Ray Barretto

Acting Born: April 29, 1929 • 76 years old (deceased) • New York City, New York, USA

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

Ray Barreto

Known For

Salsa

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

as Self - Performer (archive footage)

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Money

as Chandra

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

as Self (archive footage)

Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)

as Self

Beats of the Heart: Salsa

as Self

From Mambo to Hip Hop