
- The Mambo Kings (1992) (writer: "Ran Kan Kan", "Para Los Rumberos", "Mambo Gailego") (performer: "Ran Kan Kan", "Cuban Pete", "Para Los Rumberos")
... aka Les mambo kings (France) - Hangin' with the Homeboys (1991) (writer: "Four Beat Cha Cha", "Llego Mijan") (performer: "Four Beat Cha Cha", "Llego Mijan")
- Havana (1990/I) (writer: "Cuban's Nightmare") (performer: "Cuban's Nightmare")
- Salsa (1988) (writer: "Oye Como Va", "Mambo Guzon") (performer: "Oye Como Va", "Mambo Guzon")
- The Secret of My Succe$s (1987) (writer: "EL CAYUCO")
- Radio Days (1987) (performer: "Tico Tico" (1942))
- The Boss' Wife (1986) (performer: "Carioca", "Equinox")
- Armed and Dangerous (1986) (writer: "OYE COMO VA") (performer: "OYE COMO VA") (producer: "OYE COMO VA")
- "Knight Rider" (1 episode, 1983)
- Blind Spot (1983) TV episode (writer: "Oye Como Va") - Historia de un marido infiel (1956) (writer: "Ran Can Can")
Actor:
- "Latino NY Live" (1998) TV series .... Tito Puente
- Radio Days (1987) .... Latin Bandleader
- Armed and Dangerous (1986) .... Band Leader
- "The Cosby Show" .... Timbal Player (1 episode, 1986)
- Play It Again, Russell (1986) TV episode .... Timbal Player
Composer:
- Lolita's Dreams (1983)
Self:
- Sid Bernstein Presents... (2010) (completed)
- From Mambo to Hip Hop: A South Bronx Tale (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- The Palladium: Where Mambo Was King (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- Calle 54 (2000) .... Himself
... aka Calle 54 (France) - Americanos: Latino Life in the United States (2000) .... Himself
- ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999) (TV)
- The Puerto Ricans: Our American Story (1999) .... Himself
- Celia Cruz & Friends: A Night of Salsa (1999) (TV) .... Himself
- Romance del cumbanchero (1998) (V) .... Himself
... aka Romance del cumbanchero: La Música de Rafael Hernández (Puerto Rico: complete title) - "El show de Cristina" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
... aka Cristina (USA: Spanish title: promotional title)
- Episode dated 1 September 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Himself - "Lo + plus" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
- Episode dated 10 July 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Himself - The 22nd New York Salsa Festival (1997) (V) .... Himself
... aka Ralph Mercado Presents... The 22nd New York Salsa Festival (USA: complete title) - RMM 10th. Anniversary Collection VOL. 3 (1997) (V) .... Himself
- The Best of Latin Jazz (1997) (V) .... Himself
- Yo soy, del Son a la Salsa (1996) .... Himself
... aka From Son to Salsa (USA) - "New York Undercover" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
... aka Uptown Undercover
- Smack Is Back (1996) TV episode .... Himself - Gala de la hispanidad (1996) (TV) .... Himself
- "Lauren Hutton and..." .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
- Tito Puente (1995) TV episode .... Himself - "The Simpsons" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1995)
- Who Shot Mr. Burns?: Part 2 (1995) TV episode (voice) .... Himself
- Who Shot Mr. Burns?: Part 1 (1995) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - Familia RMM Combinacion Perfecta (1994) (V) .... Himself
- Especial Nochevieja 1993: Este año cruz y raya... seguro (1993) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
- The Mambo Kings (1992) .... Himself
... aka Les mambo kings (France) - "Un dia és un dia" .... Himself (1 episode, 1990)
... aka Un día es un día (Spain: Castilian title)
- Episode #2.2 (1990) TV episode .... Himself - Late Night with David Letterman: 7th Anniversary Special (1989) (TV) .... Himself
- Salsa (1988) .... Himself
- The 30th Annual Grammy Awards (1988) (TV) .... Himself
- "Late Night with David Letterman" .... Himself (1 episode, 1986)
- Episode dated 26 September 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Himself - "Àngel Casas show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1984)
- Episode #1.26 (1984) TV episode .... Himself - Routes of Rhythm (1984) (TV) .... Himself
- Beats of the Heart: Salsa (1979) (TV) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Hispanic Youth Showcase 2009 (2009) (TV) .... Himself
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"Memòries de la tele"
- Episode #3.30 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Hispanic Youth Showcase 2008 (2008) (TV) .... Himself
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"La tierra de las 1000 músicas"
- Lo latino (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Tom Dowd & the Language of Music (2003) .... Himself
- Crossroads (1999) (TV) .... (Part 1)
Additional Details
Other Works:
CD (w/Woody Herman): "Puente's Heat/Herman's Heat" (ZZB)
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Publicity Listings:
1 Article | 1 Magazine Cover Photo
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