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Passion and Pain: The Life of Hector Lavoe

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Passion and Pain: The Life of Hector Lavoe - Shapiro, Marc
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From the poverty-stricken streets of Ponce, Puerto Rico to the vibrant barrios of New York City, HECTOR LAVOE became the singer of all singers, and the driving-force behind the Salsa movement in the mid-1960s. His popularity rivaled that of his contemporaries, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco. Behind the music, Hector's life was filled with drugs, alcohol and women. An endless stream of tragedy plagued him including: a gun-related accident that killed his son, Hector's ninth floor jump from a hotel window and his ...

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Passion and Pain: The Life of Hector Lavoe 2007, St. Martin's Griffin, New York

ISBN-13: 9780312373078

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