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Ray Barretto
Born
Apr 29, 1929
Died: Feb 17, 2006
Lived 76 years
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
9
Movies
0
TV Shows
Also Known As
Ray Barreto
Ray Barretto
Acting
Biography
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.
Movies
9
TV Shows
0
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
as
Self (archive footage)
2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as
Self - Performer (archive footage)
2021
From Mambo to Hip Hop
Cast
2007
Legends of Jazz con Ramsey Lewis Volume 3
as
Self - Percussionista
2006
Money
as
Chandra
1991
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1979
Beats of the Heart: Salsa
as
Self
1979
Salsa
Cast
1976
Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)
as
Self
1972
