Person

Héctor Lavoe

Actor 1946-09-30 Ponce, Puerto Rico

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
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The Last Fight

The Last Fight

1983 · Self

Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)

Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)

1972 · Self

Salsa

Salsa

1976 · Movie

Las caras lindas de Tite Curet

Las caras lindas de Tite Curet

2002 · Self (Archive Footage)

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

2021 · Self (archive footage)

Fania All Stars: Live In Africa 1974

1993 · Himself

From Son to Salsa

1997 · (archive footage)

Héctor Lavoe: Historias Verdaderas

2001 · Himself