Héctor Lavoe
Acting
Born
Sep 30, 1946
From
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died
Jun 29, 1993
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 — Acting
8.0
2021
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
Self (archive footage)
1976
Salsa
4.0
1983
The Last Fight
Self
8.0
1972
Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)
Self
1997
From Son to Salsa
(archive footage)
9.5
1993
Fania All Stars: Live In Africa 1974
Himself
Pa'l Pueblo: Fania for the People
Self
7.5
2001
Héctor Lavoe: Historias Verdaderas
Himself