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El cantante (2006) Poster

(2006)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Leon Ichaso

Writing Credits (WGA)  

Leon Ichaso ... (screenplay) and
David Darmstaeder ... (screenplay) (as David Darmstaedter) &
Todd Bello ... (screenplay) (as Todd Antony Bello)
 
David Darmstaeder ... (story) (as David Darmstaedter) &
Todd Bello ... (story) (as Todd Antony Bello)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

Marc Anthony ... Hector Lavoe
Jennifer Lopez ... Puchi
John Ortiz ... Willie Colon
Manny Perez ... Eddie
Vincent Laresca ... Ralph
Federico Castelluccio ... Jerry Masucci
Nelson Vasquez ... Johnny Pacheco
Antone Pagán ... Papo (as Antone Pagan)
Romi Dias ... Priscilla
Jared Everleth Jared Everleth ... Tito (4 yrs.)
Bernard Hernandez Bernard Hernandez ... Tito (7 yrs.)
Christopher Becerra Christopher Becerra ... Tito (12-15 yrs.)
Andrea Navedo ... Zaida
Ismael Miranda Ismael Miranda ... Hector's Father
Tito Allen Tito Allen ... Singer
Víctor Manuelle ... Ruben Blades
Michael Wright ... Shooting Gallery Man
Cucu Diamantes Cucu Diamantes ... Female Junkie
Marina Durell Marina Durell ... Madrina
Guillermo de Cun Guillermo de Cun ... Priest
Jack Mulcahy ... Doctor
Israel Sanabria Israel Sanabria ... M.C.
Joe Lala Joe Lala ... Band Leader
Domingo Quiñones Domingo Quiñones ... San Juan Promoter
Elliot Santiago Elliot Santiago ... Bouncer
Obie Bermúdez Obie Bermúdez ... Taxi Driver
Glenda Dopazo ... Carmen
Hector A. Leguillow ... Pianist (as Hector Leguillow)
Lou Torres Lou Torres ... Pianist 2 / Pianist (After hrs.)
Victor Santos Victor Santos ... Pianist 3
Hugo Duran Hugo Duran ... Bassist
Julio Ortiz Julio Ortiz ... Trumpet
Jorge Pupo ... Trombone Player
Danny A. Abeckaser ... Studio Engineer (as Danny Abeckaser)
Marlon Belcione Marlon Belcione ... Party Goer #1
Arlene Rodriguez Arlene Rodriguez ... Mercedes
Roberto Romero Roberto Romero ... Background Singer #3
Eddie Rosado Eddie Rosado ... Chorus
Chiko Mendez Chiko Mendez ... Chorus
Deirdre Lorenz ... Willie's Girl (as Deidre Lorenz)
Grant Crawford Grant Crawford ... Interviewer
Luis Eduardo Santiago Diaz Luis Eduardo Santiago Diaz ... Paramedic
Edwin Rivera Edwin Rivera ... Cheetah Solo Dancer
Yomo Toro Yomo Toro ... Self
Eddie Montalvo Eddie Montalvo ... Self
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Marquez David Marquez ... Boogaloo Line Dancer
Jerry Perez Jerry Perez ... Salsa Dancer
Marcus Collins ... Photographer (uncredited)
Kaly Cordova Kaly Cordova ... Family Member (uncredited)
Abraham De Funes Abraham De Funes ... Family Member (uncredited)
Wanda Ferreiras Wanda Ferreiras ... Fania All-Star Groupie (uncredited)
Luis Galli ... Friend in the bar (uncredited)
Rodyniel Gonzalez Rodyniel Gonzalez ... Dancer in the audience concert (uncredited)
Hristo Hristov Hristo Hristov ... Photographer (uncredited)
Ana Isabelle ... Puchi's Friend (uncredited)
Amerindia Laz Amerindia Laz ... Salsa Dancer (uncredited)
Pierangeli Llinas ... Salsa Dancer (uncredited)
Claudia Lopez ... Party goer - Puchi's birthday party (uncredited)
Desiree Ortiz Desiree Ortiz ... Boom Operator (uncredited)
Gloria Parks Gloria Parks ... Salsa Dancer (uncredited)
Martha Peralta Martha Peralta ... Dancer #1 (uncredited)
Robert Resto ... Dancer (uncredited)
Jimmy Santos Jimmy Santos ... Dancer (uncredited)
Charles Santy Charles Santy ... Bartender (uncredited)
Richard Vallejos Richard Vallejos ... Roadie (uncredited)

