Héctor Lavoe

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.

Known For

The Last Fight

as Self

Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)

as Self

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

as Self (archive footage)

Fania All Stars: Live In Africa 1974

as Himself

Héctor Lavoe: Historias Verdaderas

as Himself

Salsa

From Son to Salsa

as (archive footage)

Pa'l Pueblo: Fania for the People

as Self