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Starring Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony
Directed by Leon Ichaso (Piñero)
Produced by Julio Caro, Simon Fields, Jennifer Lopez and David Maldonado
Written by Leon Ichaso, David Darmstaeder and Todd Anthony Bello
El Cantante is the dramatic-biography of Puerto Rican salsa pioneer Hector Lavoe. The film follows Lavoe’s (Anthony) passionate relationship with Puchi (Lopez) 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.