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Héctor Lavoe
Known for
Acting
Born
September 30, 1946
Birthplace
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died
June 29, 1993 (aged 46)
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.
Best known work
The Last Fight
1983
Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)
1972
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
2021
Fania All Stars: Live In Africa 1974
1993Héctor Lavoe: Historias Verdaderas
2001
Salsa
1976From Son to Salsa
1997
Las caras lindas de Tite Curet
2002Pa'l Pueblo: Fania for the People
Filmography
TBA
2021
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New Yorkas Self (archive footage)
2002
Las caras lindas de Tite Curetas Self (Archive Footage)
2001
Héctor Lavoe: Historias Verdaderasas Himself
1997
From Son to Salsaas (archive footage)
1993
Fania All Stars: Live In Africa 1974as Himself
1983
The Last Fightas Self
1976
1972