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El cantante (2006)  link to El cantante on IMDb  

Number: 328

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IMDb Rating:
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5.5/10 (4.3K votes)

Country: United States, 106 minutes

Spoken languages: English, Spanish

Genres: Biography, Drama, Music

Director(s): Leon Ichaso

Storyline:
The rise and fall of salsa singer, Héctor Lavoe (1946-1993), as told from the perspective of his wife Puchi, who looks back from 2002. In the early 1960s, Héctor arrives in New York from Ponce, Puerto Rico. Success comes quickly. "The more he grew as an artist," Puchi says, "the more he sank as a person." It's a tale of talent - creating salsa with Willie Colón, with the Fania All Stars, and as a soloist - and a story of disintegration - fueled by drugs, alcohol, partying, and depression. Puchi's voice - proud and querulous - dominates off-stage as Héctor's does on.

Cast:

Marc Anthony Hector Lavoe
Jennifer Lopez Puchi
John Ortiz Willie Colon
Manny Perez Eddie
Vincent Laresca Ralph

Medium: DVD R/RW, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Location: Large Folder Page 14

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1