Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

April 29, 1929(76)

Day of Death

February 17, 2006

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Ray Barreto

Ray Barretto

Acting

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

7.6

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

2021

4.9

Money

1991

Salsa

1976

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

1979

8.0

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

2021

Beats of the Heart: Salsa

1979

8.0

Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)

1972

From Mambo to Hip Hop

2007

Filmography

2021MovieNueva York: A Musical History of Latin New Yorkas Self (archive footage)
2021MovieSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)as Self - Performer (archive footage)
2007MovieFrom Mambo to Hip Hop
1991MovieMoneyas Chandra
1979MovieA Walking Tour of Sesame Streetas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1979MovieBeats of the Heart: Salsaas Self
1976MovieSalsa
1972MovieOur Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)as Self