My Opinion on El Cantante (Lonny Bramzon)

My Opinion on El Cantante (Lonny Bramzon)
First of all, this was the story of the man, Hector Lavoe, told from the perspective of his wife, Pucci.
This is not a mean to be a story about the beauty of Latin Culture, nor is it a documentary about Latin Artists coming up in New York. If it was, you would have heard about all of the other Fania artists.
Remember, this movie was about the life, marriage, struggle, and fate of Hector and Pucci.
It is a very personal story about a very personal struggle. . . Salsa was really just the backdrop of this story.
This movie is not an altruistic quest to spread the high moral and cultural standards of salsa?
To me, this music is very important and beautiful. . . to be perfectly honest, though, most people don't really give a sh*t about this music - they are much more interested in a powerful human story that everybody could relate to on some level.
Another point - why are salseros so concerned with an American family in a small town in middle America giving a shit about salsa?
Why should we all be such self righteous salsa missionaries?
These are two phenomenal Latin artists who are spreading their art of film-creation, acting, and music. For them to even conceive this film and bring it to the popular American big screen, is a tremendous tribute to Hector Lavoe.
This movie is powerful, and the cinematography is excellent. You would be a fool to miss this one.
-Lonnyhttp://www.myspace.com/eldefensor