Ray Barretto
Known For
Acting
Born
1929-04-29 in New York City, New York, USA
Died
2006-02-17
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.
Most 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
Beats of the Heart: Salsa
as Self
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
as Self (archive footage)
Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)
as Self
From Mambo to Hip Hop
Legends of Jazz con Ramsey Lewis Volume 3
as Self - Percussionista