Ray Barretto was born on April 29, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was married to Annette Rivera. He died on February 17, 2006 in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA.
April 29, 1929, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Died
February 17, 2006, Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
Place Of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Profession
Soundtrack, Actor, Composer
Movies
Money
Star Sign
Taurus
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Trademark
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Thick black glasses
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Fact
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National Endowment for the Arts gave him its Jazz Masters Award for lifetime achievement. He accepted the award at an induction ceremony in New York on Jan. 13, 2006 and suffered a heart attack two days later. He had quadruple bypass surgery on Jan. 20 and follow up open heart surgery on Jan. 29. He died nineteen days later.
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Helped define the role of the conga drum in jazz and became an influential figure in both jazz and Latin music during a career spanning more than 50 years.
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Children: Ray Jr., Raun, Kelly, and Christopher.
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Jazz musician.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Spotlight
2015/I
performer: "Cocinando Suave" / writer: "Cocinando Suave" - as Raymond Barretto
Bosch
2015
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
The Interview
2014/II
performer: "New York Soul" / writer: "New York Soul"
Chef
2014
performer: "Acid" / writer: "Acid"
Cuban Fury
2014
performer: "Acid", "Power" / writer: "Acid" / writer: "Power" - as Raymond Barretto
Seduced and Abandoned
2013
Documentary writer: "Ritmo Sabroso" - as Ray Baretto