Héctor Lavoe
Known for ActingBorn 1946-09-30 — died 1993-06-29Ponce, 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
Salsa
1976
Pa'l Pueblo: Fania for the People
as Self
The Last Fight
1983 · as Self
Las caras lindas de Tite Curet
2002 · as Self (Archive Footage)
Fania All Stars: Live In Africa 1974
1993 · as Himself
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
2021 · as Self (archive footage)
From Son to Salsa
1997 · as (archive footage)
Héctor Lavoe: Historias Verdaderas
2001 · as Himself
Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)
1972 · as Self