El Cantante (2007)

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R | 1 hr 46 mins | Drama, Biopic, Music | Released: 8/3/2007 |Box Office Total: $7.5M

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Synopsis:

The dramatic-biography of Puerto Rican salsa pioneer Hector Lavoe, one of the biggest Spanish-language singers in the 1970s. The tale follows Lavoe's passionate relationship with his love Puchi, and his skyrocket to international fame. But even when he has it all, Lavoe is unable to escape the allure of drugs and his personal pain.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
8/3/2007

Director	Credit
Leon Ichaso	Director
Cast	Credit
Marc Anthony	Hector Lavoe
Jennifer Lopez	Puchi Lavoe
Federico Castelluccio	Jerry Masucci
Romi Dias	Priscilla
Vincent Laresca	Ralph
Andrea Navedo	Zaida
John Ortiz	Willie Colon
Antone Pagan	Papo
Manny Perez	Eddie
Nelson Vasquez	Johnny Pacheco
Ismael Miranda	Hector's Father
Victor Manuelle	Ruben Blades
Christopher Becerra	Tito (12-15 yrs.)
Bernard Hernandez	Tito (7 yrs.)
Jared Everleth	Tito (4 yrs.)
Tito Allen	Singer
Michael Wright	Shooting Gallery Man
Cucu Diamantes	Female Junkie
Marina Durell	Madrina
Guillermo De Cun	Priest
Jack Mulcahy	Doctor
Israel Sanabria	M.C.
Joe Lala	Band Leader
Domingo Quinones	San Juan Promoter
Elliot Santiago	Bouncer
Obie Bermudez	Taxi Driver
Glenda Dopazo	Carmen
Hector A Leguillow	Pianist
Lou Torres	Pianist 2
Victor Santos	Pianist 3
Hugo Duran	Bassist
Julio Ortiz	Trumpet
Jorge Pupo	Trombone Player
Lou Torres	Pianist (After hrs.)
Danny Abeckaser	Studio Engineer
Marlon Belcione	Party Goer #1
Arlene Rodriguez	Mercedes
Roberto Romero	Background Singer #3
Eddie Rosado	Chorus
Chiko Mendez	Chorus
Deirdre Lorenz	Willie’s Girl
Grant Crawford	Interviewer
Luis Eduardo	Paramedic
Santiago Diaz	Paramedic
Edwin Rivera	Cheetah Solo Dancer
Yomo Toro	Himself
Eddie Montalvo	Himself
Hinton Battle	Boogaloo Line Dancer/Salsa Dancer
Michael Fielder	Boogaloo Line Dancer/Salsa Dancer
Aisha Koswara	Boogaloo Line Dancer/Salsa Dancer
David Marquez	Boogaloo Line Dancer/Salsa Dancer
Candy Mena	Boogaloo Line Dancer/Salsa Dancer
Tito Ortos	Boogaloo Line Dancer/Salsa Dancer
Liz Ramos	Boogaloo Line Dancer/Salsa Dancer
Gisela Rivera	Boogaloo Line Dancer/Salsa Dancer
Carlos Sierra Lopez	Boogaloo Line Dancer/Salsa Dancer
Edwin Rivera	Boogaloo Line Dancer/Salsa Dancer
Grizelle Delvalle	Boogaloo Line Dancer/Salsa Dancer
Billy Fajardo	Boogaloo Line Dancer/Salsa Dancer
Lori Greenhouse	Boogaloo Line Dancer/Salsa Dancer
Flavia Tamara Livolsi	Boogaloo Line Dancer/Salsa Dancer
Jonathan Medero	Boogaloo Line Dancer/Salsa Dancer
Jerry Perez	Boogaloo Line Dancer/Salsa Dancer
Gildred Ribot	Boogaloo Line Dancer/Salsa Dancer
Kelvin Roche	Boogaloo Line Dancer/Salsa Dancer
Tamara Ortos	Boogaloo Line Dancer/Salsa Dancer
Delille Thomas	Boogaloo Line Dancer/Salsa Dancer
Celso Clemente	Musician
Junior Rivera	Musician
Julito Alvardo	Musician
David Oquendo	Musician
Leila Martinez	Musician
Edwin Badea	Musician
Raul A Barretto	Musician
Sam Hoyt	Musician
Willie Colon	Musician
Victor Santiago	Musician
Yamil Otero	Musician
Doel Burgos	Musician
Noelia Cruz	Musician
Ysmael Harlow	Musician
Hector LaVoe	Musician
Duamed Colon	Musician
The Fania Allstars	Musician
Anibal Degracia	Musician
Hector A Leguillow	Musician
Ricardo Rivera	Musician
Humberto Ramirez	Musician
Alfredo Marquez	Musician
George Padilla	Musician
Cesar Ayala	Musician
William Cepeda	Musician
Gadwin Vargas	Musician
Antonio Hernandez	Musician
Victor Gracia	Musician
Charlie Santiago	Musician
Eddie Venegas	Musician
Luis Markovich	Musician
Claudia Chopek	Musician
Pedro Rincon	Musician
Susan Mitchell	Musician
Amalia Dskalakis	Musician
Hugo Duran	Musician
Pete Nater	Musician
Sean Grissom	Musician
Carlito Soto	Musician
