Author Description

La Historia del Cantante, Hector Lavoe is a biography written in Spanish, of Latin America's favorite Salsa singer. Hector Lavoe was a folk hero who sang aguinaldos, guaguanco, bomba, cha cha cha, son montuno, seis chorreao, boleros, and la cumbia. The story outlines the rise and fall of a singing sensation and includes the culture, romance, tragic accidents, Santerismo and the Aids affliction he endured. This biography will make you laugh, cry, and wonder how a person can achieve fame and fortune, then lose it all.