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Bukika Holmes wrote on October 10, 2009
I learned about Hector Lavoe through the movie La Cantante. I hear a lot about how he was portrayed negatively in the movie but I did not get that impression. Being on drugs does not make you a bad individual but it displays the hurts and pains that were not properly dealt with. We all cope in one way or another and unfortunately, that is how he coped either because he was ignorant of a healthier way or because he did not have the reassurance that he was capable of overcoming his addictions and ultimately his pain. He was truly... Read more
I learned about Hector Lavoe through the movie La Cantante. I hear a lot about how he was portrayed negatively in the movie but I did not get that impression. Being on drugs does not make you a bad individual but it displays the hurts and pains that were not properly dealt with. We all cope in one way or another and unfortunately, that is how he coped either because he was ignorant of a healthier way or because he did not have the reassurance that he was capable of overcoming his addictions and ultimately his pain. He was truly talented and loved. It's unfortunate that he like so many others did not know how much he was loved. He poured it out towards others in his music but did not pour it on himself. May his life be a lesson well learned, the good and the bad and may his music live on in our hearts for years to come.... Collapse
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