El Cantante
2007 biographical film directed by Leon Ichaso / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the albums, see El Cantante (Andrés Calamaro album) and El Cantante (Marc Anthony album). For the Héctor Lavoe song, see El Cantante (song).
El Cantante (The Singer) is a 2006 biographical film which stars singers Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez. The film is based on the life of the late salsa singer Héctor Lavoe, who is portrayed by Anthony.[2] The film is told from the viewpoint of Puchi, Hector's wife, portrayed by Lopez. Initially debuting at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2006, El Cantante was released on August 3, 2007.
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El Cantante | |
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Directed by | Leon Ichaso |
Written by | Leon Ichaso David Darmstaeder Todd Anthony Bello |
Based on | Life of Héctor Lavoe |
Produced by | Julio Caro Simon Fields Jennifer Lopez David Maldonado |
Starring | Jennifer Lopez Marc Anthony |
Music by | Marc Anthony Jennifer Lopez |
Distributed by | Picturehouse |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | English Spanish |
Box office | $24,521,532 (including DVD sales)[1] |
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Distributed by Picturehouse, the film runs for 106 minutes and is rated R for language, sexuality and drug use.[3]
According to Box Office Mojo, El Cantante is the twenty-eighth highest-grossing musical biopic of all time.[4]