Based on the true story of the King of Salsa, Hector Lavoe.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, John Ortiz, Manny Perez, Federico Castelluccio, Nelson Vasquez |
Director |
Leon Ichaso |
Screenplay | Leon Ichaso, David Darmstaeder, Todd Bello |
Music | Willie Colón, Andrés Levin |
Cinematography | Claudio Chea |
Editing | David Tedeschi |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2006 |
Produced by | Nuyorican Productions, R-Caro Productions |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Medium | Scroll down for embedded trailer
Sex / Nudity |
Violence |
Blood / Gore / Gross |
Guns / Weapons |
Profanity |
Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Diane de Beer | 10 | |
Die Burger Francois Bloemhof | 1 | |
Cape Times Michael Philips Music beats plot in this sad tale. | 5 | |
The Citizen Annette Bayne More vice than voice | 15 | |
24.com Natalie Sineke The fact that Lopez and Anthony are actually married and are in fact both musicians makes it all too loaded and reduces the impact of what is otherwise a dazzling film. | 10 | |
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert If you're a fan of Hector Lavoe and Latin music, or Lopez and Anthony, you'll want to see El Cantante for what's good in it. Otherwise, you may be disappointed. | 10 | |
eye Weekly Philip Brown The movie wants to be an honest biopic on pioneering 1970s salsa singer Hector Lavoe, but the stunt casting is so distracting that is hard to think of the characters as anyone other than Lopez and Anthony. El Cantante is a misfire, pure and simple. | 5 | |
ScreenIt Entertaining to hear but otherwise a by the books biopic about the highs and lows of musical fame. | 8 | |
Metacritic.com 24 critics | 9 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 91 critics | 10 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer El Cantante adheres to the most basic conventions of the musical biopic, rendering it indistinguishable from others of its ilk. | 5 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 1468 Netizens | 10 | |
Average .. 41% | 8 |