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El cantante
Based on the true story of the King of Salsa, Hector Lavoe
Based on the true story of the King of Salsa, Hector Lavoe
Drama, History, Music - 2006
5.5
25%
46
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.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
116 min
Release date:
12 Sep 2006
Country:
US
Languages:
Spanish, English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
N/A

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
Marc Anthony plays the smack-addicted singer, who has some dynamite numbers but not much to say for himself.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
9 Aug 2007
fresh:
I would have liked to have seen a more in-depth look at the salsa movement. Still, we do get a lot of great music, and Anthony is a natural onscreen in a tailor-made role.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
9 Aug 2007
rotten:
El Cantante has to legitimize its subject before it can immortalize him; and in the effort, it makes the mistake of letting a star get in the way of the truth.
– Mark Lepage,
Globe and Mail,
17 Aug 2007
rotten:
This may be one of the very few biopics in which the subject is marginalized to the point of irrelevance.
– Geoff Pevere,
Toronto Star,
17 Aug 2007
rotten:
This messy, maudlin portrait of the decline and decline of Puerto Rico-born salsa star Hector Lavoe wavers uncertainly between cable channel biopic and socially concerned drug movie.
– Wally Hammond,
Time Out,
5 Sep 2008
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