Skip Nav  El Cantante: Not Entirely Horrible  I walked out of El
Cantante having learned a little bit about the life of Hector
Lavoe and a little bit about the birth of Salsa music, but not
enough about either. To be honest, I was expecting a lot worse
and the movie really wasn't completely atrocious. It just wasn't
any good. How's that for a rave review?  As one of the few sorry
people who actually suffered through Gigli I will say that El
Cantante is not nearly as bad as that 2003 monstrosity. That
being said, neither Jennifer Lopez or Marc Anthony has the
acting ability to carry a movie, especially one that sets out to
tell such an intense story. In the end, J Lo's Newyorican
Productions' first film is a lengthy music video-like tribute to
the biopic, which runs the gamut of cliches but ultimately sheds
little new light on the genre. To read the rest of my review
just read more  The film is narrated by Jennifer Lopez, who
plays Puchi Lavoe, Salsa sensation Hector Lavoe's (Marc Anthony)
wife. This should ha