# Tito Puente | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/tito-puente
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/tito-puente/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 11:22 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/tito-puente
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/tito-puente/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/tito-puente/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Tito Puente
- Visible lyric pages: 11

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `tito-puente`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 11:22 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-4bba26b9182a5c4a
- Visible lyric pages: 11
- Pages with stored lyric text: 11
- Video-backed song pages: 11
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 8196
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 0
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: A Quién Quiero Mentirle, Almohada, Be You (feat. Thalía), Complicación, Esperanza, Mambo Gozón, Oye Cómo Va, and Se Tú (feat. Thalía)
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Tito Puente was born in 1923 to Puerto Rican immigrants in Harlem, where he grew up hearing Cuban and Puerto Rican music. He started playing timbales early on, an instrument that would become central to his sound. In 1948, he formed his own orchestra. His 1954 recording of "Oye Cómo Va" became an international hit, blending mambo and cha-cha-chá rhythms. The song's infectious groove made it one of his most...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. A Quién Quiero Mentirle — https://lyroverse.com/tito-puente/a-quien-quiero-mentirle
2. Almohada — https://lyroverse.com/tito-puente/almohada
3. Be You (feat. Thalía) — https://lyroverse.com/tito-puente/be-you-feat-thalia
4. Complicación — https://lyroverse.com/tito-puente/complicacion
5. Esperanza — https://lyroverse.com/tito-puente/esperanza
6. Mambo Gozón — https://lyroverse.com/tito-puente/mambo-gozon
7. Oye Cómo Va — https://lyroverse.com/tito-puente/oye-como-va
8. Se Tú (feat. Thalía) — https://lyroverse.com/tito-puente/se-tu-feat-thalia
9. Son de La Loma — https://lyroverse.com/tito-puente/son-de-la-loma
10. ¿Juego O Amor? — https://lyroverse.com/tito-puente/juego-o-amor
11. ¿Por Qué Les Mientes? — https://lyroverse.com/tito-puente/por-que-les-mientes