La Ensalada de Pulpo with Gilberto “Pulpo” Colón

Aug 16, 2014 @ 6:00pm

The Bronx Music Heritage Center will celebrate Fania’s legacy with Salsa Fest! with a screening of El Cantante (the story of Fania legend Hector Lavoe produced by Jennifer Lopez and starring her and Marc Anthony). The film will be followed by a Q&A with Gilberto “Pulpo” Colón and José Mangual, who were members of Hector Lavoe’s band. The evening will end with a performance by Mr. Colón’s band, Ensalada de Pulpo.
El cantante (2006)
Followed by a Q&A with Gilberto Colón and José Mangual
This film was directed by Leon Ichaso (El Super, Piñeiro) and one of its producers was the Bronx’s own, Jennifer Lopez. Her then-husband, vocalist Marc Anthony
played the title role of Hector Lavoe, while she played Hec- tor’s wife Puchi, and tells the story in the film through her eyes. The screening will be followed by a Q&A by two of Hector’s former bandmembers,pianist Gilberto “Pulpo” Colón and percussionist José Mangual. Will their stories concur with those of Puchi’s in the film?