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Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez (September 30, 1946 – June 29, 1993), [3] better known as Héctor Lavoe, was a Puerto Rican salsa singer. [4] Lavoe is considered to be possibly the best and most important singer and interpreter in the history of salsa music because he helped to establish the popularity of this musical genre in the decades of 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
The film is based on the life of the late salsa singer Héctor Lavoe, who is portrayed by Anthony. [2] The film is told from the viewpoint of Puchi, Hector's wife, portrayed by Lopez. Initially debuting at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2006, El Cantante was released on August 3, 2007.
The main record producer at Fania at the time, Johnny Pacheco, recommended Héctor Lavoe to him. [ 7 ] He has also acted in films, including roles in Vigilante (1983), The Last Fight (1983), Miami Vice (in the season 3 episode "Cuba Libre") (1987) and It Could Happen to You (1994).
Héctor Lavoe, left, on the cover of "La Voz," and Marc Anthony, right, in "El Cantante." Fania Records; Picturehouse The biopic was told from the perspective of Lavoe's wife Puchi, who was played ...
Lavoe recorded it that same year, and it became both a big hit and Lavoe's signature song; a biographical film about Lavoe took the same title. (The film El Cantante, starring executive producer Marc Anthony and then wife Jennifer López, told a fictionalized version of this story, in which Blades tells Lavoe he wrote the song for him.)
He was born to a musician family, as his father, Luis F. Vega Sr., was a jazz saxophonist, and his uncle was singer Héctor Lavoe of the Fania All-Stars. Vega embarked on his music career as a disc jockey, spinning records at the age of 13. [2]
Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez (September 30, 1946 – June 29, 1993), better known as Héctor Lavoe, was a Puerto Rican salsa singer. Lavoe was born and raised in the Machuelito sector of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Early in his life, he attended a local music school and developed an interest inspired by Jesús Sánchez Erazo.
He has also played and recorded with the Fania All-Stars, Hector Lavoe, Willie Colón, Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco, Bobby Valentín, Ismael Quintana, Gloria Estefan, Adalberto Santiago, Andy Montañez, Pablo Milanés, and Rubén Blades. He is also a well-known music arranger. Papo Lucca's La Sonora Ponceña (2007)