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Friday, August 3, 2007 12:00 AM

"El Cantante"

This biopic of salsa star Hector Lavoe needs more Marc Anthony, and less Jennifer Lopez.

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Friday, August 3, 2007 08:30 AM

"Bourne" returns. Plus: Jane Austen, salsa biopic

that's the title at the top of the page---

and I'm thinking-- how about a Jane Austen Salsa biopic?

Friday, August 3, 2007 10:33 AM

I don't believe I had ever seen Ricky Martin before the Paul Simon "Library of Congress Irving Berlin" award show ...

he's got something .... something very very good... and from what I've read his performance here (particularly musical, opinions seem to differ as to his acting) is very very strong ... so, if you like music films, this sounds like a very enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours ... beautiful woman, fabulous singer ... so, it's a "musical biopic" whaddidya expect ... Dr. Zhivago?

Friday, August 3, 2007 11:31 AM

More Marc Anthony

Actually there's a HILARIOUS musical comedy starring Marc Anthony coming out on the 6th of this month called East Side Story.

It was made in the 80s, and it's very Fame meets the Bronx, but its just as much fun and the music is actually really good.

Marc Anthony is just a wee teenager in it, and he's a RIOT. His comedic timing is just fantastic.

There's your more Marc Anthony! With no J. Lo!

Friday, August 3, 2007 03:18 PM

Marc Anthony Was Also Quite Good In "Big Night"

He played the one employee in Tucci and Shalub's Italian restaurant. He expressed a lot by doing very little. That's acting.

Friday, August 3, 2007 06:44 PM

Gosh

O my Lord!!!!

These letters are pathetic!! You really don't have much of a Latino readership, do you? One the readers confused Marc Anthony with Ricky Martin. Granted they are both Puerto Rican, but that is like confusing Bruce Springsteen with Justin Timberlake. Oh, well.

About the movie, both of them know how to act. Jennifer used to do it before she started singing, anyone who saw "Mi Familia" knows that. Marc is a good actor and a great singer. I don't think the movie needs to explain what Salsa is, you are listening to it, I don't understand what Zacharek expects. Do Rock and Roll musicals, or country biopics explain what country or rock and roll is? Do some research, for crying out loud. Salsa is still a world wide phenomenon, it is huge in France, and the Japanese have recorded Salsa albums. This "we don't know what these exotic people and their culture are all about" routine is so tired. Specially when Salsa was born in New York.

Know your culture! Realize that Latinos are part of it and have been for more than two centuries.

Saturday, August 4, 2007 04:07 AM

The Salsa Country

In Puerto Rico, Hector Lavoe mean Salsa Music, But in " El Cantante", Mac is singing for Jennifer, and she likes his way. No me. Today we are saving some $$, the pop corn is in my Tv table.

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