Today we are celebrating the birthday of the Puerto Rican singer and businessman and we recognize his career as an actor, an activity that he also does very well.
Marc Anthony was born in New York in 1968. His parents, of Puerto Rican origin and music lovers, baptized him Marco Antonio Muñíz in honor of the famous Mexican balladeer. In the very early beginnings of it he was reservist musician for groups like Menudo and The Latin Rascals.
He started his career as freestyle singing in English, but his great success came when he recorded his first albums in Spanish, between 1993 and 1997 (Another note, All in good time, and Against the current), productions that positioned him as the first soloist in the history of salsa to fill Madison Square Garden.
This is an interview in which Don Francisco surprised the singer
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Around the same time, he took his first steps as an actor. Paul Simon was the one who led him to be internationally recognized when he chose him as the lead in his Broadway musical. The Capeman, where he shared the stage with Rubén Blades and Ednita Nazario. By the way, the very successful singer said «Paul Simon changed my life», in an interview with sinembargo.mx. We share with you a very rare video of the rehearsals of this musical. Marc Anthony appears from minute 1:19.
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His work as an actor did not stop there. In 1999 he was directed by Martin Scorsese in the film To the limit and shared the set with stars of the stature of Angelina Jolie (hackers, hackers) and Denzel Washington (Man on Fire).
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Also has collaborated with less commercial projectsWhat In the time of the butterflieswith Salma Hayek; The substitute, where he plays the leader of a gang; Y the big nightunder the direction of Stanley Tucci.
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In addition, he has acted in several series and television programs, however, his only leading role in cinema was in The singerplaying Hector Lavoe.
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