Héctor Lavoe
9/30/1946 – 6/29/1993Ponce, Puerto Rico
Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez, better known as Héctor Lavoe, was a Puerto Rican salsa singer. Lavoe is considered to be possibly the best and most important singer and interpreter in the history of salsa music because he helped to establish the popularity of this musical genre in the decades of 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Filmography (8 titles)
8.0MovieNueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
Self (archive footage) · 2021
10.0MovieLas caras lindas de Tite Curet
Self (Archive Footage) · 2002
7.5Movie
Héctor Lavoe: Historias Verdaderas
Himself · 2001
10.0Movie
From Son to Salsa
(archive footage) · 1997
9.5Movie
Fania All Stars: Live In Africa 1974
Himself · 1993
4.7MovieThe Last Fight
Self · 1983
10.0MovieSalsa
1976
8.0MovieOur Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)
Self · 1972