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This is a list of notable events in Latin music (music from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas of Latin America, Europe, and the United States) that took place in 1990.
Events
[edit]- January 10 – EMI Latin bought Bob Grever's Cara Records, beginning the golden age of Tejano music.[1]
- February 21 – The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards are held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.[2]
- José Feliciano wins the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance for his rendition of "Cielito Lindo"
- Ray Barretto and Celia Cruz wins the Grammy Award for Best Tropical Performance for their album Ritmo en el Corazón
- Los Lobos wins the Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American Performance for their album La Pistola y El Corazón.
- February 10 – "Lambada" by French-Brazilian group Kaoma becomes the first non Spanish-language song to top the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart. The song is performed entirely in Portuguese.[3][4]
- May 23 – Billboard commences its first ever Latin Music Conference at the Hyatt Hotel in Miami, Florida.[5]
- May 24 – The 3rd Annual Lo Nuestro Awards are held at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. Nicaraguan singer Luis Enrique is the most awarded artist with three wins.[6]
Bands formed
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Bands reformed
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Bands disbanded
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Bands on hiatus
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Number-ones albums and singles by country
[edit]- List of number-one albums of 1990 (Spain)
- List of number-one singles of 1990 (Spain)
- List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 1990
- List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1990
Awards
[edit]Albums released
[edit]First quarter
[edit]January
[edit]| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 4 | Con El Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan | José Luis Rodríguez | |||
| 15 | Goza Mi Timba! | Tito Puente |
February
[edit]| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 26 | Nouveau Flamenco | Ottmar Liebert |
March
[edit]| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 7 | Invasion de la Privacidad | Eddie Santiago | |||
| 13 | Sexsacional...! | Lalo Rodríguez | |||
| 20 | Veneno en la Piel | Radio Futura | |||
| 27 | Autobiografia | Duncan Dhu |
Second quarter
[edit]April
[edit]| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Si Estuvieras Conmigo | Álvaro Torres | Latin pop | "Si Estuvieras Conmigo" "Ni Tú, Ni Ella" |
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| Ese Hombres Es... | Angela Carrasco | ||||
| 24 | Dedicado al Amor | Nelson Ned | |||
| Magos, espadas y rosas | Rata Blanca | Heavy metal |
May
[edit]| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Viti at Work | Viti Ruiz | |||
| 11 | Lo Mío Es Amor | Tony Vega | Salsa | "Lo Mío Es Amor" "Ella" |
RMM |
| 14 | El Primero | Juan Manuel Lebrón | |||
| 18 | 20 Años | Luis Miguel | Latin pop | "Tengo Todo Excepto a Ti" "Entrégate" "Será Que No Me Amas" "Oro de Ley" |
WEA Latina |
| 22 | La Tropicalisima | La Sonora Dinamita |
June
[edit]| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Garibaldi | Garibaldi | ||||||
| 17 | Color Americano | Willie Colón | 20 | Peligroso Amor | Max Torres |
Third quarter
[edit]July
[edit]May
[edit]| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Aguita de Melon | Fito Olivares | |||
| 12 | Bandido | Azúcar Moreno | Latin pop | "Bandido" "Ven, Devórame Otra Vez" |
August
[edit]| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Punto de Vista | Gilberto Santa Rosa | Salsa | "Vivir Sin Ella" "Perdóname" "Impacencia" |
Sony Discos |
September
[edit]| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Para Adoloridos | Los Tigres del Norte | |||
