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Summary El Cantante celebrates the life and music of the legendary Puerto Rican salsa singer Hector Lavoe, a pioneer of the sound and sensibility that redefined Latin music in the 1960s and 1970s. El Cantante portrays an era when a new sense of national identity and pride took root in Puerto Rican communities across the U.S. Hector Lavoe's music...

El cantante
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 24 Critic Reviews
46
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 106 User Ratings
9.0
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Summary El Cantante celebrates the life and music of the legendary Puerto Rican salsa singer Hector Lavoe, a pioneer of the sound and sensibility that redefined Latin music in the 1960s and 1970s. El Cantante portrays an era when a new sense of national identity and pride took root in Puerto Rican communities across the U.S. Hector Lavoe's music...

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 24 Critic Reviews
46
25% Positive
6 Reviews
63% Mixed
15 Reviews
13% Negative
3 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 24 Critic Reviews
46
25% Positive
6 Reviews
63% Mixed
15 Reviews
13% Negative
3 Reviews

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User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 106 User Ratings
9.0
94% Positive
100 Ratings
4% Mixed
4 Ratings
2% Negative
2 Ratings

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User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 106 User Ratings
9.0
94% Positive
100 Ratings
4% Mixed
4 Ratings
2% Negative
2 Ratings

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Production Company Nuyorican Productions, R-Caro Productions
Release Date Aug 3, 2007
Duration 1 h 46 m
Rating R
Tagline Based on the true story of the King of Salsa, Hector Lavoe.