Person

Héctor Lavoe

Acting

Known for: Acting
Born: Sep 30, 1946
Died: Jun 29, 1993
From: Ponce, Puerto Rico

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.