# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/tito-puente
# Generated: 2026-08-13T11:17:48.103Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/tito-puente"
name: "Tito Puente"
slug: "tito-puente"
description: "Ernest Anthony Puente Jr., commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, timbalero, vibraphonist and record producer. He composed dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz music. He was also known as “El Rey de los Timbales,” or “The King of the Timbales.”"
tagline: "American musician (1923-2000)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tito_Puentes.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "actors"
profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1923-04-20"
deathDate: "2000-05-31"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump