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Héctor Lavoe
- Born
- 30 September 1946 (46 years old)
- Died
- 29 June 1993
- Place of birth
- Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Gender
- Male
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.
