The movie is about the life of hector lavoe mark antony from the point of view of his wife puchi jennifer lopez. After the premiere in the island, leslie perez, the daughter of. Well, jennifer lopez appeared on the tonigth show, with jay leno promoting one of her movies. Marc anthony, jennifer lopez, john ortiz, manny perez. Jennifer lopez and marc anthony give performances that are oscar worthy. This film is a tribute to salsa and to hector lavoe the voice. Distributed by picturehouse, the film runs for 106 minutes and is rated r for language. Sep 25, 2006 jennifer lopez on her movie with marc anthony. Lavoe was known, and is still considered a hero to salsa fans, famed for the artistry of his vocals and the intensity of his rhythm, as well as his involvement with famous salsa musician willie colon during the early 70s were high points for salsa, and they. 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.
Lo more screen time, an aesthetic decision than allows her gentleyetdetermined presence to play off of anthonys troubled lavoe. Initially debuting at the toronto international film festival on. Aug 08, 2007 late salsa star hector lavoe was, perhaps, largely unknown to mainstream american music lovers. It was fun to see jennifer lopez and marc anthony with solid performances. Dec 05, 2005 jennifer lopez and husband marc anthony will star together in a musicbased movie based on the life of iconic puerto rican singer hector lavoe. I was hoping for more insight into who hector was, where he came from, and how he got to be such an awesome singer. Aug 03, 2007 the opening of leon ichasos biopic of salsa star hector lavoe has a buzzy vitality that doesnt prepare you for what a drag the rest of the movie is. Husband and wife in real life, anthony and lopez reveal a convincing chemistry, and the movie bolsters the puchi role to give j. Jennifer lopez moviesthe full list of films starring.
The life story of hector lavoe who started the salsa movement in 1975. New hector lavoe salsa movie with marc anthony and jennifer. With marc anthony, jennifer lopez, john ortiz, manny perez. Strictly looking at her filmography and its attendant tomatometers, lopez isnt top billing when it comes to oscar contention, but her new film, wall street femme heist flick hustlers, is just the vehicle for a goldstudded getaway. In the film, anthonys wife, producer jennifer lopez, plays puchi, the nuyorican beauty who won lavoes heart. The focus of the movie was too much on hector s drug problems and to a lesser degree his womanizing. The life story of hector lavoe who started the salsa movement in 1975 and. The film is told from the viewpoint of puchi, hectors wife, portrayed by lopez. Jennifer lopez just got her first golden globe nomination for hustlers, but shes been killing it on the big screen for years. Jennifer lopez plays his wife, puchi, and we see the trials and tribulations of a marriage that was shaky at best. Even without the film, the soundtrack stands as an earnest homage to a tragic icon. The movie ends with hector performing and the credits revealing that he died at the age of 46 of aids, from sharing needles. I thought jennifer lopez and marc anthony did a really good job with this movie and i think marc looked a lot like the real hector, having looked at lavoes.
Nilda lavoe, more commonly known as puchi lavoe, was working on voiceover recordings for a movie about her deceased husband hector lavoe s life prior to her death. The movie was in itself sad regarding hector s life, but i felt that more emphasis was needed on the details of his biography than on jennifer lopez biological attributes. Jennifer lopez plays puchi, and shes a much bigger star than her own reallife husband, marc anthony, who. A salsa star who couldnt keep drugs out of the mix sfgate. Hector lavoe is widely considered one of the most influential singers in the history of salsa music. The film is based on the life of the late salsa singer hector lavoe, who is portrayed by anthony. It doesnt matter where she was raised, cause she got me now. 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 musical numbers are beautifully shot and edited.
I dont know what movie they want to see, because this is the truth, lopez told reporters during the films hollywood premiere. Still, hector lavoe never lost the love and support of his friends and public. Late salsa star hector lavoe was, perhaps, largely unknown to mainstream american music lovers. The definitive ranking of jennifer lopezs onscreen. The following list offers a taste of hector lavoe s amazing repertoire.
Hector lavoe marc anthony performs an outdoor concert in puerto rico with his girlfriend puchi jennifer lopez dancing at his side. Criticism and controversy have trailed jennifer lopez and marc anthony in recent days as they made their way across country to attend advance screenings for. Every aspect of this movie is whats right and wrong with the human condition, fame, talent, and love. Nilda lavoe, more commonly known as puchi lavoe, was working on voiceover recordings for a movie about her deceased husband hector lavoes life prior to her death. This movie is basically the life and tragedy of the puerto rican salsa singer, hector lavoe. Jennifer lopez and husband marc anthony will star together in a musicbased movie based on the life of iconic puerto rican singer hector lavoe. The life story of hector lavoe who started the salsa movement in 1975 and brought it to the united states.
Golden globenominee jennifer lopez maid in manhattan, selena costars as puchi, lavoes longtime muse and love interest. Marc anthony does a good job of impersonating lavoe and giving us a look into his demons alcohol, drugs, jealous fantasy. An obvious labor of love for ichaso and producerstar jennifer lopez, the film recounts lavoes basic arc he moved to new york from ponce, puerto. The film is based on the life of the late salsa singer hector lavoe, who is. May 18, 2019 hector lavoe is widely considered one of the most influential singers in the history of salsa music. The movie is about the life of hector lavoe marc anthony from the point of view of his wife puchi jennifer lopez. The film follows lavoes marc anthony passionate relationship with puchi. Marc anthony stars as salsa legend, hector lavoe, alongside reallife wife jennifer lopez as puchi hectors wife. Marc anthony hector lavoe, jennifer lopez puchi lavoe, john ortiz willie colon, manny perez eddie, vincent laresca ralph and federico castelluccio jerry masucci. Puchi is a big part of the problem, probably for lavoe and definitely for the movie. Superstars jennifer lopez and marc anthony headline a film as emotional, powerful and driving as the man and music whose story it tells, hector lavoe and the. May 16, 20 golden globenominee jennifer lopez maid in manhattan, selena costars as puchi, lavoe s longtime muse and love interest. 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. In new york, he meets puchi jennifer lopez, who becomes.
All jennifer lopez movies ranked rotten tomatoes movie. The following list offers a taste of hector lavoes amazing repertoire. Rojo free western movie full movie english cowboy film. I shows his personal life in those areas that affected her the most. While some people dont think much of the way the movie is presented i think is very realistic and well acted.
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