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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
September 30, 1946
Died
June 29, 1993 (age 46)
Place of Birth
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Also Known As
Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez
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
Film
Salsa
1976
Film
The Last Fight
Self
1983
Film
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
From Son to Salsa
(archive footage)
1997
Film
Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)
Self
1972
Film
Fania All Stars: Live In Africa 1974
Himself
1993
Film
Héctor Lavoe: Historias Verdaderas
Himself
2001
Filmography
2021FilmNueva York: A Musical History of Latin New Yorkas Self (archive footage)2001FilmHéctor Lavoe: Historias Verdaderasas Himself1997FilmFrom Son to Salsaas (archive footage)1993FilmFania All Stars: Live In Africa 1974as Himself1983FilmThe Last Fightas Self1976FilmSalsa1972FilmOur Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)as Self