Victor Baro	Musician
Julio Ortiz	Musician
Gilbert Colon	Musician
Papo Pepin	Musician
Joe Lala	Musician
Willie Villegas	Musician
Chiko Mendez	Musician
Noah Bles	Musician
Jaime Sabater	Musician
Carlos Acevedo	Musician
Yomo Toro	Musician
Eddie Montalvo	Musician
Richie Viruet	Musician
Pucho Matos	Musician
Jorge Pupo	Musician
Ray Sepulveda	Musician
Manny Mieles	Musician
Oswaldo Cardona	Musician
Erben Perez	Musician
Tito Allen	Musician
Luis Arona	Musician
Michael Montes	Musician
Lou Torres	Musician
Ryan Maldonado	Musician
Anibal Hernandez	Musician
Production Credits	Credit
Jennifer Lopez	Producer
Margo Myers	Co-Producer
Julio Caro	Producer
Simon Fields	Producer
David Maldonado	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Nuyorican Productions	Production Company
R-Caro Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Voltage Pictures	Foreign Distribution Rights
MGN Paradise	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
New Line Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Picturehouse	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Picturehouse	Domestic Distribution Rights
Gulf Film	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Pioneer	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Ster-Kinekor	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Puerto Rico
New York City, New York, USA
Writer	Credit
David Darmstaedter	Story By
Leon Ichaso	Screenplay
Todd Antony Bello	Story By
David Darmstaedter	Screenplay
Todd Antony Bello	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Gracie Cirinna	Assistant Accountant
Gracie Cirinna	Post-Production Accountant
Rosa Garces	Accountant - Accounting Clerk
Jonathan D Wolf	Production Accountant
Carol Pederson	Production Accountant
Jenny Gates	Assistant Accountant - 2nd Assistant Accountant
Rupert Garcia	Post-Production Accountant - Additional Post Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Stephanie Gottlieb	Art Department - Art Department Production Assistant
Coburn Boyd	Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
Sharon Lomofsky	Production Designer
Eva Davy	Scenic Artist - Scenic Foreman
Julia Hickman	Art Department Coordinator
Jennifer Greenberg	Set Decorator
Peter G Hackman	Charge Scenic Painter - Charge Scenic
Nicholas Lundy	Art Director
Mike Leather	Leadman
Francisco Lopez-Franco ('Panchi')	Leadman
Alejandra Martinez	Charge Scenic Painter - Charge Scenic
Kevin Zack	Set Dresser
Zina Torres	Set Decorator
Stephen Shellooe	Scenic Artist - Camera Scenic
Anthony Scalzo	Set Dresser
Jeff Bye	Scenic Artist - Scenic Shop Manager
Pedro Aponte	Scenic Artist - Assistant Scenic Painter
Matt Gamiello	Set Dresser
John Raffaele	Set Dresser
Francisco Martinez ('Pancho')	Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
Juan Guallini	Set Dresser
Ricardo Gonzalez	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Ellyn Long Marshall	Casting
Karen Torres	Casting Associate
Maria E Nelson	Casting
Lee Genick	Casting Associate - Extras Casting Associate
Lisa Rhoden Boyd	Casting - Musician Casting
Zoraida Sanjurjo Lopez	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Gregory Cuozzo	Catering - Chef
David Drieshpoon	Craft Service
Jenean Pasada	Craft Service - Craft Service Assistant
Jose Gomez	Catering - Chef
Liza Ramos Nazario	Catering - Assistant Chef
Leo Rivea	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
David Cole	Colorist - Digital Intermediate Colorist
Hernan Cortes	Video - Video Assist Operator
Rico Alston	Video Playback
David White	Film Lab - Data Scanning
Kevin Melendez	Camera - Camera Intern
Tom Kenny	Lighting Technician - Stage Lighting Designer
John Vladic	Dailies - Dailies Colorist
Carlos Guerra	Assistant Camera - 1st Assistant Camera
Joe Collins	Camera Operator
Anne Carson	Loader - Camera Loader