| 8 | Corazones | Los Prisioneros | Synth-pop | ||
| 19 | El Mismo Romantico | Paquito Guzman | |||
| 25 | Abriendo Puertas | Jerry Rivera | Salsa | "Esa Niña" "Dime" "Nada Sin Ti" "Más Que Tu" |
CBS Discos |
Fourth quarter
[edit]October
[edit]| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Mujer contra mujer | Sandra Mihanovich and Celeste Carballo | Pop rock | RCA Records | |
| 1 | Entre Lineas | Alejandro Lerner | |||
| Éxitos de Gloria Estefan | Gloria Estefan | Latin pop | "Renacer" | CBS Discos | |
| 5 | Poets & Angels: Music 4 the Holidays | Ottmar Liebert | |||
| 15 | Salsa Caliente Del Japón | Orquesta de la Luz | Salsa | ||
| Imágenes | Lourdes Robles | ||||
| 12 | En Vivo | Ana Gabriel | |||
| 18 | Siempre Wilfrido | Wilfrido Vargas | |||
| 17 | Pajaro Herido | Roberto Carlos |
November
[edit]| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Para Nuestra Gente | Mazz | |||
| 7 | Luces del Alma | Luis Enrique | Salsa | "Date un Chance" "Amiga" |
CBS Discos |
| 9 | Filosofía Barata y Zapatos de Goma | Charly García | |||
| 12 | Ven Conmigo | Selena | Tejano, Latin pop, cumbia | "Aunque No Salga El Sol" "Baila Esta Cumbia" "Ya Ves" "La Tracalera" |
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| 28 | Canción Animal | Soda Stereo | Alternative rock | Sony | |
| 30 | Mientras Ustedes No Dejen De Aplaudir | Vicente Fernández |
December
[edit]| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | A Night at Kimball's East | Poncho Sanchez | |||
| 11 | Bachata Rosa | Juan Luis Guerra & 4.40 | Merengue, bachata, salsa | "Como Abeja al Panal" "La Bilirrubina" "Burbujas de Amor" "A Pedir su Mano" "Estrellitas y Duendes" "Carta de Amor" "Bachata Rosa" |
KAREN |
| 18 | En el Palacio de Bellas Artes | Juan Gabriel | |||
| 20 | Con Tanto Amor | La Mafia | |||
| Cielo de Tambores | Grupo Niche | “Una Aventura"
“Sin Sentimiento " “Busca Por Dentro" “Se Parecio Tanto A Ti “Cali Ají" |
Dates unknown
[edit]| Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amor Fasciname | Alejandra Ávalos | Latin pop | "Amor Fasciname" "Contigo o Sin Tí" "Casualidad" |
Warner Music |
| Dos | Myriam Hernández | Latin pop | "Peligroso Amor" "Te Pareces Tanto a Él" "Herida" |
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| Cuando Yo Amo | Rudy La Scala | Latin pop | "El Cariño Es Como Una Flor" | |
| Xuxa 1 | Xuxa | Latin pop | ||
| Niña | José Feliciano | Latin pop | "¿Por Qué Te Tengo Que Olvidar?" | EMI |
| Tiempo de Vals | Chayanne | Latin pop | "Completamente Enamorados" "Daria Cualquier Cosa" "Tiempo de Vals" |
CBS Discos |
| Enter the Future | La Mafia | |||
| Mi Acordeon y Yo | Ramón Ayala | |||
| El Que Mas Te Ha Querido | David Lee Garza y los Musicales | |||
| On the Rise | La Fiebre | |||
| Las Clasicas de José Alfredo Jiménez | Vicente Fernández | |||
| El Cantinero | La Patrulla 15 | |||
| Con la Musica por Dentro | Nino Segarra | Salsa | "Porque Te Amo" | |
| Tito Puente Presents Millie P. | Tito Puente and Millie P. | |||
| Extranjero | Franco De Vita | Latin pop | "No Basta" "Ya Lo He Vivido" |
Sony |
| Vida | Emmanuel | Latin pop | "Bella Señora" "No He Podido Verte" |
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| Amigo | Bronco | |||
| Good Boys Wear White | La Sombra | |||
| Milagro | Rocky Hernández | |||
| Sensual | Tito Rojas | Salsa | "Siempre Seré" "Doble" "Ella Se Hizó Deseo" "Tormenta de Amor" "Sensual" |
Musical Productions |
| Algo Nuevo | Anthony Cruz | |||
| Dejame Vivir | Tito Nieves | |||
| Nuevo Pequeño Catálogo de Seres y Estares | El Último de la Fila | |||
| Señales de Vida | Luis Angel | |||
| En las Buenas y las Malas | José José | "Amnesia" "Atrapado" "Hay un Camino" |
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| Si Te Pudiera Mentir | Rocío Dúrcal | |||
| Homenaje | Lola Flores | |||
| Portfolio | Yolandita Monge | |||
| Canto a La Humanidad | Danny Rivera | |||
| Eternamente Bella | Alejandra Guzmán | |||
| Esta Vez | José Luis Rodríguez | |||
| Nadie Como Tu | Palomo San Basilio | |||
