Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)
Person· Acting
Héctor Lavoe
- Born
- September 30, 1946
- Died
- June 29, 1993
- From
- Ponce, Puerto Rico
Also known as
Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez
Biography
Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez, better known as Héctor Lavoe, was a Puerto Rican salsa singer. Lavoe is considered to be possibly the best and most important singer and interpreter in the history of salsa music because he helped to establish the popularity of this musical genre in the decades of 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
