He died on june 29, 1993 in new york city, new york, usa. 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. Its still has a loop in reference on his life, but must all the questions and doubts are clear on the book. Hector juan perez martinez 30 september 1946 29 june 1993, better known as hector lavoe, was a puerto rican salsa singer. After moving to new york aged 17 he collaborated with willie colon on johnny pachecos fania label to produce more than 10 albums over an 8 year period until 1974 and then went on to even greater fame working on his own. Hector lavoe born hector juan perez martinez, september 30, 1946 in ponce, puerto rico and died june 29, 1993 in new york city was an enormously talented puerto rican salsa singer. A leading light of new york citys salsa movement, hector lavoe was an icon of boricua pride. Fania allstars biografia, historia y legado musical. Il est mort du sida le 29 juin 1993, a 46 ans seulement. The story outlines the rise and fall of a singing sensation and includes the culture, romance. Aug 20, 2007 the content on the book is extraordinary on a true live. We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations.
Hector lavoe vive mi historia hector lavoe facebook. Umpg publishing, amra, umpi, kobalt music publishing, latinautor, and 8 music rights societies. The content on the book is extraordinary on a true live. Hector juan perez martinez born september 30th, 1946 in ponce, puerto rico. The film is based on the life of the late salsa singer hector lavoe, who is portrayed by anthony. The film is told from the viewpoint of puchi, hectors wife, portrayed by lopez. Hector lavoe was born on september 30, 1946 in ponce, puerto rico as hector juan perez martinez.