Pop icon Marc Anthony steps into the role of Salsa superstar Hector Lavoe in this biopic that follows the singer from his early-career success as a Puerto Rican teen sensation to his later status as a New York City Latin idol while also documenting his ongoing struggle against drug and alcohol addiction. Continue Summary Pictures / Trailer / Review /More

Jennifer Lopez and her husband Marc Anthony were so convincing during the shooting of domestic violence scenes for new movie El Cantante, the actress has been left scarred for life by the fake fights.

If it weren't for the infectious, wall-to-wall salsa music, which Marc Anthony performs with a clear, stirring voice and great passion, it would be easy to write ''El Cantante'' off entirely as a shameless vanity project.

Marc Anthony is urging film fans to keep their eyes and ears open during his new film El Cantante with his wife Jennifer Lopez because he accidentally uses her real name in one fight scene.

Marc Anthony has hit out at claims Latin music legend Hector Lavoe is undeserving of a biopic. Anthony plays Lavoe, one of the most famous Spanish-language singers of the 1970s, in El Cantante - alongside his wife Jennifer Lopez as Lavoe's wife Puchi.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez arrived in Puerto Rico Monday to attend the opening of ''El Cantante,'' a film biography of salsa pioneer Hector Lavoe.

Hollywood husband-and-wife Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony almost quit their new movie El Cantante, fearing abusive relationship scenes would damage their marriage. Anthony plays Hector Lavoe, one of the most famous Spanish-language singers of the 1970s, in the movie - and Lopez plays his wife Puchi.

Married couple Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are planning a joint tour across America following the August release of El Cantante, their biopic of salsa star Hector Lavoe.

Jennifer Lopez will produce a new Spanish-language TV miniseries and provide the project's soundtrack. The singer/actress is the driving force behind upcoming five hour musical drama, La Flor Palida, which will be Spanish network Univision's first miniseries when it airs this summer.

Jennifer Lopez found it a challenge filming El Cantante alongside husband Marc Anthony, because their acting styles are so different. The star plays Puchi, the wife of Salsa king Hector Lavoe - played by Anthony - in the movie drama.