El Cantante (song)
"El Cantante" is the 1978 signature song of Puerto Rican salsa singer Héctor Lavoe and first single of the album "Comedia". The song was written by Rubén Blades and produced by Willie Colón. The 2006 movie about Lavoe's life, "El Cantante", takes its title from the song. Ángel López version. In late 2004 Puerto Rican singer Ángel López released a cover of the song as a solo artist after being the lead singer of the group Son By Four. His version had airplay success in the U.S. Tropical Charts by Billboard.