El Cantante
A biopic on Hector Lavoe, who was one of the biggest Spanish-language singers in the 1970s, but personal tragedy and a heroin addiction left him penniless and dying from complications from AIDS.
Known as salsa's bad boy, he had a crystal-clear voice and an incomparable talent for improvisation.
Directed by
Leon Ichaso
Cast
Marc Anthony - Hector Lavoe
Jennifer Lopez - Puchi
Federico Castelluccio - Jerry Masucci
Romi Dias - Priscilla
Vincent Laresca - Ralph
Andrea Navedo - Puchi's Sister
John Ortiz Willie - Colon
Antone Pagan - Papo
Manny Perez - Eddie
Nelson Vasquez - Johnny Pacheco
Production Co.
R-Caro Productions
Nuyorican Productions
Produced by
Jennifer Lopez
Julio Caro
Simon Fields
Studio
Picturehouse
Writer
Leon Ichaso
David Darmstaeder
Music
Willie Colon
Andres Levin
