<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nHector Lavoe had a net worth of $1 million.<\/strong> With no formal musical training, Hector Lavoe made so much money in his active days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Quick Facts of H\u00e9ctor Juan P\u00e9rez Mart\u00ednez<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nName:<\/strong><\/td>H\u00e9ctor Juan P\u00e9rez Mart\u00ednez<\/td><\/tr> Also Known As:<\/strong><\/td>Hector Lavoe, El Cantante De Los Cantantes<\/td><\/tr> Wife:<\/strong><\/td>Nilda Puchi Roman Perez (aka Nilda Lavoe)<\/td><\/tr> Net Worth:<\/strong><\/td>$1 million<\/td><\/tr> Date of Birth:<\/strong><\/td>1946-09-30<\/td><\/tr> Date of Death:<\/strong><\/td>June 29, 1993<\/td><\/tr> Height:<\/strong><\/td>6 ft 6 in<\/td><\/tr> Profession:<\/strong><\/td>Singer<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/span>H\u00e9ctor Lavoe\u2019s Biography<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nH\u00e9ctor Lavoe was born H\u00e9ctor Juan P\u00e9rez Mart\u00ednez on September 30, 1946, to his parents; Francisca (Pachita) Mart\u00ednez and Luis P\u00e9rez, in Ponce, Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was indeed a matter of heredity for the singer who grew up in a family of musically inclined people. His father was very good with the guitar and his mother was known for her unique singing voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hector toed the line of his parents and made a career out of his passion for music. He attended Juan Morel Campos Public School of Music where his inclination to music continued to develop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Influenced by Jes\u00fas S\u00e1nchez Erazo and Daniel Santos, he soon quit school and set his sail towards a singing career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hector Lavoe Wife, Son, Net Worth, Daughter, Death Cause & More<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn 1963, he moved to New York City and started out as the vocalist of a sextet formed by Roberto Garcia. He was 17 at the time and collaborated with music groups like Orquesta New York, Kako All-Stars, and Johnny Pacheco who co-owned Fania Records. Hector came in contact with Willie Colon, a salsa musician in 1967.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After several talks with Willie, Lavoe was recorded on a track of Colon\u2019s first album El Malo.<\/em> Lavoe\u2019s voice and carriage were indeed the best and Colon held on to the precious gift he had received \u2013 Lavoe.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe album was finally released and it was a huge commercial success that shot both Colon and Lavoe to prominence and pushed them to great financial heights too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They both counted in millions following the success of the album. The two embarked on several tours promoting the album and subsequent ones that immediately followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1973 Lavoe went solo and led his own band and started touring with the band, performing their own songs. He recorded songs like \u201cEl Cantante\u201d, \u201cBandolera\u201d and \u201cEl peri\u00f3dico de Ayer\u201d and many others in his solo career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During this time, he also performed as an invited vocalist in the Fania All-Stars and recorded many songs with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>About Hector Lavoe Wife, His Sons, Daughter & Grandson<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nHector Lavoe Wife, Nilda Lavoe (aka Puchi Lavoe) died in 2002, nine years after the death of her husband. Her full maiden na is Nilda Puchi Roman Perez and She was 52 years old when she died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While filming a documentary \u2018El Cantante\u2019 on her late husband, Nilda Puchi Rom\u00e1n tragically fell off her 14th story window, and died, having suffered severe head trauma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hector Lavoe Wife, Son, Net Worth, Daughter, Death Cause & More.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nHector and Nilda shared a son, Hector Jr. together. Hector Jr also died in 1969 after he was mistakenly shot by his father\u2019s friend. Lavoe was a stepfather to Nilda\u2019s daughter Leslie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>How did Hector Lavoe Die?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nIn the late 70s, Hector got caught up in severe depression and resorted to drugs. His addiction grew worse as the years went by and Lavoe sought assistance from a priest to help with his drug addiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He got into rehab and was responding to therapy until he was hit by devastating developments of the deaths of his son, mother, and father-in-law and a diagnosis of HIV. This caused Lavoe to go back to his old ways of drugs. He was depressed to the extent of attempting suicide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lavoe recorded an album during this time although his health was already deteriorating. The singer\u2019s last performances were in 1990 when he sang with the Fania All-Stars in New Jersey, and in 1992, at the club S.O.B.\u2019s in New York. He died at the age of 46 on June 29, 1993, after a complication from AIDS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hector Lavoe Wife, Son, Net Worth, Daughter, Death & More.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Hector Lavoe\u2019s Funeral<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nOn 29 June 1993, Hector\u2019s funeral was done at ST CECILIA\u2019S CHURCH, and buried in ST RAYMON\u201dS CEMETRY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Listen to El Cantante (salsa) by Hector Lavoe below.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n