Person
Héctor Lavoe
Acting · 1946–1993 · Ponce, Puerto Rico
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
Pa'l Pueblo: Fania for the People
Self
Salsa
1976
The Last Fight
Self
Fania All Stars: Live In Africa 1974
Himself
Las caras lindas de Tite Curet
Self (Archive Footage)
Héctor Lavoe: Historias Verdaderas
Himself
From Son to Salsa
(archive footage)
Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)
Self
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
Self (archive footage)
Filmography
- 2021Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New YorkSelf (archive footage)
- 2002Las caras lindas de Tite CuretSelf (Archive Footage)
- 2001Héctor Lavoe: Historias VerdaderasHimself
- 1997From Son to Salsa(archive footage)
- 1993Fania All Stars: Live In Africa 1974Himself
- 1983The Last FightSelf
- 1976Salsa
- 1972Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)Self
- —Pa'l Pueblo: Fania for the PeopleSelf
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