Who was Hector Lavoe in real life & was he really the real king of Salsa?

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think that Hector Lavoe was one of the most famous singers in decades & he is known as "El cantante", actually he is dead from drugs but his songs will go on.

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Héctor was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico to Pachita and Luis Perez, and raised in the Machuelito barrio of the city. He was inspired early in life by his musically-talented family. His grandfather Don Juan Martínez was a singer of controversial songs, which often went from vocal conflict to physical confrontations. His uncle was a well-known tres player in Ponce. His mother Pachita was well known among her family and townspeople for her beautiful singing voice. His father Luis supported his wife and eight children by singing and playing guitar with trios and big bands. Héctor would also be influenced by Puerto Rican singers such as Jesus Sanchez Erazo -also known as "Chuíto el de Bayamón"- one of the island's most successful folk singers, and Daniel Santos. Later in his life, he would have the honor of recording songs with both artists.

Héctor attended the local Juan Morel Campos Public School of Music where the saxophone was the first instrument he learned to play. Among his classmates were Jose Febles and multi-instrumentalist Papo Lucca. (Jose Febles wrote most of the horn charts for "Rican-Struction", considered by many to be the best album to ever come out of the New York Salsa scene). One of his teachers would strictly demand good diction, stage presence and manners from him - something that suited him well later on - claiming that as a bolero singer, Héctor would become a superstar. By the age of 14, however, Héctor dropped out of school and sang with a ten-piece band. He moved permanently to New York on May 3, 1963, against his father's wishes. It would take many more years before Héctor was able to reconcile with his father.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9ctor…

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dam he knows a lot problably he likes salsa just like my big bruv who so luvs salsa!!!!!! but anyway the thing is that i'm not into salsa but i'm into rock!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)