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The first, El Cantante, was produced by salsa artist Marc Anthony, who played Lavoe, and Jennifer Lopez as Hector's wife, Nilda (known as "Puchi" by close friends). [30] Salsa singer La India also began production of her own biopic of Lavoe's life entitled The Singer, with actor and singer Raulito Carbonell in the lead role. [31]
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.
While it was widely believed that the death of singer Héctor Lavoe in June 1993 influenced her, Payán in an interview with the New York Times said that it was an encounter with a man who she liked that helped her make the decision to announce her status. She confirmed to having HIV upon being asked by the interviewer.
Héctor Lavoe, 46, Puerto Rican salsa singer, complications from AIDS. [113] Patrick Lindsay, 79, Irish politician and lawyer. [114] Sein Win, 74, Burmese military officer and politician. Bentong Kali, 32, Malaysian-Tamil criminal and gangster.
Literary agent, wife of writer Julian Barnes, lover of Jeanette Winterson [122] Danny Kaye: 1911–1987 American Actor and musician [123] [124] Micah Kellner: born 1978 American Politician [125] Jill Kelly: born 1971 American Pornographic actress, director, and producer [126] Florence King: 1936–2016 American Writer and misanthrope [127 ...
A Nigerian man has been extradited to the US to face charges in the “sextortion” of a South Carolina teen who died by suicide in 2022. Prosecutors allege the scammer posed as a young woman ...
A cause of death for TV journalist Chauncy Glover, who died in November at the age of 39, has been released. The Los Angeles-based anchor died of "acute intoxication" stemming from a combination ...
Reventó has been called "a solid album in the classic New York salsa style". [1] According to Lavoe's biographer Marc Shapiro, the album was critically acclaimed upon release, although "it was not hailed as a landmark or breakthrough Héctor Lavoe album"; he goes on to say that it further established Lavoe as a talented, legitimate singer.