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Héctor Lavoe

Born: 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.

Filmography
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York poster
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
2021 • Self (archive footage)
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Héctor Lavoe: Historias Verdaderas
2001 • Himself
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From Son to Salsa
1997 • (archive footage)
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Fania All Stars: Live In Africa 1974
1993 • Himself
The Last Fight poster
The Last Fight
1983 • Self
Salsa poster
Salsa
1976
Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa) poster
Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)
1972 • Self