Willie Colón, one of the most celebrated and influential figures in Latin music history, died Saturday at the age of 75. His death was confirmed by his longtime manager, Pietro Carlos, in a Facebook post Saturday. No cause of death has been publicly disclosed. Born William Anthony Colón Román in the Bronx to Puerto Rican parents, Colón was raised by his grandmother and aunt, who introduced him to traditional Caribbean and Latin American music from an early age. He picked up a trumpet at 11 — a

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