El Cantante (2007)
Directed by Leon Ichaso
Writen by (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
Danny A. Abeckaser ... Sound Engineer
Douglas J. Aguirre ... Multi- Media Producer
Marc Anthony ... Hector Lavoe
Christopher Becerra ... Tito
Denise Blasor ... Voice over artist (voice)
Michael Caputo ... Salsa Dancer
Federico Castelluccio ... Jerry Masucci
Marcus Collins ... Photographer
Anibal De Gracia ... Trombonist
Tony Devon ... Record Executive
Romi Dias ... Priscilla
Brother Douglas ... Street SaxMan -1987
Vaneik Echeverria ... Bartender 1
J. Teddy Garces ... (voice)
Melissa Gonzalez ... Fania All Star Groupie
Bernard Hernandez ... Tito
Vincent Laresca ... Ralph Mercado
Hector A. Leguillow ... Pianist for Hector Lavoe Band,1968 Band
Claudia Lopez ... Party goer - Puchi's birthday party
Jennifer Lopez ... Puchi
Deirdre Lorenz ... Willie's Girl
Chiko Mendez ... Backup Singer
Vianca Mercedes ... Cuban Bartender
Jack Mulcahy ... Doctor
Andrea Navedo ... Puchi's sister
John Ortiz ... Willie Colón
Antone Pagan ... Papo (Puchi's Brother)
Jerry Perez ... Salsa Dancer
Manny Perez ... Eddie
Jorge Pupo ... Trombonist: Hector Lavoe Band, Willie Colón Band, Fania All Stars Orquestra
Edwin Rivera ... Marc Anthony's Best Friend
Yan Ruiz ... Voice Over (voice)
Yorgo Stathopoulos ... Latin Rooftop Guitar Player
Lou Torres ... Dayplayer/Piano Player
Nelson Vasquez ... Johnny Pacheco
Richie Viruet ... Trumpet player
Gloria Parks ... Salsa Dancer (uncredited)
Produced by
Julio Caro .... producer
Simon Fields .... producer
Jennifer Lopez .... producer
David Maldonado .... producer
Omneya 'Nini' Mazen .... associate producer
Margo Myers .... co-producer
Original Music by
Willie Colon
Andrés Levin
Cinematography by Claudio Chea
Film Editing by 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
Annemarie Bradley .... second hair stylist
Robin Day .... hair stylist
Robin Day .... wig doctor
Robin Day .... wig stylist
Suzanne DeSimone .... makeup artist
Donna Marie Fischetto .... key hair stylist
Sandra Hakim .... assistant makeup artist
Persefone Karakosta .... assistant makeup artist
Mandy Lyons .... personal hair stylist: Jennifer Lopez
Sanna Riley .... additonal makeup artist
Nuria Sitja .... makeup department head
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
Victor Littlejohn .... set dresser
Francisco 'Panchi' López-Franco .... lead man
Christina Madry .... additional wardrobe assistant
Georgie Miranda .... carpenter
Allan Norico .... illustrator
Ginny Walsh .... property assistant
James Whelan .... set dresser
Sound Department
Antonio L. Arroyo .... playback operator: ProTools
Sandy Berman .... sound designer
Sandy Berman .... sound supervisor
Chris David .... sound re-recording mixer
Mark DeSimone .... adr mixer: New York
Stuart Deutsch .... boom operator
Matthew T. Duncan .... sound recordist
Brian Dunlop .... adr recordist
Brian Dunlop .... assistant sound editor
David Esparza .... supervising sound editor
Jeremy J. Gordon .... adr supervisor
Steven Evanne Heinstein .... music assistant
Michael Jay .... music editor
Shawn Kennelly .... foley mixer
Laura Macias .... foley artist
Travis MacKay .... adr recordist
John Marquis .... sound editor
Vince Nicastro .... foley artist
Jeff Pullman .... sound mixer
Keith Robinson .... music editor
Keith Robinson .... sound designer
Terry Rodman .... sound re-recording mixer
Geordy Sincavage .... foley mixer
Eric Thompson .... adr mixer
Lisa Varetakis .... supervising dialogue editor
Mandell Winter .... foley editor
Special Effects by
Charlie Bonilla .... special effects: Puerto Rico
Conrad V. Brink Jr. .... special effects coordinator
Visual Effects by
David Cole .... digital colourist
Donnie Creighton .... digital intermediate producer
Brian Finney .... digital effects artist
Lori Freitag-Hild .... roto artist
Ryan Helsley .... digital intermediate producer
Chris Kairalla .... digital effects artist
Brennan Prevatt .... digital compositor
Rob Roth .... visual effects designer
Matt Sell .... dustbuster
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
Stunts
Manny Siverio .... stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Bill Almeida .... rigging gaffer
Sebastián Almeida .... assistant camera
Michael Appel .... lighting designer: night club sequences
Kelly Beaton .... rigging best boy
Anne Carson .... camera loader
Edgar Colón .... steadicam operator: Puerto Rico
Chris Drechsler .... electrician
Emilio Guede Jr. .... camera operator: "b" camera
Gary Hildebrand .... generator operator
Tom Kenny .... lighting designer
Abner Medina .... first assistant camera
Raymond Orraca .... electrician
Billy Patsos .... key rigging grip
George Patsos .... key grip
Kabkeo Phothivongsa .... lamp operator
Marcos Rodríguez-Quijano .... additional camera loader
Ryan Rodriguez .... lamp operator
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
Carlos Zayas .... second assistant camera
Casting Department
Lee Genick .... extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandi Figueroa .... costume supervisor
Marta Font .... set costumer
Carola Gonzalez .... set costumer
Kater Gordon .... additional set costumer
Rhonney Greene .... set costumer
Mitzi Haralson .... costumer: Ms. Lopez
Katalina Iturralde .... set costumer
Debbie Lucas .... seamstress
Christina Madry .... wardrobe
Carmia Marshall .... wardrobe supervisor
Monica Ruiz-Ziegler .... costumer
Thomas M. Smalley .... additional wardrobe assistant
Crystal Thompson .... seamstress
David F. Zambrana .... assistant costume designer
Editorial Department
Kyle DeVriendt .... digital film recordist
Joe Fineman .... post-production consultant
Ryan Helsley .... digital intermediate producer
Anthony Ripoli .... first assistant editor
Robert Vertrees .... post-production coordinator
Leslie Webb .... assistant editor
Transportation Department
Josiuan Rojas .... transportation coordinator