2013 in Latin music

This is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e. Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking music from Latin America, Europe, and the United States) that took place in 2013.

Events

• April 2 – Spanish singer Julio Iglesias is acknowledged by the Guinness World Records as the bestselling Latin artist of all-time.
• May 13: – Tejano music singer Oscar De La Rosa (frontman of La Mafia) was physically assaulted by a fan after the singer refused to take a photo with him while attending a gay bar in Houston.
• November 20 – Cuban musician Arturo Sandoval is among sixteen people who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
• November 21 — The 14th Annual Latin Grammy Awards are held in Las Vegas.
• "Vivir Mi Vida" by Marc Anthony wins Record of the Year.
• "Volví a Nacer" by Andrés Castro and Carlos Vives wins Song of the Year.
• Gaby Moreno wins Best New Artist.
• Vida by Draco Rosa wins Album of the Year.
• Miguel Bosé is recognized as the Person of the Year by the Latin Recording Academy.
• December 20 — The Recording Industry Association of America announces the creation of the Latin Digital Singles award for Latin digital singles and also lowers the threshold for Latin album certifications.

Number-one albums and singles by country

• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2013 (Brazil)
• List of number-one songs of 2013 (Colombia)
• List of number-one albums of 2013 (Mexico)
• List of number-one albums of 2013 (Portugal)
• List of number-one albums of 2013 (Spain)
• List of number-one singles of 2013 (Spain)
• List of number-one Billboard Latin Albums from the 2010s
• List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Songs of 2013

Awards

• 2013 Premio Lo Nuestro
• 2013 Billboard Latin Music Awards
• 2013 Latin Grammy Awards
• 2013 Tejano Music Awards

Albums released

First quarter

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December

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Best-selling records

Best-selling albums

The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 2013, according to Billboard.

Best-performing songs

The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 2013, according to Billboard.

Deaths

• February 15 – Francisco Fellove, 89, Cuban singer and composer
• March 1 – Rafael Puyana, 81, Colombian harpsichordist.
• March 6 – Chorão, 42, Brazilian singer-songwriter (Charlie Brown Jr.), skateboarder and screenwriter, cocaine overdose.
• March 14 – Daniel Ponce, 59, Cuban percussionist
• March 20 – Emílio Santiago, 66, Brazilian singer, complications from a stroke.
• March 22:
• Gerardo Gandini, 76, Argentine pianist and composer
• Bebo Valdés, 94, Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger, Alzheimer's disease.
• April 8 – Sara Montiel, 85, Spanish singer and actress
• April 22 – Pajarito Zaguri, 72,
• May 4 – César Portillo de la Luz, 90, Cuban Filin composer and interpreter.
• May 8 – Delia Rigal, 92, Argentine soprano
• May 9 – , 52, Spanish musician and producer
• May 12 – , 63, Spanish singer and songwriter
• May 15 – Manolo Galván, 66, Spanish/Argentine singer-songwriter
• June 1 – Baltazar "Balta" Hinojosa, 31, Mexican American composer and producer
• June 22 – Leandro Díaz, 90, Colombian composer
• July 7 – MC Daleste, 20, Brazilian rapper
• July 18 – Horacio Avendaño, 52, Argentine saxophonist
• July 23 – Dominguinhos, 72, Brazilian composer and singer, infection and cardiac complications.
• July 25 – Steve Berrios, 68, American jazz drummer.
• August 5 – , 72, Argentine pianist and composer
• August 7 – Betty Pino, 65, Ecuadorian radio host
• August 9:
• Eduardo Falú, 90, Argentine folk guitarist and composer
• Eddie Pérez, 77, Puerto Rican saxophonist for El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
• August 10 – Eydie Gormé, 84, American singer
• September 18 – Johnny Laboriel, 71, Mexican rock 'n' roll singer, prostate cancer.
• September 27 – Oscar Castro-Neves, 73, Brazilian guitarist, arranger, and composer
• October 6 – , 91, Cuban guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and author de nombre artístico Senén Suárez,
• October 24 – Manolo Escobar, 82, Spanish actor and singer
• November 30 – , 78, Brazilian record label executive
• December 9 – Roberto Maza, Colombian manager
• December 22 – Diomedes Díaz, 56, Colombian vallenato singer and songwriter

References