title: 1990 in Latin music
text: # 1990 in Latin music
  
  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
  
  * January 10 – EMI Latin bought Bob Grever's Cara Records, beginning the golden age of Tejano music.
  * February 21 – The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards are held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.
     * 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.
  * May 23 – Billboard commences its first ever Latin Music Conference at the Hyatt Hotel in Miami, Florida.
  * 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.
  
  ## Number-ones albums and singles by country
  
  * 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
  
  * 1990 Premio Lo Nuestro
  * 1990 Tejano Music Awards
  
  ## Albums released
  
  ### First quarter
  
  **January**
  
  | Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Con El Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan | José Luis Rodríguez | | | |
  | 15 | Goza Mi Timba! | Tito Puente | | | |
  
  **February**
  
  | Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 26 | Nouveau Flamenco | Ottmar Liebert | | | |
  
  **March**
  
  | Day | Title | Artist |
  | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Invasion de la Privacidad | Eddie Santiago |
  | 13 | Sexsacional...! | Lalo Rodríguez |
  | 20 | Veneno en la Piel | Radio Futura |
  | 27 | Autobiografia | Duncan Dhu |
  
  ### Second quarter
  
  **April**
  
  | Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 13 |
  | 13 | Si Estuvieras Conmigo | Álvaro Torres | Latin po | "Si Estuvieras Conmigo" "Ni Tú, Ni Ella" |
  | Ese Hombres Es... | Angela Carrasco | | | |
  | 24 | Dedicado al Amor | Nelson Ned | | |
  
  **May**
  
  | 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**
  
  | Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Garibaldi | Garibaldi | | | |
  | 17 | Color Americano | Willie Colón | 20 | Peligroso Amor | Max Torres |
  
  ### Third quarter
  
  **May**
  
  | 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**
  
  | Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 20 | Punto de Vista | Gilberto Santa Rosa | Salsa | "Vivir Sin Ella" "Perdóname" "Impacencia" | Sony Discos |
  
  **September**
  
  | Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Para Adoloridos | Los Tigres del Norte | | | |
  | 12 | Éxitos de Gloria Estefan | Gloria Estefan | Latin pop | "Renacer" | CBS Discos |
  | 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
  
  **October**
  
  | Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Label |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Unknown | Mujer contra mujer | Sandra Mihanovich and Celeste Carballo | Pop rock | RCA Records |
  | 1 | Entre Lineas | Alejandro Lerner | | |
  | 5 | Poets & Angels: Music 4 the Holidays | Ottmar Liebert | | |
  | 15 | Salsa Caliente Del Japón | Orquesta de la Luz | Salsa | |
  | 15 | Imágenes | Lourdes Robles | | |
  | 12 | En Vivo | Ana Gabriel | | |
  | 18 | Siempre Wilfrido | Wilfrido Vargas | | |
  | 17 | Pajaro Herido | Roberto Carlos | | |
  
  **November**
  
  | Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Para Nuestra Gente | Mazz | | | |
  | 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" | |
  | 7 | Luces del Alma | Luis Enrique | Salsa | "Date un Chance" "Amiga" | CBS Discos |
  | 30 | Mientras Ustedes No Dejen De Aplaudir | Vicente Fernández | | | |
  
  **December**
  
  | 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 | | | |
  | 20 | Cielo de Tambores | Grupo Niche | | “Una Aventura" “Sin Sentimiento " “Busca Por Dentro" “Se Parecio Tanto A Ti “Cali Ají" | |
  
  ### Dates unknown
  
  | 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" | |
  | 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" | |
  | 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" | | |
  | 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 | | |
  
  ## Best-selling records
  
  ### Best-selling albums
  
  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.
  
  | Category | Rank | Album | Artist |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Latin pop | 1 | Quiero Amanecer con Alguien | Daniela Romo |
  | Latin pop | 2 | Quién Como Tú | Ana Gabriel |
  | Latin pop | 3 | Sonrie | Roberto Carlos |
  | Latin pop | 4 | Tierra de Nadie | Ana Gabriel |
  | Latin pop | 5 | Con El Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan | José Luis Rodríguez |
  | Regional Mexican | 1 | A Todo Galope | Bronco |
  | Regional Mexican | 2 | No Te Olvidaré | Mazz |
  | Regional Mexican | 3 | Mi Buena Suerte | Los Tigres del Norte |
  | Regional Mexican | 4 | Por Tu Maldito Amor | Vicente Fernandez |
  | Regional Mexican | 5 | A Tu Recuerdo | Los Yonic's |
  | Tropical/Salsa | 1 | Mi Mundo | Luis Enrique |
  | Tropical/Salsa | 2 | Más Grande Que Nunca | Frankie Ruiz |
  | Tropical/Salsa | 3 | Ojalá Que Llueva Café | Juan Luis Guerra & 4.40 |
  | Tropical/Salsa | 4 | El Primero | Juan Manuel Lebrón |
  | Tropical/Salsa | 5 | El Cantinero | La Patrulla 15 |
  
  ### Best-performing songs
  
  The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 1990, according to Billboard.
  
  | 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
  
  * 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 [es], Mexican singer and actress
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * 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
  