What do you remember about Héctors legacy and his impact on Latino culture?
Just like when I did “Selena,” I knew the music, I knew about her but I didn’t know about her. I wasn’t following her. It was the same thing with Héctor. I grew up with the music, it was the soundtrack to your life being Puerto Rican and living in New York. It was at every birthday party, every Christmas. Why do you think Héctor’s story in particular has to be told today? He’s like the quintessential artist. It’s a real examination of what an artist is. Somebody who’s put on this Earth, has this amazing talent, a personality that is funny and touches so many people. But then again they have this deep vulnerable side, and they’re meant to suffer a certain amount of pain so they can put that into the music or the painting or whatever it is that they do and it touches millions of people. It helps them get through their lives. In a way I see him as a sacrificial lamb, he did not have an easy life. If you listen to the lyrics in the music and the lamenting in some of the instruments, I don’
