Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
April 29, 1929
Died
February 17, 2006 (age 76)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Ray Barreto
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.
Known For
Film
Salsa
1976
Film
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1979
Film
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self - Performer (archive footage)
2021
Film
Money
Chandra
1991
Film
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)
Self
1972
Film
Beats of the Heart: Salsa
Self
1979
Film
Legends of Jazz con Ramsey Lewis Volume 3
Self - Percussionista
2006
Film
From Mambo to Hip Hop
2007
Filmography
2021FilmNueva York: A Musical History of Latin New Yorkas Self (archive footage)2021FilmSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)as Self - Performer (archive footage)2007FilmFrom Mambo to Hip Hop2006FilmLegends of Jazz con Ramsey Lewis Volume 3as Self - Percussionista1991FilmMoneyas Chandra1979FilmA Walking Tour of Sesame Streetas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1979FilmBeats of the Heart: Salsaas Self1976FilmSalsa1972FilmOur Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)as Self