During the 1950s, Puente was the height of his mass popularity, and helped to bring Caribbean sounds, like the cha-cha-cha, to mainstream audiences. Later, he moved into still more diverse sounds, including pop music, bossa nova and others, eventually settling down with a fusion of Latin jazz genres that became known as "salsa". He died in 2000 and was awarded a Grammy at the first Latin Grammy Awards[?], winning Best Traditional Tropical Album[?] for Mambo Birdland[?].
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