Hector lavoe biography puchi
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Hector Lavoe (born Hector Juan Perez Martinez, September 30, 1946 in Ponce, Puerto Rico and died June 29, 1993 in New York City) was an enormously talented Puerto Rican Salsa singer. La Voz, as he was referred to, began singing lead for Willie Colon's band at a very early age, achieving great success. Unfortunately he was developing an addiction to drugs at the same time.
Despite his personal struggles, he rose up during the 70's, the heyday of Salsa. He performed in sold out nightclubs, stadiums, and in some of the most prestigious concert halls. His recordings garnered him many awards and gold albums. His musical success is attributed to his extraordinary lyrical improvisations. His unique salsa flavor has remained without rival. Sadly, due to his losing battle with addiction to heroin, it played havoc with his career. There was a suicide attempt and ultimately he died from AIDS.
"El Cantante" (The Singer), a biopic based on Hector Lavoe's life, was rele
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El Cantante
2007 biographical film directed by Leon Ichaso
For the albums, see El Cantante (Andrés Calamaro album) and El Cantante (Marc Anthony album). For the Héctor Lavoe song, see El Cantante (song).
| El Cantante | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Leon Ichaso |
| Written by | Leon Ichaso David Darmstaeder Todd Anthony Bello |
| Produced by | Julio Caro Simon Fields Jennifer Lopez David Maldonado |
| Starring | Jennifer Lopez Marc Anthony |
| Music by | Marc Anthony Jennifer Lopez |
| Distributed by | Picturehouse |
Release dates | |
Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English Spanish |
| Box office | $24,521,532 (including DVD sales)[1] |
El Cantante (The Singer) is a 2006 biographical film which stars singers Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez. The film fryst vatten based on the life of the late dansstil singer Héctor Lavoe, who is portrayed by Anthony.[2] The bio is told from the viewpoint of Puchi, Hector's wife, portrayed
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Hector Lavoe, A No Show, Again: A Review of the Film “El Cantante”
By Bennett Baumer
El Cantante (2007)
dir. Leon Ichaso
Now playing in theaters
From stoops and tenements throughout New York, boom boxes blast the sounds of merengue, reggaetón, bachata, cumbia and norteño. Latin America’s economic refugees have left an indelible mark on this city, but perhaps no contribution has been felt as vibrantly at street level as salsa music.
And perhaps no singer of salsa’s golden age in the 1970s and 1980s embodies the fortunes of the music like Hector Lavoe. Lavoe fronted the explosive Willie Colón band in the late sixties and early seventies as salsa music became an international phenomenon.
Colón helped to pioneer the salsa sound, a blend of Puerto Rican folk styles (plena y bomba) and modern jazz, with pulsating trombone leading quickly changing musical arrangements as Lavoe’s wide (though nasal) range fronted the band.
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