Movie

El Cantante

Based on the true story of the King of Salsa, Hector Lavoe

2006★ 7.2 · 1291h 56mHistoryDramaMusic

Overview

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.

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Cast

Jennifer Lopez
as Puchi

John Ortiz
as Willie Colon

Marc Anthony
as Hector Lavoe

Manny Perez
as Eddie

Michael Wright
as Shooting Gallery Man

Vincent Laresca
as Ralph

Federico Castelluccio
as Jerry Masucci

Andrea Navedo
as Zaida

Danny A. Abeckaser
as Studio Engineer

Luis Galli
as Friend in the bar (uncredited)

Ana Isabelle
as Puchi's Friend (uncredited)

Antone Pagán
as Papo

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Release date: 2006-09-12

Runtime: 1h 56m

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