   hÃ©ctor juan pÃ©rez martÃ­nez (september 30, 1946 â june 29, 1993), better known as hÃ©ctor lavoe, was a puerto rican salsa singer. .jennifer lopez re-unites with marc anthony at kids' school. enakeno oju. daily times. 20 june 2013. retrieved 13 january 2014. lavoe was born and raised in the machuelo abajo sector of ponce, puerto rico. early in his life, he attended the ponce free school of music, today the instituto de mÃºsica juan morel campos,juan morel campos music institute. and developed an interest inspired by jesÃºs sÃ¡nchez erazo. he moved to new york city on 3 may 1963, when he was almost 17 years old. on his first week living in the city, he worked as the singer of a sextet formed by roberto garcÃ­a. during this period, he performed with several other groups, including orquesta new york, kako all-stars, and the johnny pacheco band. in 1967, lavoe joined willie colÃ³n's band and performed as the band vocalist. with the willie colÃ³n band, lavoe recorded several hit songs, including "el malo" and "canto a borinquen". lavoe moved on to become a soloist and formed his own band, where he performed as lead vocals. as a s
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