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| Release Date: |
August 3, 2007 |
| On DVD: |
October 30, 2007 |
| Genre: |
Drama |
| Running Time: |
106 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for drug use, pervasive language and some sexuality. |
| Director: |
Leon Ichaso |
| Writer: |
Todd Antony Bello, David Darmsteder, Leon Ichaso |
| Cast: |
Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Federico Castelluccio, Romi Dias, Vincent Laresca |
A biopic on Hector Lavoe, who was one of the biggest Spanish-language singers in the 1970s, but personal tragedy and a heroin addiction left him penniless and dying from complications from AIDS. Known as salsa's bad boy, he had a crystal-clear voice and an incomparable talent for improvisation. Read more
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Movie Review
Grade: C-
I'm only part way through El Cantante, but I don't know if I can make it to the end. It's not that the movie is dreadful; it's just that we've seen this type of story so many times before. And by "so many times before", I mean so, so, so, so, so many times before.
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Movie Review, by Nuyorican in Miami
August 6, 2007
Hector Lavoe was a legend and along with being a legend comes all the baggage that one carries. The movie provides an insight into the legend's life, with the ups and mostly downs of his personal life and career. Great soundtrack. Loved J Lo's performance as a strong Puertorican woman. Marc brought forth Hector's spirit.
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