El Cantante

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. 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.

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
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLeon Ichaso
Written byLeon Ichaso
David Darmstaeder
Todd Anthony Bello
Based onLife of Héctor Lavoe
Produced byJulio Caro
Simon Fields
Jennifer Lopez
David Maldonado
StarringJennifer Lopez
Marc Anthony
Music byMarc Anthony
Jennifer Lopez
Distributed byPicturehouse
Release dates
  • September 12, 2006 (2006-09-12) (Toronto International Film Festival)
  • August 3, 2007 (2007-08-03) (United States)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish
Box office$24,521,532 (including DVD sales)

Distributed by Picturehouse, the film runs for 106 minutes and is rated R for language, sexuality and drug use.

According to Box Office Mojo, El Cantante is the twenty-eighth highest-grossing musical biopic of all time.

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