Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Ponce, Puerto Rico
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Movie Involvements: 4
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Last Fight
(1983) SelfOur Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)
(1972) SelfNueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
(2021) Self (archive footage)From Son to Salsa
(1997) (archive footage)Acting
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2021 | Self (archive footage) | |
2001 | Himself | |
1997 | (archive footage) | |
1993 | Himself | |
1983 | Self | |
1976 | N/A | |
1972 | Self | |
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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