Hector lavoe the movie

Hector lavoe moved to new york city in 1963 at the age of sixteen and soon began singing with various groups, including orquesta new york, kako allstars, and in the johnny pacheco band. Hector juan perez martinez known as hector lavoe was a salsa songwriter and singer recognized for the quality of his music and his unique personality when composing and singing, leading him to have a successful musical career during the 1970s and 1980s. New hector lavoe salsa movie with marc anthony and. It doesnt matter where she was raised, cause she got me now. But playing hector lavoe in a movie has to be perfect. Lavoe was known, and is still considered a hero to salsa fans, famed for the artistry of his vocals and the intensity of his rhythm, as well as his involvement with famous salsa musician willie colon during the early 70s were high points for salsa, and they. It starred singer domingo quinones in the lead role. The focus of the movie was too much on hectors drug problems. I do accept that it was a huge problem in his life, and carried on til his death. The present album gathers together several of lavoe s most iconic tunes, many of which were covered by anthony in the movie. Hector lavoe the puerto rican singer is classified as one of the greats and the 50 best latin singers and pop stars of all time hector lavoe hector lavoe the puerto rican singer is classified as one of the greats and paved the way for singers like marc anthony. The godfather of salsa, hector lavoe marc anthony, with jennifer lopez, rises to the top of the latin music scene, only to become a victim of.

Hector, a heartfelt road movie driven by a tremendous performance from ken loach regular peter mullan, is an assured debut feature from writerdirector jake gavin. Apperantly marck anthony will be portraying hector lavoe, best salsa singer ever, in an upcomming movie w his wife as his wife. By signing up for an account on tmdb, you can post directly to twitter and facebook. The life story of hector lavoe who started the salsa movement in 1975 and brought it to the united states. Hector lavoe was, and remains to this day, one of the greatest soneros of all time. Aug 03, 2007 director leon ichaso pinero, crossover dreams knows this turf better than perhaps any filmmaker out there, but even he cant do much with the story of hector lavoe 19461993, one of the key singing voices of early salsa and, in this account, a selfabsorbed, drugaddicted heel.

Besides the nice musical background created by the trombones, this track features amazing percussion. The script has plenty of anecdotes from salsa singer lavoe but there is no narrative link. Movies tv shows news live fashion learning spotlight. Another tale of a junkie, this one with a salsa beat the. The life story of hector lavoe who started the salsa movement in 1975 and. Absolutely fantastic storyline, the film chronicles hector lavoes rise to fame, his. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. Jul 25, 2007 the biopic of hector lavoe featuring jennifer lopez, 38. With marc anthony, jennifer lopez, john ortiz, manny perez. The film is told from the viewpoint of puchi, hectors wife, portrayed by lopez. The film fails in replicating the golden age of fania records and the great songs by lavoe and colon end up as background noise for bad taste and bad acting. Superstars jennifer lopez and marc anthony headline a film as emotional, powerful and driving as the man and music whose story it tells, hector lavoe and the. The song received a nomination at the 2008 latin billboard music awards for tropical airplay song of the year.

Do you feel youre the authority on salsa and everything and everybody opposed to your ponint of view sucks. The film is based on the life of the late salsa singer hector lavoe. His life in the fast lane was charactarized by sucess but also by trajedy and despair. Hector lavoe was born on september 30, 1946 in ponce, puerto rico as hector juan perez martinez. This movie is basically the life and tragedy of the puerto rican salsa singer, hector lavoe. Carbonells decision to distance himself from the film directed by felton was the direct result of his involvement in a tour of quien mato a hector lavoe. Well, jennifer lopez appeared on the tonigth show, with jay leno promoting one of her movies. Jul 26, 2017 this film is about the life of puerto rican singer hector lavoe, salsa singer, who brought salsa music worldwide, has died at the age of 46, suffering from aids. The movie is about the life of hector lavoe marc anthony from the point of view of his wife puchi jennifer lopez. This movie was good, but i find that it centralize too much on drugs and all his personal issues. This film is about the life of puerto rican singer hector lavoe, salsa singer, who brought salsa music worldwide, has died at the age of 46, suffering from aids skip navigation sign in. He died on june 29, 1993 in new york city, new york, usa. The movie about the life of hector lavoe, featuring marc anthony, borrowed its name from this track. Puerto rican singer hector lavoe marc anthony emigrates to the united states and becomes a pioneer of salsa music.

The singer talks about stepping into the skin of a salsa legend. The life of hector lavoe kindle edition by shapiro, marc. But the movie wouldnt have been made with mark anthony as the center of the film. May 18, 2019 just like mi gente, this track came to define the music career of the puerto rican singer. Lavoe is considered to be possibly the best and most important sin. I have about 15 albums of his, and continuously play them in my car even though i cant understand the wordsi only wish i could understand the. Hector lavoe born hector juan perez martinez, september 30, 1946 in ponce, puerto rico and died june 29, 1993 in new york city was an enormously talented puerto rican salsa singer. Years before her own untimely death, nilda lavoe experienced the tragic death of her husband, who passed. Absolutely fantastic storyline, the film chronicles hector lavoes rise to fame, his battle with drugs, his attempted suicide, and his death from aids. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The best musical partnership since lennon and mccartney i. Movies tv shows news live fashion learning spotlight 360 video browse channels.

Marc was very instinctive and laidback with his acting approach, but it worked wonders. Jennifer lopez probably gives the finest performance of her career, while mark anthony without a doubt deserves an oscar for his star role. Still, hector lavoe never lost the love and support of his friends and public. Hector lavoe s talent took him from his hometown of ponce, puerto rico to the limelight of new york, where it brought him the adulation of the nuyorican community that found in lavoe a voice that clarified and celebrated their bicultural identity as well as legendary status in the eyes of the salsaloving public of the united states. The film follows lavoe s passionate relationship with puchi and his skyrocket to international fame. Lavoe, the untold story is filled with narrative gaps and melodramatic cliches. Hector and the search for happiness film wikipedia. In new york, he meets puchi jennifer lopez, who becomes hectors loving but. Fania all stars ft hector lavoe mi gente salsa movie.

And if he does go through with it i just hope he wont add some of his own style into the character he is playing cause that would mess it all up. The song was featured on gloria estefan s mexican promo single of no llores. If you dont like or diagree with somebody or something youre quick to make insults. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading passion and pain. Hector lavoe was one of the most wellknown singers in the salsa community, and his relationship with nilda lavoe was featured extensively throughout the movie.