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Tito Puente and the Making of Latin Music is the first in-depth historical, musical, and cultural look at the career and the influence of this giant of Latin.

  • Tito Puente and the Making of Latin Music is the first in-depth historical, musical, and cultural look at the career and the influence of this giant of Latin.
  • The late, great Tito Puente was a giant in the world of Latin music.
  • A biography of the band leader and recording artist who grew up in Spanish Harlem and gained worldwide popularity as the "King of Latin Music." Read more.
  • A Pura Belpré Honor Book!* In this vibrant bilingual picture book biography of musician Tito Puente by award-winning author-illustrator team Monica Brown.
  • Ernesto "Tito" Puente born in in Spanish Harlem is a tale about an impoverished Puerto Rican boy who grew up with the advent of radio and American.

    • A biography of the band leader and recording artist who grew up in Spanish Harlem and gained worldwide popularity as the "King of Latin Music." Read more.!

    Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo - (Pura Belpre Honor Books - Illustration Honor) by Monica Brown (Hardcover)



    About the Book



    The award-winning duo of author Brown and artist Lopez hit all the right beats in this vibrant bilingual picture-book biography that portrays the musical and cultural phenomenon of Tito Puente, Mambo King!

    Full color.

    Book Synopsis



    In this vibrant bilingual picture book biography of musician Tito Puente, readers will dance along to the beat of the mambo king's life.

    Tito Puente loved banging pots and pans as a child, but what he really dreamed of was having his own band one day.

    From Spanish Harlem to the Grammy Awards--and all the beats in between--this is the true life story of a boy whose passion for music turned him into the "King of Mambo."

    Award-winning author-illustrator duo Monica Brown and Rafael López bring the remarkable story of this talented legend to life in this Pura Belpré Honor Book.



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