# 2010 in Latin music

This is a list of notable events in Latin music (music from Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas of Latin America, Europe, and the United States) that took place in 2010.

## Events

* November 11 – The 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards are held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada:
** Mexican pop group Camila wins the Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year for "Mientes" while Mario Domm and Monica Velez won the Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year for the song.
** A Son de Guerra by Dominican singer and songwriter Juan Luis Guerra and his group 4.40 wins the Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
** Alex Cuba wins Best New Artist.
** Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo is honored as the Person of the Year by the Latin Recording Academy.

## Number-ones albums and singles by country

* List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2010 (Brazil)
* List of number-one albums of 2010 (Mexico)
* List of number-one albums of 2010 (Spain)
* List of number-one singles of 2010 (Spain)
* List of number-one Billboard Latin Albums from the 2010s
* List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Songs of 2010

## Awards

* 2010 Premio Lo Nuestro
* 2010 Billboard Latin Music Awards
* 2010 Latin Grammy Awards
* 2010 Tejano Music Awards

## Albums released
### First quarter
#### January

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 5 | Down to Earth | Alexis & Fido | Reggaeton, hip hop | "Ojos Que No Ven" "Mi Música Ehh..." "Bartender" | Wild Dogz, Sony Music Latin |
| 19 | Adictivo | Limi-T 21 | Merengue | "Si Tú No Estás" "Una Despedida" | |
| 25 | Morente Flamenco en Directo | Enrique Morente | | | |

#### February

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 2 | Magical Radiophonic Heart | Banda de Turistas | | | |
| 2 | Tiempos | Tecupae | | | |
| 9 | Dejarte de Amar | Camila | Latin pop | "Mientes" "Aléjate de Mi" "Bésame" "Entre Tus Alas" "De mí" "De Que Me Sirve La Vida" | Sony Music Latin |
| 9 | Mi Sueño | Ana Isabelle | | | |
| 9 | Vital | Fernando Otero | | | |
| 16 | Las Consecuencias | Enrique Bunbury | | | |
| 18 | Sambolero | João Donato Trio | Latin jazz | | |
| 23 | No Hay Imposibles | Chayanne | Latin pop | "Me Enamoré de Ti" "Tú Boca" "Si Tu No Estás" | Sony Music Latin |
| 23 | Puro Cartel | Los Cuates de Sinaloa | | | |

#### March

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 2 | Prince Royce | Prince Royce | Bachata | "Stand by Me" "Corazón Sin Cara" "El Amor Que Perdimos" "Mi Ultima Carta" | Top Stop Music |
| 2 | A Contracorriente | David Bustamante | Latin Pop | "Abrazame Muy Fuerte" "A contracorriente" | Universal Music |
| 2 | Huey Dunbar IV | Huey Dunbar | Salsa | "Te Amaré" | |
| 2 | My World | Dyland & Lenny | | | |
| 9 | San Patricio | The Chieftains and Ry Cooder | | | |
| 9 | Cardio | Miguel Bosé | | | |
| 9 | Tango Grill | Pablo Aslan | | | |
| 16 | Otra Cosa | Julieta Venegas | | | |
| 16 | Caricias Compradas | Cuisillos de Arturo Macias | | | |
| 16 | Amar la Trama | Jorge Drexler | Latin pop | "Una Canción Me Trajo Hasta Aquí" | |
| 16 | Banda Dois | Gilberto Gil | | | |
| 20 | Hombre Invisible | Ely Guerra | | | |
| 23 | Quiero Decirte Que Te Amo | El Trono de Mexico | | | |
| 23 | Da' Take Over | Angel & Khriz | Reggaeton | "Me Enamoré" | |
| 23 | Carpe Diem | Belinda | Electro Pop | "Egoista" "Dopamina" | |
| 23 | Jamás Te Dejaré | Cristina | | | |
| 26 | El Brillo de Mis Ojos | Jesus Adrian Romero | | | |
| 27 | Duetos | Renato Russo | Punk rock, folk rock, pop rock, rock, acoustic rock | "Like a Lover" | EMI |
| 30 | Sin Salsa No Hay Paraiso | El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico | Salsa | "Sin Salsa No Hay Paraiso" "Es la Mujer" | |
| 30 | Los Locos del Corrido | Los Titanes de Durango | | | |
| 30 | Cerrando Trato: Corridos con Tuba | Grupo Montez de Durango | | | |
| 30 | Romantic Style, Pt. 3: Desde la Esencia | Flex | | | |
| 30 | Mi Padre Querido | Los Originales de San Juan | | | |
| 30 | Listo Pa' La Foto | Diomedes Díaz | | | |
| 30 | Segunda Cita | Silvio Rodríguez | | | |
| 30 | The Last Chapter | R.K.M & Ken-Y | Reggaeton | "Te Amaré en Mis Sueños" | |

