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El cantante (2006) -- The life story of Hector Lavoe who started the salsa movement in 1975 and brought it to the United States.
El cantante (2006) -- Clip: Migente
El cantante (2006) -- Interview: Jennifer Lopez "On the Story"
El cantante (2006) -- Clip: Puchi's birthday
El cantante (2006) -- Interview: Marc Anthony "On Playing Hector"

Overview

User Rating:
4.8/10   2,100 votes
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Down 12% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Director:
Leon Ichaso
Writers (WGA):
Leon Ichaso (screenplay) and
David Darmstaeder (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
3 August 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Music more
Tagline:
Based on the true story of the King of Salsa, Hector Lavoe. more
Plot:
The life story of Hector Lavoe who started the salsa movement in 1975 and brought it to the United States. full summary | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Lopez 'worried about forgetting how to act'
 (From digitalspy. 4 June 2009, 7:54 AM, PDT)

Lopez Dumps Her Manager
 (From WENN. 26 September 2006)

User Comments:
"El cantante" indeed ! more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Alfredo Suarez ... Salsa dancer

Vianca Mercedes ... Bartender
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Danny A. Abeckaser ... Sound Engineer

Douglas J. Aguirre ... Multi- Media Producer

Marc Anthony ... Hector Lavoe
Christopher Becerra ... Tito

Denise Blasor ... Voice over artist (voice)

Michael Caputo ... Salsa Dancer

Ivan Cardona ... Salsa Dancer

Federico Castelluccio ... Jerry Masucci

Marcus Collins ... Photographer
Abraham DeFunes ... Family Member

Anibal De Gracia ... Trombonist
Romi Dias ... Priscilla

Glenda Dopazo ... Carmen

Brother Eden Douglas ... Street SaxMan -1987 (as Brother Douglas)
Vaneik Echeverria ... Bartender 1
Jared Everleth ... Tito - 4 yrs.old

J. Teddy Garces ... (voice)

Melissa Gonzalez ... Fania All Star Groupie
Bernard Hernandez ... Tito

Vincent Laresca ... Ralph Mercado

Hector A. Leguillow ... Pianist for Hector Lavoe Band,1968 Band

Jennifer Lopez ... Puchi

Deirdre Lorenz ... Willie's Girl

Chiko Mendez ... Backup Singer

Jack Mulcahy ... Doctor

Andrea Navedo ... Puchi's sister

John Ortiz ... Willie Colón
Melissa Otero ... Salsa Dancer

Antone Pagan ... Papo (Puchi's Brother)

Jerry Perez ... Salsa Dancer

Manny Perez ... Eddie

Jorge Pupo ... Trombonist: Hector Lavoe Band, Willie Colón Band, Fania All Stars Orquestra
Edwin Rivera ... Marc Anthony's Best Friend
Yan Ruiz ... Voice Over (voice)
Lou Torres ... Dayplayer / Piano Player

Nelson Vasquez ... Johnny Pacheco
Richie Viruet ... Trumpet player
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Who Killed Hector Lavoe? (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for drug use, pervasive language and some sexuality.
Runtime:
USA:106 min | Canada:116 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Country:
USA
Language:
Spanish | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS
Filming Locations:
New York, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
According to the DVD commentary, the film was shot in only 33 days. more
Quotes:
Puchi: Hector never knew how much people loved him. And that's the thing. It's like he didn't want to know. more
Movie Connections:
Features "El show de Iris Chacon" (1972) more
Soundtrack:
Mi Gente more

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11 out of 15 people found the following comment useful:-
"El cantante" indeed !, 23 August 2007
9/10
Author: cristina_3108 from Romania

Outstanding performance of Jennifer Lopez. I didn't know this side of her,as an actress with so much potential. Maybe she had to play this part to prove it.

And Marc's wasn't bad at all! He himself could be "El Cantante" for the soft and powerful voice he has.

The movie seemed to be somewhere between a musical and a drama. Jennifer made Puchi - Hector's wife so real,that she seemed to be the key of Hector's life (and I knew nothing about this salsa singer up until I saw this movie!). And Hector was the door that Puchi managed to open from time to time. I saw a great bond between those two and it came out a very good movie, worth seeing, especially if you love salsa music.

And even if you don't, you'll start loving it!

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