El Cantante with Marc Anthony: DVD Cover
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El Cantante Director: Leon Ichaso Cast: Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, John Ortiz, Manny Perez

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  • DVD Release Date: 10/30/2007
  • Original Release: 2006
  • Rating: Rated R
  • Sales Rank: 7,138

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The sound and the heat of El Cantante; Feature commentaries with director Leon Ichaso and writers Todd Anthony Bello and David Darmstaedter

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Disc #1 -- Cantante
1. Opening Sequence [7:40]
2. Better Days [6:21]
3. Happy Birthday [7:06]
4. First Night [6:48]
5. Putit Away [7:13]
6. I Now Pronounce [7:08]
7. 1973 [7:59]
8. Famous [6:37]
9. The Last Time [7:42]
10. Back at It [5:48]
11. El Cantante [:47]
12. Reunion [7:27]
13. 1987 [6:46]
14. Impossible [7:54]
15. Rained Out [8:40]
16. End Credits [6:07]

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Pop icon Marc Anthony steps into the role of Salsa superstar Hector Lavoe in this biopic that follows the singer from his early career success as a Puerto Rican teen sensation to his later status as a New York City Latin idol while also documenting his ongoing struggle against drug and alcohol addiction. Actress and pop star Jennifer Lopez co-stars as Puchi; Lavoe's longtime muse and love interest. Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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January 17, 2008: For those who enjoy Salsa, El Cantante portrays the movement from its Fania roots. The music is excellent and Marc Anthony delivers an amazing performance as Hector Lavoe.

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November 03, 2007: EL CANTANTE missed in the theater run, perhaps because the public is growing weary of 'little person makes good, becomes a celebrity, and aborts a successful life in favor of drugs' stories. But now that the film is available for DVD viewing in the home, the public can appreciate the very fine qualities of this surprise work. And it may not be too late for an Oscar nod for Jennifer Lopez... The film is based on the life of Hector Lavoe (Marc Anthony), the Puerto Rican King of Salsa who gained fame and stardom in the 1970s and 1980s as not only a talented singer but also as a charismatic 'man of the people'. His rise to fame is related in a tremendously effective black and white late in life interview with Hector's wife Puchi (a brilliant role for Jennifer Lopez!) offering in flashback sequences the rise and fall of the King of Salsa, a life cut short by both drug abuse and AIDS. Much of the film is devoted to musical sequences that bristle with the excitement of Salsa music and Anthony carries his role as Lavoe very well. The cast is uniformly excellent with some fine new faces. Write/director Leon Ichaso lets the drama slip a bit in favor of the music, but still the performance of Jennifer Lopez as the smart but sleazy, tacky and wise Puchi is dynamite. The film is far more solid than expected: the opportunity for Lopez to demonstrate her talent is well worth watching. Grady Harp