Latin Christian music (Spanish Musica Cristiana Latina) is a subgenre of Latin music and Contemporary Christian music. Christian music is well established in Latin America's Evangelical churches, but is also popular with the majority Roman Catholic community. Both the Latin Grammy Awards and Latin Billboard Music Awards have Christian music categories, (e.g. Latin Grammy Award for Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)), though the markets are often underestimated due to lack of reporting.
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Latin American artists
Notable artists include Brazilian singer Ana Paula Valadão, Panamanian pioneer Santiago Stevenson (d. 2007), Jaime Murrell, Luis "Funky" Marrero, Puerto Rican rapper in the genre of Hip-Hop and Reggaeton Christian music, Venezuelan pop singer José Luis Rodríguez, Daniel Calveti and Christian Sebastia, Mexican singer-pastors Jesús Adrián Romero, Marcos Witt, and Armando Flores, and singers Alejandro Alonso (musician), Marco Barrientos, Ecuador's Paulina Aguirre, Salvadorian Álvaro Torres, Colombia's Alex Campos and Ericson Molano, and Mexican band Rojo. Other artists include Samuel Hernández, Roberto Orellana, Annette Moreno, and Pentecostal singers like Daniela G Mangrum.
American Latin artists
US artists include Houston-born Jaci Velasquez, Mexican-born Dallas singer Omar Salas, New Jersey Anthony Rodriguez and New York Dominican Christian pop artist Jon Montalban.
In Europe
Spain and Portugal also have their own local Christian music artists. Notable in Portugal is Catholic priest Padre José Luis Borga.