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Jorge
calle54_puente.jpg

"I have the feeling we can get little grouches like you to dance to our kind of music."

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LbCtgu38ZXU

"Well Oscar, what do you say now? I got you to dance!"

[:D][:D][:D]
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  • tomahawk
    ahh tito. a very good percussionist[;)][:D]
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  • Jorge
    Indeed, my friend.

    Tito Puente is one of the original Mambo Kings.

    Titi_Puente_1997.jpg

    [:D][:D][:D]
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  • frog21
    I think I saw that when I was a kid.
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  • divebomb
    Dont know who I like better Tito or Oscar? [:D][8D]
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  • v35
    I liked his "Cuban Mambo" in fact all of his renditions but was always too slow to do the dance.
    Surprised he's still around.
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  • dolfan
    quote:Originally posted by DavidNunn
    beaner music. its for illegal alien parasites. Not only are you a troll but you also don't show any respect for WWII veterans. FYI, Tito was an American...and a decorated Vet.

    Tito Puente
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Tito Puente, Sr., (April 20, 1923 - May 31, 2000 or June 1, 2000 according to IMDb), born Ernesto Antonio Puente, Jr., was an influential Latin jazz and mambo musician. The son of native Puerto Ricans Ernest and Ercilia Puente, of Spanish Harlem in New York City, Puente is often credited as "El Rey" (the King) of the timbales and "The King of Latin Music". He is best known for dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz compositions that helped keep his career going for 50 years. 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 The Cosby Show and The Simpsons.

    Biography
    Tito Puente Sr. served in the Navy for three years during World War II after being drafted in 1942. He was discharged with a Presidential Commendation for serving in nine battles. The GI Bill allowed him to study music at Juilliard School of Music, where he completed a formal education in conducting, orchestration and theory. In 1969, he received the key to the City of New York from former Mayor John Lindsay. In 1992 he was inducted into the National Congressional Record, and in 1993 he received the Smithsonian Medal.
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