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Ray Barretto

Ray Barretto was an American percussionist and bandleader of Puerto Rican ancestry. Throughout his career as a percussionist, he played a wide variety of Latin music styles, as well as Latin jazz.


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Born:
Apr 29, 1929 In New York City, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
6
First Appeared:
In the movie Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa) 1972-01-01
Latest Project:
Movie Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York 2021-12-10
Known For
Poster of Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
Poster of Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Poster of Legends of Jazz con Ramsey Lewis   Volume 3
Poster of A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Filmography
Movie Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Self 2021-07-02
Movie Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York Self (archive footage) 2021-12-10
Movie Legends of Jazz con Ramsey Lewis Volume 3 Self - Percussionista 2006-12-12
Movie A Walking Tour of Sesame Street Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1979-03-01
Movie Salsa 1976-08-18
Movie Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa) Self 1972-01-01