El Cantante

El Cantante - 2006

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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Origin Country

United States of America 

Spoken Languages

English,  

Spanish,  

French 

HistoryDramaMusic
Streaming:
Released
Status
2006-09-12
Release Date
$0.00
Budget
$0.00
Revenue
1.5245
Popularity
1h 56min
Runtime
Based on the true story of the King of Salsa, Hector Lavoe
Tagline
123
Vote Count

Cast

Marc Anthony

Marc Anthony

Hector Lavoe
Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez

Puchi
John Ortiz

John Ortiz

Willie Colon
Manny Perez

Manny Perez

Eddie
Vincent Laresca

Vincent Laresca

Ralph
Federico Castelluccio

Federico Castelluccio

Jerry Masucci
Nelson Vasquez

Nelson Vasquez

Johnny Pacheco
Antone Pagán

Antone Pagán

Papo
Romi Dias

Romi Dias

Priscilla
Jared Everleth

Jared Everleth

Tito (4 yrs.)
Bernard Hernandez

Bernard Hernandez

Tito (7 yrs.)
Christopher Becerra

Christopher Becerra

Tito (12-15 yrs.)
Andrea Navedo

Andrea Navedo

Zaida
Ismael Miranda

Ismael Miranda

Hector's Father
Tito Allen

Tito Allen

Singer
Víctor Manuelle

Víctor Manuelle

Ruben Blades
Michael Wright

Michael Wright

Shooting Gallery Man
Cucu Diamantes

Cucu Diamantes

Female Junkie
Marina Durell

Marina Durell

Madrina
Guillermo de Cun

Guillermo de Cun

Priest
Jack Mulcahy

Jack Mulcahy

Doctor
Israel Sanabria

Israel Sanabria

M.C.
Joe Lala

Joe Lala

Band Leader
Domingo Quiñones

Domingo Quiñones

San Juan Promoter
Elliot Santiago

Elliot Santiago

Bouncer
Obie Bermúdez

Obie Bermúdez

Taxi Driver
Glenda Dopazo

Glenda Dopazo

Carmen
Hector A. Leguillow

Hector A. Leguillow

Pianist
Lou Torres

Lou Torres

Pianist 2/Pianist (After hrs.)
Victor Santos

Victor Santos

Pianist 3
Hugo Duran

Hugo Duran

Bassist
Julio Ortiz

Julio Ortiz

Trumpet
Jorge Pupo

Jorge Pupo

Trombone Player
Danny A. Abeckaser

Danny A. Abeckaser

Studio Engineer
Marlon Belcione

Marlon Belcione

Party Goer #1
Arlene Rodriguez

Arlene Rodriguez

Mercedes
Roberto Romero

Roberto Romero

Background Singer #3
Eddie Rosado

Eddie Rosado

Chorus
Chiko Mendez

Chiko Mendez

Chorus
Deirdre Lorenz

Deirdre Lorenz

Willie's Girl
Grant Crawford

Grant Crawford

Interviewer
Luis Eduardo Santiago Diaz

Luis Eduardo Santiago Diaz

Paramedic
Edwin Rivera

Edwin Rivera

Cheetah Solo Dancer
Yomo Toro

Yomo Toro

Self
Eddie Montalvo

Eddie Montalvo

Self
David Marquez

David Marquez

Boogaloo Line Dancer
Jerry Perez

Jerry Perez

Salsa Dancer
Marcus Collins

Marcus Collins

Photographer (uncredited)
Kaly Cordova

Kaly Cordova

Family Member (uncredited)
Abraham De Funes

Abraham De Funes

Family Member (uncredited)
Wanda Ferreiras

Wanda Ferreiras

Fania All-Star Groupie (uncredited)
Luis Galli

Luis Galli

Friend in the bar (uncredited)
Rodyniel Gonzalez

Rodyniel Gonzalez

Dancer in the audience concert (uncredited)
Hristo Hristov

Hristo Hristov

Photographer (uncredited)
Ana Isabelle

Ana Isabelle

Puchi's Friend (uncredited)
Amerindia Laz

Amerindia Laz

Salsa Dancer (uncredited)
Pierangeli Llinas

Pierangeli Llinas

Salsa Dancer (uncredited)
Claudia Lopez

Claudia Lopez

Party goer - Puchi's birthday party (uncredited)
Desiree Ortiz

Desiree Ortiz

Boom Operator (uncredited)
Gloria Parks

Gloria Parks

Salsa Dancer (uncredited)
Martha Peralta

Martha Peralta

Dancer #1 (uncredited)
Robert Resto

Robert Resto

Dancer (uncredited)
Jimmy Santos

Jimmy Santos

Dancer (uncredited)
Charles Santy

Charles Santy

Bartender (uncredited)
Richard Vallejos

Richard Vallejos

Roadie (uncredited)

Crew

Production Companies

R-Caro Productions

R-Caro Productions

Nuyorican Productions

Nuyorican Productions

United States of America

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