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Even those who don’t know Latin jazz tend to know Tito Puente. He is not known as �The King of Mambo� for nothing. His music has appeared in many films, most notably, perhaps, �The Mambo Kings.� Tom Schnabel gives us a refresher on Puente’s roots.