Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 30, 1946
Died
Jun 29, 1993
Place of Birth
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Credits
9 titles
Héctor Lavoe
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
Self (archive footage)
Las caras lindas de Tite Curet
Self (Archive Footage)
Héctor Lavoe: Historias Verdaderas
Himself
From Son to Salsa
(archive footage)
Fania All Stars: Live In Africa 1974
Himself
The Last Fight
Self
Salsa
Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)
Self
Pa'l Pueblo: Fania for the People
Self