Year: 2006

Director: Leon Ichaso

Cast: Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, Federico Castelluccio, Vincent Laresca, John Ortiz

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 Colòn...