Produced by 

Julio Caro ... producer
Simon Fields ... producer
Jennifer Lopez ... producer
David Maldonado ... co-producer / producer
Margo Myers ... co-producer

Music by 

Willie Colón
Andrés Levin

Cinematography by 

Claudio Chea

Editing by 

Raúl Marchand Sánchez
David Tedeschi

Casting By 

Ellyn Long Marshall
Maria E. Nelson

Production Design by 

Sharon Lomofsky

Art Direction by 

Nicholas Lundy

Set Decoration by 

Jennifer Greenberg

Costume Design by 

Sandra Hernandez

Makeup Department 

Scott Barnes ... makeup artist: Ms. Lopez
Annemarie Bradley-Sherron ... hair stylist (as Annemarie Bradley)
Marta Lila Cintron ... assistant makeup artist: Puerto Rico (as Marta Lila 'Abahda' Cintron)
Diane Da Silva ... assistant makeup artist: Jennifer Lopez
Robin Day ... hair stylist
Suzanne DeSimone ... makeup artist
Donna Marie Fischetto ... key hair stylist
Sandra Hakim ... makeup artist
Loida E. Jeannot ... key hair stylist: Puerto Rico (as Loida Jeannot)
Margarita Jeannot ... assistant hair stylist: Puerto Rico
Persefone Karakosta ... makeup artist
Abadha Lila ... assistant makeup artist: Puerto Rico
Mandy Lyons ... hair stylist: Ms. Lopez
Jearim Miranda ... assistant hair stylist: Puerto Rico
Blanca Nieves ... assistant makeup artist: Puerto Rico
Aida Pizarro ... assistant makeup artist: Puerto Rico
Marielena Ramirez ... key makeup artist: Puerto Rico
Liz Ramos-Reilly ... background hair (as Liz Reilly)
Sanna Riley ... additional makeup artist
Angelo Rivera ... assistant hair stylist: Puerto Rico
Nuria Sitja ... makeup department head
Dominique Borrel ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Jovan Vitagliano ... hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Kathy Ciric ... production supervisor: Puerto Rico
Kelley Cribben ... post-production supervisor
Ines Mongil-Echandi ... production supervisor
Andrew Saxe ... assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Luis Rosario Albert ... second second assistant director
David 'Wex' Wechsler ... first assistant director
Adam T. Weisinger ... second second assistant director
Eric Yellin ... second assistant director

Art Department 

Julia G. Hickman ... art department coordinator
Juan Guallini Indij ... set dresser
Dierdre Kane ... props
Derrick Kardos ... additional graphic designer
Michael Leather ... leadman
Victor Littlejohn ... set dresser
Lianir Lopez ... art department intern
Francisco 'Panchi' López-Franco ... lead man
Christina Madry ... additional wardrobe assistant
Alejandra Martinez ... charge scenic
Ann Miller ... property master
Georgie Miranda ... carpenter
Ricardo Naveira ... construction foreman
Allan Norico ... illustrator
Elizabeth Schlitten ... props
Steven Shellooe ... camera scenic artist
Ginny Walsh ... property assistant
James Whelan ... set dresser
Kevin Zack ... set dresser
Jane Patterson-Loper ... set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Antonio L. Arroyo ... playback operator: ProTools
Sandy Berman ... sound designer / sound supervisor
Jim Caruana ... audio engineer
Chris David ... re-recording mixer
Mark DeSimone ... adr mixer
Stuart Deutsch ... boom operator
Matthew T. Duncan ... sound recordist
Brian Dunlop ... adr recordist / assistant sound editor
David Esparza ... supervising sound editor
Jeremy J. Gordon ... adr supervisor
Bobby Johanson ... adr mixer
Shawn Kennelly ... foley mixer
Scott Kramer ... sound editor
Laura Macias ... foley artist
Travis MacKay ... adr recordist
John Marquis ... sound editor
Francois Nasté ... sound effects
Vince Nicastro ... foley artist
Lisa O'Donoghue ... supervising dialogue editor (as Lisa Varetakis)
Jeff Pullman ... sound mixer
Keith Robinson ... sound designer
Terry Rodman ... re-recording mixer
Solange S. Schwalbe ... sound editor
Geordy Sincavage ... foley mixer
Eric Thompson ... adr mixer
Mandell Winter ... foley editor / sound effects editor
James Wright ... stereo sound consultant: Dolby Stereo

