--- title: 'The Singer (2006)' type: 'film' director: 'León Ichaso' released: '2006-01-01' runtime_minutes: 116 genres: - 'Drama' - 'History' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-singer-2006' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458522/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # The Singer (2006) 2006 · 116 min · Drama, History · United States Original title: El Cantante ## Synopsis El Cantante is a 2006 American biographical drama film directed by Leon Ichaso and starring singers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony. The film is based on the life of the late salsa singer Héctor Lavoe, portrayed by Anthony. The film is told from the viewpoint of Puchi, Hector's wife, portrayed by Lopez. The film premiered at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival, and was released in the United States on August 3, 2007, by Picturehouse. ## Credits - **Producer:** [Jennifer Lopez](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-lopez) - **Director:** [León Ichaso](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-ichaso) - **Screenplay:** [León Ichaso](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-ichaso) - **Original Music Composer:** [Willie Colón](https://cinepixo.com/people/willie-colon) - **Director of Photography:** [Claudio Chea](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudio-chea) ## Cast - [Federico Castelluccio](https://cinepixo.com/people/federico-castelluccio) - [Jennifer Lopez](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-lopez) - [Tony Devon](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-devon) - [Víctor Manuelle](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-manuelle) - [Ismael Miranda](https://cinepixo.com/people/ismael-miranda) - [John Ortiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ortiz) - [Marc Anthony](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-anthony) - [Vincent Laresca](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-laresca) - [Jack Mulcahy](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-mulcahy) - [Jorge Pupo](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorge-pupo) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-singer-2006 Film facts: Wikidata (Q472359); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.