Jesus Molinares who goes by Tuti Molinares was born in Lima, Peru on March 23rd in 1990. Tuti has gone on to win 3rd place in the International Contest Voice of McDonalds, where he proudly represented Peru.

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Tuti grew up his entire life surrounded by music, with his dad, Miguel Molinares, who plays the guitar and his mom Virginia Espinoza, who is also a singer. Tuti enjoys signing various types of genres but has mainly performed salsa. Tuti's overall dream is to become a professional singer and to proudly represent his country, both Peru and Canada.

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Tuti Molinares moved to Montreal, Quebec in 2010 with his dad. He had the honour of playing with La Hispanica de Montreal, Ritmo Caribeno, Team Salsa and last but not least, Increscendo.Tuti made a very difficult decision to leave Montreal and moved to Ontario to be able to find better opportunities not only professionally but musically as well.

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Now Tuti pays with several salsa bands in the City of Toronto, Salsotika, La Borinquena, Son D’Aqui, La Calu and Timba en Talla "TNT",  just to name  a few, making appearances at Salsa on St. Clair, Lula Lounge, the Beaches Jazz Festival and more all across Ontario. 

Tuti, alongside Salsotika, released a rendition of Preso which can be found on all streaming platforms. More recently, Tuti has his brand new single, Otra Vez, set to be released October 24, 2025.