Born
1929-04-29 (age 97)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Ray Barretto
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)
as Self
1972
Salsa
1976
Legends of Jazz con Ramsey Lewis Volume 3
as Self - Percussionista
2006
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self - Performer (archive footage)
2021
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1979
Beats of the Heart: Salsa
as Self
1979
Money
as Chandra
1991
From Mambo to Hip Hop
2007
Las caras lindas de Tite Curet
as Self (Archive Footage)
2002