Eric Liebowitz	Photography - Still Photographer
Pablo Segui Hernandez	Video Assist/Playback - Playback
Claudio Chea	Director of Photography
Jim Passon	Color Timer - Film Color Timer
Dave Thompson	Steadicam Operator
Lukasz Jogalla	Camera Operator
John R MacDonald	Assistant Camera - 1st Assistant B Camera
Edgar Colon	Steadicam Operator
Michael Appel	Lighting Technician - Stage Lighting Designer (New York)
Doug Jaqua	Colorist - Color Science
Craig DeMartini	Film Lab - Data Scanning
Karin Graziani	Camera - Digital Intermediate Services
Ryan Helsley	Camera - Digital Intermediate Services
Willie Estrada	Assistant Camera - 1st Assistant B Camera
Abner Medina	Steadicam Operator - 1st Assistant Steadicam
Michael Barrow	Camera Operator - B Camera Operator
Daniel Yang	Film Lab - Data Scanning
Henry Lynk	Camera Operator - A Camera Operator
Tom Garelick	Film Lab - Data Scanning
Donnie Creighton	Camera - Digital Intermediate Services
Sebastian Almeida	Assistant Camera
Debbie Stampfle	Assistant Camera - 2nd Assistant B Camera
Emilio Guede	Camera Operator - B Camera Operator
Mark Sarte	Film Lab - Data Scanning
Juli Silver Taracido	Assistant Camera - 1st Assistant A Camera
Edgar Colon	Camera Operator - C Camera Operator
Valance Eisleben	Film Lab - Data Conform
Carrie Oliver	Film Lab - Data Conform
Jorge Garrido	Assistant Camera - 1st Assistant B Camera
Jeff Charles	Film Lab - Data Conform
Enrique Puig	Assistant Camera - 1st Assistant D Camera
Enrique Puig	Assistant Camera - 1st Assistant E Camera
Stacy Underhill	Film Lab - Data Conform
Zoraida Luna Luna	Assistant Camera - 2nd Assistant B Camera
David Register	Film Lab - Data Conform
Diane Wright	Film Lab - Data Management
Vince Lavares	Film Lab - Data Management
Kyle DeVriendt	Film Lab - Film Record Service
David Slaughter	Film Lab - Film Record Service
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Union Square Works	Film Financier
Voltage Pictures	Distribution Sales International Sales
Legal	Credit
Irwin M Rappaport	Legal Services
Music	Credit
Hector A Leguillow	Music Coordinator - Musician Coordinator
Tito Pena	Music Engineer - Assistant Engineer
Angelo Torres	Score Mixing - Co-Mixer
Ramon Sanchez	Orchestrations - Orchestral Conductor
Jose Mangual	Vocals
Johnny Pacheco	Song
Hector LaVoe	Original Music
Andres Levin	Music Producer
Michael Jay	Music Editor
Sergio George	Music - Song Arranger
Marc Anthony	Song Performer
Stephen Barber	Music Arranger - String Arrangements
Tracy McKnight	Music Supervisor
Geoff Sanoff	Score Recording
Bobby Valentin	Song
Ken Weiss	Music - Music Consultant
Stephen Barber	Orchestrations
Sergio George	Original Music - Original Recordings Producer
Milton Cardona	Vocals
Papo Sanchez	Score Mixing - Mixer
The Majestic Arrows	Song Performer
Keith Robinson	Music Editor
Hector Rosa	Music Engineer - Studio Engineer
Carl Thiel	Score Recording
Matt Havron	Music Coordinator
Arrow Brown	Song
Hector Rosa	Score Mixing - Mixer
Tito Allen	Vocals
Keith Robinson	Music Engineer
Dan Dzula	Score Recording
Alysia Oakley	Music Coordinator
Antonio L Arroyo	Music - Music Playback
Johnny Colon & His Band	Song Performer
Johnny Colon & His Band	Song
Andres Levin	Music Engineer - Programming
Larry Loewinger	Music - Music Playback
Robert Carranza	Score Mixing - Additional Mixing
Bobby Valentin	Song Performer
Willie Colon	Song
Clark Germain	Score Mixing
Ruben Blades	Song Performer
Hector A Leguillow	Music - Music Consultant
Robert Anglero	Song
Santos Colon	Song Performer
Andres Levin	Score Mixing
Michael Carey Schneider	Music - Music Assistant
Talking Heads	Song Performer
Curet Alonso	Song
Johnny Pacheco	Music - Dialogue
Roberto Cantoral Garcia	Song
Pete Rodriguez ('El Conde')	Song Performer
Barry White	Music
Elena Barcia	Music - Song Translator