### Second quarter
#### April

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 6 | Mi Niña Bonita | Chino & Nacho | Tropical fusion | "Niña Bonita" | Machete Music |
| 6 | Maldito Amor | Tierra Cali | | | |
| 6 | Solamente Tú | Duelo | | | |
| 6 | Se Alboroto el Hormiguero | El Compa Sacra | | | |
| 6 | Y el Folclor de Mi Tierra | Checo Acosta | | | |
| 13 | Mi Razón de Vivir | Los Player's | | | |
| 27 | Mundial | Daddy Yankee | Reggaeton, hip hop, Latin rap, merengue, dancehall | "Grito Mundial" "Descontrol" "El Mejor de Todos los Tiempos" "La Despedida" "La Señal" | El Cartel |

#### May

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 1 | Sonando Ya | Sierra Maestra | | | |
| 4 | Juan Gabriel | Juan Gabriel | Latin pop | "¿Por Qué Me Haces Llorar?" | Fonovisa |
| 4 | El Momento | Jowell & Randy | | | |
| 4 | Los Creadores del HYPHY | Los Amos de Nuevo León | | | |
| 4 | Distinto | Diego Torres | Latin pop | "Guapa" "Mi Corazón Se Fue" "No Alcanzan las Flores" "El Mundo Sigue Igual" "Bendito" | |
| 5 | Insectos y Bicharracos | Rita Rosa | | | |
| 11 | Con la Nueva Federación | Voz de Mando | | | |
| 11 | Hipnosis | Chetes | | | |
| 11 | A Time for Love | Arturo Sandoval | | | |
| 18 | Entre Familia | Tito Nieves | Salsa | "Tus Promesas de Amor" | |
| 18 | Los Claxons | Los Claxons | | | |
| 18 | Puñaladas en el Alma | Dyango | Tango | | |
| 23 | As Máscaras | Claudia Leitte | | | |
| 25 | Iconos | Marc Anthony | Latin pop | "Y Como Es Él" "Abrázame Muy Fuerte" "A Quien Quiero Mentirle" | Sony Music Latin |
| 25 | Larrymania | Larry Hernandez | | | |
| 25 | Empaca Tus Cosas | Conjunto Primavera | | | |
| 25 | Aquí y Ahora | Taxi | | | |

#### June

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 1 | On the Rock | Andrés Calamaro | | | |
| 1 | Ni Hoy Ni Mañana | Gerardo Ortíz | | | |
| 1 | Unica | La India | Salsa | "Estupida" "Si Él Habla de Mi" | Top Stop Music |
| 1 | Ni Lo Intentes | Julión Álvarez | | | |
| 1 | Limanueva | Narcotango | | | |
| 1 | Bom Tempo | Sérgio Mendes | | | |
| 7 | Das Kapital | Capital Inicial | | | |
| 8 | A Son de Guerra | Juan Luis Guerra & 4.40 | Merengue, bachata, tropical, Latin pop | "Bachata en Fukuoka" "La Calle" "La Guagua" | Capitol Latin |
| 8 | El Sentido del Aire | Juan Carmona | | | |
| 8 | Enamórate de Mí | El Guero Y Su Banda Centenario | | | |
| 8 | Second Chance | Hector Martignon | | | |
| 8 | Alex Cuba | Alex Cuba | | | |
| 15 | Mi Vida Sin Tu Amor | Jimmy Gonzalez y El Grupo Mazz | | | |
| 15 | Desde la Cantina, Vol. 2 | Pesado | | | |
| 20 | 100 Sones Cubanos | Various artists | | | |
| 21 | Loqueando y Pisteando | Aliados de la Sierra | | | |
| 29 | Irrepetible | Gilberto Santa Rosa | Salsa | "Vivir Sin Ti" | Sony Music Latin |
| 29 | Solo Junto a Ti | Conjunto Atardecer | | | |

