FLORIDA'S TITO PUENTE, JR. TO PERFORM AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS GOVERNORS BALL

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The “Mambo Ambassador” Headlines Oscar After-party

Musician Tito Punete Jr., son of the legendary Latin jazz and percusionist Tito Puente, the King of Salsa. The musician will be performing at the official Academy Awards Governor's Ball after party on Sunday in Los Angeles.

But one entertainer will be creating a beautiful noise of his own. Tito Puente Jr., son of the late, great Latin Jazz composer and percussionist of the same name, will be performing at the Oscar Governor's Ball afterparty following the televised ceremony at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sunday.

Shortly after returning from his latest tour in Australia, the Academy asked Puente Jr., to perform at the afterparty, an offer he quickly accepted.

“An incredible opportunity,” Puente says. “I’m very grateful to the Academy for thinking of me, of Tito Puente and Tito Puente Jr., and wanting Latin music at such a prestigious event.”

“I want to keep the word mambo alive,” Puente Jr. said. “It’s dance music that transcends all barriers, cultures and all volumes of voices and languages.”

The band leader, who says he feels “honored to be in a room with some power houses in the movie industry,” said he's fascinated with acting, but music will always be his first love.

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