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El Cantante (106m, U S A)
dir. by Leon Ichaso
Staring: Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony
Synopsis:
The rise and fall of salsa singer, Héctor Lavoe (1946-1993), as told from the
perspective of his wife Puchi, who looks back from 2002. In the early 1960s, Héctor
arrives in New York from Ponce, Puerto Rico. Success comes quickly. "The more he
grew as an artist," Puchi says, "the more he sank as a person." It's a tale of talent -
creating salsa with Willie Colón, with the Fania All Stars, and as a soloist - and a story
of disintegration - fueled by drugs, alcohol, partying, and depression. Puchi's voice -
proud and querulous - dominates off-stage as Héctor's does on. Written by
{jhailey@hotmail.com} and found on: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458522/plotsummary
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