### Third quarter
#### July

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 2 | Euphoria | Enrique Iglesias | Latin pop, electropop | "Cuando Me Enamoro" "I Like It" "Heartbeat" "No Me Digas Que No" "Tonight I'm F**kin' You" "Dirty Dancer" "Ayer" | Universal Republic/Universal Music Latino |
| 8 | Filosofia de Vida | Martinho da Vila | | | |
| 13 | Drama Queen | Ivy Queen | Reggaetón, Hip-Hop, Bachata, R&B, Pop | "La Vida Es Así" "Amor Puro" | Machete Music |
| 13 | Fé Na Festa | Gilberto Gil | | | |
| 13 | Revanche | Fresno | | | |
| 20 | Millonario de Amor | Sergio Vega | | | |
| 20 | Un Mexicano en la México | Vicente Fernández | | | |
| 20 | House of Pleasure | Plan B | | | |
| 20 | La Musica del Futuro | Fuego | Merengue | "Que Buena Tu Ta | |
| 27 | Todo Depende de Ti | La Arrolladora Banda El Limón | | | |
| 27 | La Vida de un Genio | A.B. Quintanilla and Kumbia All Starz | | | |
| 27 | En Vivo Desde Monterrey | Los Huracanes del Norte | | | |
| 27 | Seu Jorge e Almaz | Seu Jorge and Almaz | | | |
| 27 | La Casa de Playhouse Disney | Topa & Muni | | | |

#### August

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 3 | Música de Brinquedo | Pato Fu | | | |
| 10 | Del Rancho Para el Mundo | Espinoza Paz | | | Disa |
| 10 | Ni El Diablo Te Va a Querer | Los Rieleros del Norte | | | |
| 10 | Sincopa | Cartel de Santa | | | |
| 10 | Dirty Bailarina | Mala Rodríguez | | | |
| 10 | Raras Partituras 6 | Leopoldo Federico and El Arranque | | | |
| 14 | Ao Vivo | Michel Teló | | | |
| 17 | Rayando El Sol | Manny Manuel | | | |
| 24 | Poquita Ropa | Ricardo Arjona | Latin pop | "Puente" "Vida" "Marta" | Warner Music |
| 24 | La Dulzura | Cultura Profética | | | |
| 24 | Con Estilo...Chicago Style | Grupo Montez de Durango | | | |
| 24 | Clasaficado R | Akwid | | | |
| 31 | L-O-V-E | Issac Delgado | | | |
| 31 | Chucho's Steps | Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers | | | |
| 31 | José Serebrier: Sinfonia No. 1 | José Serebrier | | | |

#### September

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 7 | La Batalla | Roberto Tapia | | | |
| 7 | La Fiesta | Grupo Exterminador | | | |
| 14 | Luis Miguel | Luis Miguel | Latin pop | "Labios de Miel" | Warner Music Mexico |
| 14 | Te Tengo o Te Perdí | Juan Vélez | | | |
| 14 | 15 Años | Pastora Soler | | | |
| 21 | Indispensable | Lucero | | | |
| 21 | La Revolución: Live | Wisin & Yandel | | | |
| 21 | Puras de Jose Alfredo | Los Creadorez del Pasito Duranguense de Alfredo Ramírez | | | |
| 21 | Alex, Jorge y Lena | Alex, Jorge y Lena | Latin pop | "Estar Contigo" | |
| 21 | Canta un Homenaje a Juan Gabriel | Lucía Méndez | | | |
| 21 | Vida da Minha Vida | Zeca Pagodinho | | | |
| 28 | Te Pido Perdón | Patrulla 81 | | | |
| 28 | La Güera Y La Morena | Los Horóscopos de Durango | | | |
| 28 | Viva la Tradición | Spanish Harlem Orchestra | | | |
| 29 | Me Gusta lo Bueno | Los Dareyes de la Sierra | | | |

