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Héctor Lavoe
Acting
September 30, 1946
Died June 29, 1993 (46 years old)
Ponce, Puerto Rico
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Acting Credits
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
2021
as Self (archive footage)
8
Las caras lindas de Tite Curet
2002
as Self (Archive Footage)
10
Héctor Lavoe: Historias Verdaderas
2001
as Himself
7.5
From Son to Salsa
1997
as (archive footage)
10
Fania All Stars: Live In Africa 1974
1993
as Himself
9.5
The Last Fight
1983
as Self
4.7
Salsa
1976
10
Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)
1972
as Self
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