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Fania Records is a New York–based record label founded by Dominican-born composer and bandleader Johnny Pacheco and his American lawyer Jerry Masucci in 1964. The label took its name from a popular lu
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Héctor Lavoe
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Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez, better known as Héctor Lavoe, was a Puerto Rican salsa singer. Widely regarded as one of salsa's most important and influential vocalists, Lavoe played a pivotal role in po
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…Casanova, Rey Reyes, Willie Colón, Celia Cruz, Larry Harlow, Joe Bataan, Ray Barretto, Ralfi Pagan, Luis "Perico" Ortiz, Bobby Valentín, Rubén Blades, Héctor Lavoe, Cheo Feliciano, Adalberto Santiago, Ismael Miranda and many others. In 1968, Pacheco created a supergroup known as the Fania All-Stars that brought…
Lavoe in 1969
Lavoe's grave at Cementerio Civil de Ponce, Bo. Portugués Urbano, Ponce.
Lavoe's statue in Paseo Tablado La Guancha, Ponce, Puerto Rico.