This movie was good, but i find that it centralize too much on drugs and all his personal issues. Yes it was a big factor in hector lavoes life, but i wish they would have concentrated more on what he represented to the people. There are some who say that there is a price to be paid for a gift the greater the gift, the greater the price. This film is about the life of puerto rican singer hector lavoe, salsa singer, who brought salsa music worldwide, has died at the age of 46. Both jennifer lopez and marc anthony do a very good performance, i really enjoy it. For fully twothirds of the film, there isnt enough there either to like. But even when he has it all, lavoe is unable to escape the allure of drugs and his personal pain. Puerto rican singer hector lavoe marc anthony emigrates to the united states and becomes a pioneer of salsa music. Pretty much the sole reason for this movie being made is to highlight the life of hector lavoe from the viewpoint of puchi. The movie ends with hector performing and the credits revealing that he died at the age of 46 of aids, from sharing needles. But now that the film is available for dvd viewing in the home, the public can appreciate the very fine qualities of this surprise work. The film is told from the viewpoint of puchi, hectors wife, portrayed by lopez. The singer is a fictionbasedonfact film that follows lavoes rise and fall as a singer and as a man. The godfather of salsa, hector lavoe marc anthony, with jennifer lopez, rises to the top of the latin music scene, only to become a victim of his.
The movie was in itself sad regarding hectors life, but i felt that more emphasis was needed on the details of his biography than on jennifer lopez biological attributes. In new york, he meets puchi jennifer lopez, who becomes hectors loving but fiery wife. In the film, anthonys wife, producer jennifer lopez, plays puchi, the nuyorican beauty who won lavoes heart. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. If you compare it to all the other films where this was done think elvis, this film far surpasses all of them. He puts aside his own emotive stylings for a more subdued performance on several tracks, including the celebratory mi gente and the mournful escandalo. She narrates their story from the perspective of 2002 the reallife puchi passed away shortly afterwards. They should have named this movie puchi this was the nickname of hectors wife. The music in the movie is infectious and masterful, which is a testament to the art form that hector lavoe helped to create. It revolves around an interview supposedly given by puchi in 2002. The film is based on the life of the late salsa singer hector lavoe, who is portrayed by anthony. Signing with jerry masuccis fania record label, lavoe teams up with trumpeter willie colon john ortiz to perfect the new musical style.
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