Special Effects by 

Charlie Bonilla ... special effects: Puerto Rico
Conrad V. Brink Jr. ... special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by 

Mandy Arnold ... digital compositor/paint
David Cole ... digital colourist
Donnie Creighton ... digital intermediate producer
Brian Finney ... digital effects artist
Lori Freitag-Hild ... roto artist
Chris Kairalla ... digital effects artist
Bruce Mann ... digital compositor
Brennan Prevatt ... digital compositor
Mark Robben ... digital compositor
Rob Roth ... visual effects designer
Matt Sell ... dustbuster
Mai Suzuki ... digital compositor/paint
Tai Uhlmann ... visual effects producer
Linda Williams ... digital intermediate editor
Diane Wright ... digital asset manager: Laser Pacific
Steve Wright ... digital scene salvage of light leaks: Steve Wright Digital FX
Keith Yurevitz ... visual effects
Vincent Lavares ... data manager (uncredited)

Stunts 

Manny Siverio ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department 

Bill Almeida ... rigging gaffer
Sebastián Almeida ... assistant camera
Michael Appel ... lighting designer: night club sequences
Michael F. Barrow ... camera operator
Kelly Beaton ... rigging best boy
Kelly Britt ... additional electrician
Keith Bunting ... "a" dolly grip (as Keith M. Bunting)
Anne Carson ... camera loader
Manuel Cintron ... gaffer: puerto rico
Joe Collins ... camera operator
Edgar Colón ... Steadicam operator: Puerto Rico
Alfonso Diaz ... additional second assistant camera: Puerto Rico
Chris Drechsler ... electrician
Julio Tito Fuentes ... lighting technician
Carlos García ... first assistant camera
Phil Gries ... cinematographer: behind the scenes
Emilio Guede ... camera operator: "b" camera (as Emilio Guede Jr.)
Gary Hildebrand ... generator operator
Tom Kenny ... lighting designer
Michael A. Leo ... additional electrician
Eric Liebowitz ... still photographer
Zoraida Luna ... second assist camera
William MacGhee ... electrician
Raul J. Marin ... best boy electric
Abner Medina ... first assistant camera
Eugene Meienhofer ... lighting technician
Raymond Orraca ... electrician
Gabriel Padilla ... electric
Angel Pastrana ... rigging key grip
Billy Patsos ... key rigging grip
George Patsos ... key grip
Kabkeo Phothivongsa ... lamp operator
Michael P. Prisco Jr. ... electric
Ryan Rodriguez ... lamp operator
Marcos Rodríguez-Quijano ... additional camera loader
Francisco Román ... dolly grip
Peter Russell ... lamp operator
Darrin Smith ... best boy
Jonathan Stern ... additional electrician
David J. Thompson ... steadicam operator
John Velez ... gaffer
J. Dan Wright ... light balloon technician
Mike Yurich ... dolly grip
Carlos Zayas ... epk videographer / second assistant camera
Ernest Yurich ... grip (uncredited) / rigging grip (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Lee Genick ... extras casting
Zoraida Sanjurjo López ... casting director: Puerto Rico
Karen Torres ... casting associate
Ali Merhi ... casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Stephanie Biear ... head seamstress
Keia Bounds ... costume coordinator
Ngina Bowen ... set costumer: NY
Sandi Figueroa ... costume supervisor
Marta Font ... set costumer (as Marta)
Careen Fowles ... costumer
Kater Gordon ... additional set costumer
Rhonney Greene ... set costumer
Mitzi Haralson ... costumer: Ms. Lopez
Karola Hawk ... set costumer (as Carola Gonzalez)
Katalina Iturralde ... set costumer
Ali Lammari ... costumer
Debbie Lucas ... seamstress
Christina Madry ... wardrobe
Carmia Marshall ... wardrobe supervisor
Zsuzsa Mysak ... wardrobe intern
Monica Ruiz-Ziegler ... costumer
Gladyris Silva ... assistant costume designer
Thomas M. Smalley ... additional wardrobe assistant
Crystal Thompson ... seamstress
David F. Zambrana ... assistant costume designer / Costume Department Coordinator (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Kyle DeVriendt ... digital film recordist
Valance Eisleben ... data conform
Joe Fineman ... post-production consultant
David Hamme ... colorist: dailies
Ryan Helsley ... digital intermediate producer
Carl McKay ... trailer finishing artist
Carrie Oliver ... data conformist
Francis Power ... post-production coordinator
Anthony Ripoli ... first assistant editor
Michael Toji ... post production supervisor
Robert Vertrees ... post-production coordinator
John Vladic ... colorist: dailies
Leslie Webb ... assistant editor
Daniel Yang ... digital film scanner

