Nelson Vasquez

The story of Miguel Piñero, playwright and larger-than-life figure in the 1970s New York art scene. Piñero rose to fame with a Tony award-winning play he penned while serving time in `Sing Sing'. He was feted on release, but fame unsettled him and despite the efforts of his girlfriend he turned to drugs - only to die in 1988, aged 42.

A group of pizza boys are distracted by a series of bizarre characters, including sculptors and ex-Nazis, on the night of their break-dancing contest.

Steeped in the colours and culture of Puerto Rico and swept away in the rhythms of Salsa, El Cantante celebrates the life of the legendary singer Hector Lavoe, exploring the tempestuous relationships with those closest to him and his rapid descent into the murky world of drug abuse.