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1992 in Latin music

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This is a list of notable events in Latin music (music from Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas from Latin America, Europe, and the United States) that took place in 1992.

Contents

Events

  • February 25 – The 34th Annual Grammy Awards are held at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
  • Vikki Carr wins the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album for her album Cosas del Amor.
  • Juan Luis Guerra wins the Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album for his album Bachata Rosa
  • Little Joe wins the Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American Album for his album 16 de Septiembre.
  • May 14 – The 4th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards are held at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. Mexican singer Ana Gabriel is the most awarded artist with four wins.
  • Bands formed

  • Cristian Castro (Latin pop singer)
  • Paulina Rubio (Latin pop singer)
  • Jon Secada
  • Bachata Magic
  • Alejandro Fernández
  • Banda Vallarta Show
  • Rey Ruiz
  • Caña Brava
  • Olga Tañón
  • Zona Roja
  • Number-ones albums and singles by country

  • List of number-one albums of 1992 (Spain)
  • List of number-one singles of 1992 (Spain)
  • List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 1992
  • List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1992
  • Awards

  • 1992 Premio Lo Nuestro
  • 1992 Tejano Music Awards
  • Best-selling albums

    The following is a list of the top 5 best-selling Latin albums of 1992 in the United States in the categories of Latin pop, Regional Mexican, and Tropical/salsa, according to Billboard.

    Best-performing songs

    The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 1992, according to Billboard.

    Births

  • July 8 – Ariel Camacho, Founder and lead singer of Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho (d. 2015)
  • July 27 – El Dasa, Mexican banda singer
  • Deaths

  • February 5 – Nicomedes Santa Cruz, Afro-Peruvian musician
  • March 18 – Antonio Molina, Spanish flamenco singer
  • May 16 - Chalino Sanchez, Mexican corrido singer
  • May 23 – Atahualpa Yupanqui, Argentine trova singer
  • May 31 – Iosu Expósito, Spanish rock musician
  • June 11 – Rafael Orozco Maestre, Colombian vallenato singer
  • July 2 – Camarón de la Isla, Spanish flamenco singer
  • July 4 – Ástor Piazzolla, Argentine tango composer
  • October 9 – Juanma Suárez, Spanish rock singer
  • November 27 – Daniel Santos, Puerto Rican bolero singer
  • References

    1992 in Latin music Wikipedia