In the world of Salsa, Héctor Lavoe is an institution, he is a respected name in the genre and that is why it could not be anyone else than Marc Anthony who was chosen to bring him to life in the movie ‘El Cantante’, which you can now enjoy in ViX.
El Cantante is a biographical film full of music and drama that follows the path of this talented Puerto Rican, who during his teenage years decided to travel to New York in search of fame and fortune. It is in that city where he meets Puchi (played by Jennifer Lopez), who was the love of his life and the muse that led him to compose several of the songs that made him a musical icon in the United States.
Who is Hector Lavoe?
Héctor Lavoe started singing at a very young age in his native Puerto Rico, but at the age of 16, his dreams of fame and glory prompted him to move to New York where he managed to sing alongside some local bands.
It was in 1967 when he met Willie Colón, who invited him to sing with his orchestra. The pair enjoyed success from their first album, ‘El malo’, which was released in the same year, to their last, ‘Lo mato’, in 1973. During this period they released classic songs such as ‘El malo’, “The Hustler”, “This world is ending”, “Guisando”, “Che Che Cole”, “Ausencia”, among many others.
IN 1970 he separated from Colón and began his career as a soloist, showing that he could lead his own orchestra, where in addition to the success and dedication of his career he had to deal with his problems with alcohol, drugs and depression . things that eventually led to his death when he was only 46 years old.
Marc Anthony and Hector Lavoe
Marc Anthony is today one of the most important salsa singers in the world and one of his great inspirations was Lavoe, whom he calls “the Bob Dylan of Latin culture” and the musician who managed to make “immigrant Latin Americans live. in the United States will reconnect with their roots.
El Cantante, produced by his then-wife Jennifer Lopez, was the first film in which Marc Antony had a leading role and also re-recorded, with his voice, all the songs that made Lavoe a legend.
Source: univision
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