HĂ©ctor Lavoe
September 30, 1946 (78 years old) in Ponce, Puerto Rico
HĂ©ctor Juan PĂ©rez MartĂnez, better known as HĂ©ctor 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
Credits
- 2021 ·Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New Yorkas Self (archive footage)
- 2001 ·Héctor Lavoe: Historias Verdaderasas Himself
- 1997 ·From Son to Salsaas (archive footage)
- 1993 ·Fania All Stars: Live In Africa 1974as Himself
- 1983 ·The Last Fightas Self
- 1976 ·Salsaas
- 1972 ·Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)as Self