
TITO PUENTE, 1981, Joe Conzo
“Tito and Celia became Tío and Titi, and they never turned me down for a photo. Tito was very approachable, he walked with no bodyguards, and never said no when asked for an autograph! The King! Tito Puente was such an influence in music, he guest appeared on Hip Hop’s first album by The Sugar Hill gang — now, how COOL is that??!!!”
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Curated in dialogue with Alvan Colón Lespier, Associate Artistic Director, Pregones/PRTT.
Catch our SPOTLIGHT: Creatives at Work episode with Joe Conzo on August 24 at 7:30 pm.