Location Management 

Dennis Buckley ... location production assistant
Paola Cambo ... assistant location manager
Kat Donahue ... location coordinator
Rey Figueroa ... location assistant
Michael Hartel ... assistant location manager
Kellie Morrison ... location manager
Stuart Nicolai ... assistant location manager
Cesar Quinones ... location scout / assistant
Giancarlo Rebella ... location assistant
Vivian Rebella ... assistant location manager
Justin Rosini ... location assistant
Jonathan Roumie ... location scout
Yorgo Stathopoulos ... location assistant
Josias Tapia ... location manager: Puerto Rico / location scout

Music Department 

Jellybean Benítez ... additional production & remix: "Slippery People"
Giovani Gonzalez ... assistant musicians coordinator
Matt Havron ... music coordinator
Steven Evanne Heinstein ... music assistant
Michael Jay ... music editor
Hector A. Leguillow ... musicians coordinator
Tracy McKnight ... music supervisor
Alysia Oakley ... music coordinator
Antone Pagán ... musician
Sandra Park ... music contractor
Keith Robinson ... music editor
Michael Carey Schneider ... music assistant
Talking Heads ... Singer: "Slippery People"
Carl Thiel ... score recordist
Ken Weiss ... music consultant
Dan Dzula ... score recordist (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Coraly Santaliz ... script supervisor

Transportation Department 

David Conelli ... camera car driver
Angel L. Lopez Garcia ... driver: cast
Luis A. Jurado ... transportation captain
Josiuan Rojas ... transportation coordinator

Additional Crew 

Jonathan Barry ... assistant: Mr. Fields
Griselda Benitez ... payroll accountant
Adam Butera ... production assistant
Anthony S. Calypso ... researcher
Jana Camacho ... production assistant
Jonathan P. Caro ... production secretary
Gracie Cirinna ... first assistant production accountant
Kate Coe ... archival research and clearances
Carl Deal ... archival research and clearances
Jesus A. Del Rosario Jr. ... stand-in
Bianca Dohmen ... production executive
Nathan Fields ... production assistant
Erica Fishman ... additional production assistant
Lowell Freedman ... set production assistant
J. Teddy Garces ... adr loop group
Rosa Garces ... accounting clerk
Jennifer Gaston-Gates ... second assistant production accountant
Bianca Giancoli ... production assistant
Angel Hernandez ... craft service
Debbi Izzard ... assistant: Ms. Lopez
Robert 'B.O.B.' Izzard ... security: Ms. Lopez
Vivien N. Killilea ... assistant: Mr. Caro
Harry Lapham ... production assistant
Amy Lo ... assistant production coordinator
Robert Lopez ... production assistant
Tina Lorraine ... stand in Jennifer Lopez / stand in: Andrea Navedo
Vanessa Macedo ... production assistant
M.J. Magbanua ... production coordinator
Matthew Mason ... set production assistant
Gil McKinney ... set production assistant
Jason Nordlund ... office production assistant
Maria Torres O'Connor ... choreographer
Angel Oquendo ... voice-over artist
Jedrek Oquendo ... production assistant
Kevin Pazmino ... set production assistant
Raquel Medina Rampolla ... production coordinator
Irwin M. Rappaport ... production attorney
Lisa Rhoden ... creative associate
Tiana Rios ... assistant: Mr. Anthony
Matt Robertson ... production executive
Brad Robinson ... production assistant
Rey Rodriguez ... security: Mr. Anthony
Mariano Ros ... assistant: Mr. Ichaso
Francisco Pancho Rosa ... production assistant
Danita Ruiz ... assistant: Mr. Anthony
Edgar Sandoval ... insurance broker
Aaron Speiser ... acting coach: Jennifer Lopez
José R. Varona ... set medic
Brendan Walsh ... production assistant
Zachary Conner Williams ... assistant: Ms. Mazen
Jonathan Wolf ... production accountant
Krystle Sosa ... production assistant (uncredited)
Daniel Villagomez ... credits administrator (uncredited)

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