Whodini	Song Performer
David Byrne	Song
Hector LaVoe	Song Performer
Steven Evanne Heinstein	Music - Music Assistant (Los Angeles)
Tina Weymouth	Song
Leon Ichaso	Music - Additional Keyboards
Marvin Gaye	Song Performer
Chris Frantz	Song
Jerry Harrison	Song
La Lupe	Song Performer
Nelson Gonzales	Music - Tres
Raymond Angry	Music - Rhodes
Johnny Ortiz	Song
Steven Evanne Heinstein	Song Performer
Joe Cuba	Song Performer
Gene Lake	Music - Drums
John Fletcher	Song
Luis Quintero	Music - Percussions
Jalil Hutchins	Song
Animotion	Song Performer
Michael Dees	Song Performer
Pedro Martinez	Music - Batas
Lawrence Smith	Song
Pedro Martinez	Music - Percussion
Love Unlimited Orchestra	Song Performer
James Nyx	Song
Ron Blake	Music - Saxophone
Iris Chacon	Song Performer
Marvin Gaye	Song
Jimmy Bosch	Music - Trombone
Gabriel Luna de la Fuente	Song
Fernando Lopez Mulens	Song
Alfredfo De La Fe	Music - Violin
Steven Evanne Heinstein	Song
Andy Gonzales	Music - Baby Bass
Edsel Gomez	Music - Piano
Ruben Fuentes	Song
Edsel Gomez	Music - Rhodes
Rafael Cardenas Crespo	Song
Jessica Gilliam-Valls	Music - Bass
Pedro Flores	Song
Sara Nelson	Music - Cello
Jimmy Sabater	Song
Joe Cuba	Song
Ames Asbell	Music - Viola
Michael Des Barres	Song
Tracy Seeger	Music - Violin
Leigh Mohoney	Music - Violin
Holly Knight	Song
Hector LaVoe	Song
Stephen Barber	Music - Piano
Andres Levin	Music - Electric Guitars
Homer Greencastle	Song
Andres Levin	Music - Cuatro
Iris Chacon	Song
Andres Levin	Music - Bass
Andres Levin	Music - Piano
Andres Levin	Music - Music Score Composer
Rolando Ramos	Music
Teddy Holliday III	Music
Carlos Sanchez	Music
Milton Cardona	Music
Steve Berrios	Music
Reynoldo Jorge	Music - Additional Musician
Ozzie Melendez	Music - Additional Musician
Raul Agraz	Music - Additional Musician
Luis Quintero	Music - Additional Musicians
Marc Quinonez	Music - Additional Musician
Sergio George	Music - Additional Musicians
Yomo Toro	Music - Additional Musician
Bobby Allende	Music - Additional Musician
Ray Colon	Music - Additional Musicians
Joseb Tabares	Music - Additional Musician
Milton Jose Tito	Music - Additional Musician
Francois Naste	Music - Temp Score
Physical Effects	Credit
Manny Siverio	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Kellie Morrison	Location Manager
Margo Myers	Unit Production Manager
Ines Mongil-Echandi	Production Supervisor
Michael Hartel	Assistant Location Manager
Francis Powers	Post-Production Coordinator (New York)
Natalia Jenkins	Post-Production - Post-Production Assistant
Kat Donahue	Location Coordinator
M.J. Magbanua	Production Coordinator
Amy Lo	Assistant Production Coordinator
Cesar Quinones	Location Assistant
Coraly Santaliz	Script Supervisor
Michael Toji	Post-Production Supervisor (Los Angeles)
David Wechsler	Assistant Director
Andrew Saxe	Unit Production Manager
Eric Yellin	Assistant Director - Second Assistant Director
yorgo Stathopoulos	Location Assistant
Nini Mazen	Post-Production Supervisor (Los Angeles)
Nick Wenger	Post-Production Coordinator (Los Angeles)
Josias Tapia	Location Manager
Raquel Medina	Production Coordinator
Nathan Fields	Post-Production - Post-Production Assistant
Kathy Ciric	Production Supervisor
Stuart Nicolai	Assistant Location Manager
Kelley Cribben	Post-Production Supervisor (New York)
Lucia Castellano Vega	Production Coordinator
Justin Rosini	Location Assistant
Vivian Rebella	Assistant Location Manager
Adam Weisinger	Assistant Director
Paola Cambo	Assistant Location Manager
Dennis Buckley	Location Assistant - Location Production Assistant
Luis Rosario Albert	Assistant Director - Additional Second 2nd Assistant Director
Ray Figueroa Martinez	Location Assistant - Location Production Assistant
Hector Robles (Toti)	Location Assistant - Location Production Assistant
