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2026 · Music · Drama
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Film / 2006
El Cantante
Directed by
Leon Ichaso
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Marc AnthonyHector Lavoe
Jennifer LopezPuchi
John OrtizWillie Colon
Manny PerezEddie
Vincent LarescaRalph
Federico CastelluccioJerry Masucci
Nelson VasquezJohnny Pacheco
Antone PagánPapo
Romi DiasPriscilla
Jared EverlethTito (4 yrs.)
Bernard HernandezTito (7 yrs.)
Christopher BecerraTito (12-15 yrs.)
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Andrea NavedoZaida
Ismael MirandaHector's Father
Tito AllenSinger
Víctor ManuelleRuben Blades
Michael WrightShooting Gallery Man
Cucu DiamantesFemale Junkie
Marina DurellMadrina
Guillermo de CunPriest
Jack MulcahyDoctor
Israel SanabriaM.C.
Joe LalaBand Leader
Domingo QuiñonesSan Juan Promoter
Elliot SantiagoBouncer
Obie BermúdezTaxi Driver
Glenda DopazoCarmen
Hector A. LeguillowPianist
Lou TorresPianist 2/Pianist (After hrs.)
Victor SantosPianist 3
Hugo DuranBassist
Julio OrtizTrumpet
Jorge PupoTrombone Player
Danny A. AbeckaserStudio Engineer
Marlon BelcioneParty Goer #1
Arlene RodriguezMercedes
Roberto RomeroBackground Singer #3
Eddie RosadoChorus
Chiko MendezChorus
Deirdre LorenzWillie's Girl
Grant CrawfordInterviewer
Luis Eduardo Santiago DiazParamedic
Edwin RiveraCheetah Solo Dancer
Yomo ToroSelf
Eddie MontalvoSelf
David MarquezBoogaloo Line Dancer
Jerry PerezSalsa Dancer
Marcus CollinsPhotographer (uncredited)
Kaly CordovaFamily Member (uncredited)
Abraham De FunesFamily Member (uncredited)
Wanda FerreirasFania All-Star Groupie (uncredited)
Luis GalliFriend in the bar (uncredited)
Rodyniel GonzalezDancer in the audience concert (uncredited)
Hristo HristovPhotographer (uncredited)
Ana IsabellePuchi's Friend (uncredited)
Amerindia LazSalsa Dancer (uncredited)
Pierangeli LlinasSalsa Dancer (uncredited)
Claudia LopezParty goer - Puchi's birthday party (uncredited)
Desiree OrtizBoom Operator (uncredited)
Gloria ParksSalsa Dancer (uncredited)
Martha PeraltaDancer #1 (uncredited)
Robert RestoDancer (uncredited)
Jimmy SantosDancer (uncredited)
Charles SantyBartender (uncredited)
Richard VallejosRoadie (uncredited)
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