| Nuevos Caminos | Roberto Pulido | Tejano | ||
| Viva Rosario | Willie Rosario | Salsa | ||
| Misión La Cima | Vico C | Latin hip hop |
Best-selling records
[edit]Best-selling albums
[edit]The following is a list of the top 5 best-selling Latin albums of 1990 in the United States in the categories of Latin pop, Regional Mexican, and Tropical/salsa, according to Billboard.[7]
| Category | Rank | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latin pop | 1 | Quiero Amanecer con Alguien | Daniela Romo |
| 2 | Quién Como Tú | Ana Gabriel | |
| 3 | Sonrie | Roberto Carlos | |
| 4 | Tierra de Nadie | Ana Gabriel | |
| 5 | Con El Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan | José Luis Rodríguez | |
| Regional Mexican | 1 | A Todo Galope | Bronco |
| 2 | No Te Olvidaré | Mazz | |
| 3 | Mi Buena Suerte | Los Tigres del Norte | |
| 4 | Por Tu Maldito Amor | Vicente Fernandez | |
| 5 | A Tu Recuerdo | Los Yonic's | |
| Tropical/Salsa | 1 | Mi Mundo | Luis Enrique |
| 2 | Más Grande Que Nunca | Frankie Ruiz | |
| 3 | Ojalá Que Llueva Café | Juan Luis Guerra & 4.40 | |
| 4 | El Primero | Juan Manuel Lebrón | |
| 5 | El Cantinero | La Patrulla 15 |
Best-performing songs
[edit]The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 1990, according to Billboard.[8]
| Rank | Single | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "El Cariño Es Como Una Flor" | Rudy La Scala |
| 2 | "Tengo Todo Excepto a Tí" | Luis Miguel |
| 3 | "Cómo Fuí a Enamorarme de Tí" | Los Bukis |
| 4 | "Quiero Amanecer con Alguien" | Daniela Romo |
| 5 | "La Cima del Cielo" | Ricardo Montaner |
| 6 | "Quién Como Tú" | Ana Gabriel |
| 7 | "Lambada" | Kaoma |
| 8 | "Burbujas de Amor" | Juan Luis Guerra & 4.40 |
| 9 | "Amnesia" | José José |
| 10 | "Me Va a Extrañar" | Ricardo Montaner |
Births
[edit]- January 5 – Darell, Puerto Rican rapper
- January 30 – Eiza González, Mexican actress and singer
- February 17 – María José Quintanilla, Chilean singer
- March 17 – Alice Caymmi, Brazilian singer
- March 29 – Justin Quiles, Colombian reggaeton singer
- July 17 – Naëla, Colombian pop singer
- August 11 – María José Castillo, Costa Rican pop singer
- August 24 – Juan Pedro Lanzani, Argentine pop singer and actor, former member of Teen Angels
- September 25 – Edén Muñoz, Mexican performer of banda music
- October 7 – Dalex, Argentine singer
- October 20 – Melody, Spanish pop singer
- November 29 – Diego Boneta, Mexican singer and actor
- December 28 – Yago Muñoz, Mexican singer and actress
Deaths
[edit]- May 16–Eduardo Mateo, Uruguayan singer, songwriter, guitarist and arranger
- July 7–Cazuza, Brazilian singer and songwriter, former member of Barão Vermelho
- October 27–Xavier Cugat, Spanish-American bandleader
- October 28–Gervasio, Uruguayan new wave singer
- December 14–Francisco Gabilondo Soler, Mexican singer and creator of Cri-Cri
References
[edit]- ^ Burr, Ramiro (1999). The Billboard Guide to Tejano and Regional Mexican Music. Billboard Books.
- ^ "Past Winners Search". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ Lannert, John (28 November 1998). "Charting a Decade". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 48. Nielsen Business Media. p. LMQ-16. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Latin Music: Top Latin Songs - Week of February 10, 1990". Billboard. 10 February 1990. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ Agudelo, Carlos (June 9, 1990). "Industry Leaders Meet at 1st Latin Music Seminar". Billboard. Vol. 102, no. 23. p. 5. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Lo Nuestro – Historia". Univision (in Spanish). Univision Communications. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ^ "The Year in Music: 1990". Billboard. December 22, 1990. p. YE-50–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Topping The Charts Year By Year". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 48. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 28, 1998. p. LMQ3. Retrieved March 3, 2010.