'EL CANTANTE' NY Premiere Red Carpet VNR with Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony & Leon Ichaso

'EL CANTANTE' NY Premiere Red Carpet VNR with Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony & Leon Ichaso

                 Satellite Alert - VNR Satellite Feed Tonight    WHAT:    The New York Premiere of "EL CANTANTE" Presented by Picturehouse,             Rums of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Tourism Board, Department of            Economic Development and Puerto Rico Film Commission.    WHO:     Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony & Director, Leon Ichaso    WHEN:    Thursday, July 26th, 2007    WHERE:   AMC 42nd Street - New York City   

EL CANTANTE celebrates the life and music of the legendary Puerto Rican salsa singer Hector Lavoe, a pioneer of the sound and sensibility that redefined Latin music in the 1960s and 1970s. Directed by Leon Ichaso, the film is a labor of love for its stars, Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez, who are both New Yorkers of Puerto Rican descent.

Shepherded to the screen and produced by Lopez, EL CANTANTE portrays an era when a new sense of national identity and pride took root in Puerto Rican communities across the U.S. Hector Lavoe's music was both a soundtrack to and affirmation of that awakening, and his music courses joyfully through EL CANTANTE. The film follows Lavoe's (Marc Anthony) passionate relationship with Puchi (Jennifer Lopez) and his skyrocket to international fame. But even when he has it all, Lavoe is unable to escape the allure of drugs and his personal pain.

EL CANTANTE is directed by Leon Ichaso and stars Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez.

Picturehouse will release EL CANTANTE on August 1, 2007. The film is rated R and runs approximately 116 minutes.

                           SATELLITE COORDINATES:            Thursday, July 26th, 2007 @ 9:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. ET -             GALAXY 26 (C-BAND) TRANSPONDER 17 (Downlink 4040V)                Friday, July 27th @ 5:30 a.m. - 6:00 a.m. ET -             GALAXY 26 (C-BAND) TRANSPONDER 17 (Downlink 4040V)       Trouble #914.804.2274 - Suzanne Marvier/Junket Productions Inc.  

PRNewswire -- July 26

Source: Picturehouse

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