Giancarlo Rebella	Location Assistant - Location Production Assistant
Publicity	Credit
Blanca Lasalle	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Travis Mackay	ADR - ADR Recordist (Los Angeles)
Michael Morongell	Sound Engineer - Mix Engineer
Brian Dunlop	Assistant Sound Editor
Laura Macias	Foley Artist
Shawn Kennelly	Foley Mixer
Barbara Harris	ADR Voice Casting
Chris David	Rerecording Mixer
Stuart Deutsch	Boom Operator
Paul Cote	Sound - Sound Utility
Sandy Berman	Sound Design - Sound Design & Supervision
Jeff Pullman	Sound Mixer
Martin Schloemer	Sound Recordist - Mixing Recordist
Eric Thompson	ADR Mixer (Los Angeles)
Lisa Varetakis	ADR Editor
Mandell Winter	Foley Editor
Mandell Winter	Sound Effects
Francois Naste	Sound Effects
Mathew Duncan	Sound Recordist - Mixing Recordist
Marshall Garlington	Rerecording Mixer
Jeremy Gordon	ADR Editor
Bobby Johanson	ADR - ADR Engineer (New York)
Douglas Murray	ADR Mixer
Vince Nicastro	Foley Artist
David Hingorany	Sound Engineer - Mix Engineer
Geordy Sincavage	Foley Mixer - Additional Foley Mixer
David Esparza	Sound Design - Sound Design & Supervision
Krissopher Chevannes	ADR - ADR Recordist (New York)
Cynthia Merrill	Foley Artist
Robert C Jackson	ADR Editor
Terry Rodman	Rerecording Mixer
Carlie Bergman	ADR - ADR Recordist
Visual Effects	Credit
Tai Uhlmann	Visual Effects Producer
Terron Pratt	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Coordinator
Rob Roth	Animator - Animation Creative Consultant
Jim Bilz	Special Effects
Conrad V Brink Jr	Special Effects Coordinator
Mike Castillo	Digital Effects Artist - Digital Composite and Paint
Chris Kairalla	Animator
Charlie Bonilla	Special Effects
Mary Stuart	Visual Effects Producer
Bruce Mann	Digital Effects Artist - Digital Composite and Paint
Phillip Palousek	Visual Effects - VFX Coordinator
Rafael Perez	Special Effects
Brian Finney	Animator
Mai Suzuki	Digital Effects Artist - Digital Composite and Paint
Mandy Arnold	Digital Effects Artist - Digital Composite and Paint
Enid Dalkoff	Digital Effects Artist - Digital Artist
Brent Prevatt	Digital Effects Artist - Digital Artist
Mark Robben	Digital Effects Artist - Digital Artist
Lori Freitag	Digital Effects Artist - Digital Artist
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Mitzi Haralson	Costumer
Sandi Figueroa	Wardrobe Supervisor
Mandy Lyons	Hair Stylist
Stephanie Biear	Seamstress Supervisor - Head Seamstress
Scott Barnes	Makeup Artist
Sandra Hernandez	Costume Designer
Ngina Bowen	Key Costumer
Keia Bounds	Costume Coordinator - Costume Department Coordinator
Corey Parker	Costume Department - Costume Department Production Assistant
David Zambrana	Assistant Costume Designer
Gladyris Silva	Assistant Costume Designer
Nuria Sitja	Makeup Artist
Mayra Morales	Costume Coordinator - Costume Department Coordinator
Maria Socorro Perez	Seamstress Supervisor - Seamstress
Carmia Marshall	Wardrobe Supervisor
Donna Fischetto	Hair Stylist
Careen Fowles	Costumer
Persefone Karakosta	Makeup Artist
Annemarie M Bradley	Hair Stylist
Monica Ruiz Ziegler	Costumer
Robin Day	Hair Stylist
Katalina Iturralde	Costumer - Assistant Costumer
Sandra Hakim	Makeup Artist
Marielena Ramirez	Makeup Artist
Elba Z Rodriguez	Costumer - Assistant Costumer
Loida Jeannot	Hair Stylist
Margarita Jeannot	Hair Stylist - Assistant Hair Stylist
Michelle Rodriguez	Costumer - Assistant Costumer
Blanca Nieves	Makeup Artist - Assistant Make Up Artist
Jearim Miranda	Hair Stylist - Assistant Hair Stylist
Aida Pizarro	Makeup Artist - Assistant Make Up Artist
Mitzy Ann Ramirez	Costumer - Assistant Costumer
Ali Lammari	Costumer - Assistant Costumer
Marta Lila Cintron	Makeup Artist - Assistant Make-up Artist
Loida Viera	Costumer - Assistant Costumer

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