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BornSeptember 30, 1946
DiedJune 29, 1993 (age 46)
Place of birthPonce, Puerto Rico
Film credits9
Héctor Lavoe
DeceasedKnown for Acting
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.
Filmography
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Las caras lindas de Tite Curet
2002
as Self (Archive Footage)
- No poster
Héctor Lavoe: Historias Verdaderas
2001
as Himself
- No poster
From Son to Salsa
1997
as (archive footage)
- No poster
Fania All Stars: Live In Africa 1974
1993
as Himself
The Last Fight
1983
as Self
Salsa
1976
Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)
1972
as Self
- No poster
Pa'l Pueblo: Fania for the People
Unreleased
as Self