My favorite artist is Hector J. Perez Martinez "Lavoe" he was a salsa and bolero singer also known as El Cantante de los Cantantes. He was born and raised in the Machuelito sector of Ponce PR. Early in his life he attended to a local music school. He moved to NY and he joinedas vocalist in a group of Orchestra New York , Kako All- Star and Jonny Pacheco owner of Fania Records. In 1967 he met a salsa musician and band leader Willie Colon suggested the Lavoe recorded on track of Colon first album El Malo. In 1970 Colon and Lavoe recorded the of two ''Asalto Navidenos'' albums. In 1973 he became the band leader to his own orchestra. Lavoe was also present in three movies filmed and produced by Fania Records these were Fania All Starts Our Latin Thing, Fania All Starts Live in Africa. His first solo albums was called La Voz. Hector died on June 29 1993 at a hospital in New York City. The cause of death was diagnosed as a complication cause by HIV. Some of the albums are La Voz 1975, De Ti Depende (1976), Comedia (1978), Feliz Navidad (1979), Recordando a Felipe Pirela (1979), Revento (1985), Strikes Back (1987). One of the recognitions is the film of El Cantante produced by two of the most promminent celebrities in the musical genre Salsa Artist Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez.
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