El cantante
2006 · Movie · 116 min · ★ 7.2 · 36% critics
A salsa singer’s rapid rise to fame is revisited years later through his wife’s memories, tracing the highs of success alongside mounting personal struggles. As the music scene grows around them, their relationship is tested by pressure, addiction, and the cost of celebrity.
Also known as The Singer
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-09-12
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Critic score
- 36/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (127 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an intense, music-driven biopic about fame and personal collapse, similar to Cadillac Records; Not for you if constant strong language or a fragmented, spouse-focused perspective will frustrate you.
Pros: powerful salsa performances; intense emotional moments; lively music scene | Cons: heavy profanity; conventional biopic beats; can feel confusing
Themes
- dancing
- 1970s
- blunt
- salsa
- dramatic
- celebratory
Cast & crew
Marc Anthony
as Hector Lavoe
Jennifer Lopez
as Puchi
John Ortiz
as Willie Colon
Manny Perez
as Eddie
Vincent Laresca
as Ralph
Federico Castelluccio
as Jerry Masucci
Nelson Vasquez
as Johnny Pacheco
Antone Pagán
as Papo
Romi Dias
as Priscilla
- JE
Jared Everleth
as Tito (4 yrs.)
Directed by Leon Ichaso