Héctor Lavoe, whose full name was Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez, was a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter. He was born on September 30, 1946, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and passed away on June 29, 1993, in ...

Grammy winning singer Marc Anthony was handpicked by the producers of “El Cantante” to play legendary salsa king Héctor Lavoe and according to one of his costars — Manny Perez — the 38-year-old ...

In Hollywood, you often hear of passion projects — movies that nobody in their right mind should try to produce, yet a handful of stubborn filmmakers do it anyway. El Cantante, starring Marc Anthony ...

Ponce, Puerto Rico, Jun 2 (EFE).Ponce, Puerto Rico, Jun 2 (EFE). — La Guancha Recreational and Cultural Complex in Ponce, Puerto Rico, is the site since last weekend of a statue portraying late salsa ...

When you set out to do a biographical film about a public figure who’s well known to much of the audience, you start in a deep hole. But give the makers of El Cantante some credit. Marc Anthony, with ...

Lima, 2 abr (EFE).Lima, 2 abr (EFE). — Casi treinta años después de que el salsero puertorriqueño Héctor Lavoe (19461993) se ganara el cariño de los peruanos con seis memorables conciertos, la ...

Juan Gabriel’s “Amor Eterno" and Héctor Lavoe’s “El Cantante" will be safeguarded for posterity, the Library of Congress announced Tuesday. The two tracks are among the 25 "audio treasures" selected ...

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Hits by two late Latin music icons whose ballads and salsa songs are constants in playlists across generations have been inducted into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress. Juan ...

Craft Recordings have been on a roll of late, following 2021's excellently presented Ornette Coleman boxset, Genesis of Genius, with 2023's Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds series and imminent ...

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