Tito Puente

Tito Puente

Acting
1923-04-20
New York City, New York, USA

Known For & Full Filmography13 Titles

#1The Simpsons

Drama Series - 1989, 16 episodes as Tito Puente (voice)

8.0 / 10
AnimationComedy

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.

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#2Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Drama Series - 1993, 16 episodes as Self - Musical Guest

7.3 / 10
ComedyTalk

Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.

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#3The Cosby Show

Drama Series - 1984, 16 episodes as Timbal Player

7.0 / 10
ComedyFamily

The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.

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#4Late Night with David Letterman

Drama Series - 1982, 16 episodes as Self -Musical Guest

6.1 / 10
ComedyTalk

Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created and hosted by David Letterman. It premiered in 1982 as the first incarnation of the Late Night franchise and went off the air in 1993, after Letterman left NBC and moved to Late Show on CBS. Late Night with Conan O'Brien then filled the time slot. As of March 2, 2009, the slot has been filled by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It will be filled by Seth Meyers in the spring of 2014, after Fallon becomes host of The Tonight Show.

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#5New York Undercover

Drama Series - 1994, 16 episodes Main Cast Role

7.3 / 10
DramaCrime

New York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's Fourth Precinct who were assigned to investigate various crimes and gang-related cases.

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#6Radio Days

Movie - 1987, 2h 15m as Latin Bandleader

7.0 / 10
ComedyDrama

The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and urban legends of the radio stars.

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#7Armed and Dangerous

Movie - 1986, 2h 15m as Band Leader

5.7 / 10
ActionComedyCrime

After policeman Frank Dooley is framed for theft and loses his job on the force, he joins a security guard agency and teams up with inept former defense lawyer Norman Kane. When the two botch a job guarding a local warehouse, they begin to uncover corruption within the company and their union.

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#8The Mambo Kings

Movie - 1992, 2h 15m as Himself

6.4 / 10
DramaMusic

The Mambo Kings tells the story of César and Nestor Castillo, brothers and aspiring musicians who flee from Cuba to America in search of the American Dream.

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#9Calle 54

Movie - 2000, 2h 15m as Himself

7.8 / 10
DocumentaryMusic

A film featuring performances of several stars of the Latin Jazz music scene.

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#10Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

Movie - 2021, 2h 15m as Self (archive footage)

8.0 / 10
DocumentaryHistoryMusic

When the film West Side Story was released in 1961, New York's reviled Puerto Rican community gained some visibility and, over time, both in Spanish Harlem and the Bronx, neighborhoods plagued by poverty, drugs and crime, Hispanic identity was reborn and strengthened, thanks to a syncretic and intentionally popular music that eventually conquered the entire city.

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#11From Mambo to Hip Hop

Movie - 2007, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10
Documentary

Through interviews and performance clips, filmmaker Henry Chalfant explores the history of music in the South Bronx, from the Puerto Rican and Cuban influences that created the local salsa sound to the rise of hip-hop after fires destroyed the area. Artists appearing in this colorful documentary include Eddie Palmieri, Angel Rodríguez, Benny Bonilla, Clemente "Kid Freeze" Moreno, Ray Barretto, Willie Colón, Bobby Sanabria and many others.

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#12Beats of the Heart: Salsa

Movie - 1979, 2h 15m as Self

8.8 / 10
DocumentaryMusic

'Salsa' captures a unique moment in time for this most exuberant and socially dynamic music.

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#13Slim Gaillard's Civilisation

Movie - 1989, 2h 15m as Self

8.8 / 10
Documentary

A 4 part documentary about jazz musician / actor Slim Gaillard with interviews, archival footage & performances.

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