Manny Oquendo, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Manny Oquendo

American musician

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1931

Date of Death: 25-Mar-2009

Profession: bandleader, percussionist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Manny Oquendo (January 1, 1931 – March 25, 2009) was an American percussionist of Puerto Rican ancestry.
His main instruments were the timbales and the bongos.
He was a long-time member of Eddie Palmieri's Conjunto La Perfecta, which he left in the 1970s to co-lead the Conjunto Libre.