### Fourth quarter
#### October

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 5 | El Hombre Que Más Te Amó | Vicente Fernández | | | |
| 5 | Homenaje a los Grandes | Edwin Bonilla | | | |
| 12 | En Total Plenitud | Marco Antonio Solís | | "A Dónde Vamos a Parar" "Tú Me Vuelves Loco" | Fonovisa |
| 13 | Bicicletas, Bolos e Outras Alegrias | Vanessa da Mata | | | d |
| 19 | Sale el Sol | Shakira | Latin pop merengue music rock en Español world music | "Loca" "Sale el Sol" "Rabiosa" "Antes de las Seis" "Addicted to You" | Sony Music Latin |
| 19 | Obligame | Héctor Acosta "el Torito" | Bachata | "Me Duele la Cabeza" | Venemusic |
| 19 | El Último Suspiro | Kinto Sol | | | |
| 25 | Más Allá Del Tiempo Y La Distancia | Grupo Bryndis | | | |
| 25 | Con La Mente en Blanco | Voz de Mando | | | |
| 25 | Sueño Electro I | Belanova | | | |
| 25 | Corriente Vital: 10 Años | Ojos de Brujo | | | |
| 26 | Entren Los Que Quieran | Calle 13 | | | |
| 29 | Forver Together | Fidel Nadal | | | |

#### November

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 2 | Armando | Pitbull | "Watagatapitusberry" "Maldito Alcohol" "Bon, Bon" "Tu Cuerpo" | | |
| 2 | Los Verdaderos | Zion & Lennox | | | |
| 2 | Panamericana Suite | Paquito D'Rivera | | | |
| 9 | Extranjera | Dulce María | Latin pop | "Inevitable" "Ya No" | Universal Music Latino |
| 9 | Por lo Menos Hoy | No Te Va Gustar | | | |
| 9 | 20 Años de Éxitos en Vivo | Banda Machos | | | |
| 12 | E a Gente Sonhando | Milton Nascimento | | | |
| 14 | El Arbol | Los Tucanes de Tijuana | | | |
| 16 | Don Omar Presents: Meet the Orphans | Don Omar | Reggaeton | "Danza Kuduro" "Huérfano De Amor" "Taboo" "Estoy Enamorado" | Machete Music |
| 16 | Puros Toques... En Vivo | Larry Hernandez | | | |
| 16 | Salsa: Un Homenaje a el Gran Combo | El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico | | | |
| 16 | Tango Universal | Vayo | | | |
| 16 | Bicentenario 1810/1910/2010 | Pepe Aguilar | | | |
| 16 | Alucinação | Leonardo | | | |
| 16 | Sigo Aquí | Charlie Cruz | Salsa | "Necesito Más de Ti" | |
| 22 | La Gran Señora en Vivo | Jenni Rivera | | | |
| 30 | Viva el Príncipe | Cristian Castro | Latin pop | "La Nave del Olvido" | Universal Music Latino |

#### December

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 1 | Yeahwon | Yeahwon | | | |
| 1 | Tárrega! | Manuel Barrueco | | | |
| 3 | Sou Eu – Ao Vivo | Diogo Nogueira | | | |
| 7 | P.A.R.C.E. | Juanes | Latin pop | "Yerbatero" "Y No Regresas" "Regalito" | Universal Music Latino |
| 7 | Boleros | Juan Gabriel | | | |
| 7 | En Vivo Desde Nueva York | El Trono de Mexico | | | |
| 7 | Renovar o Morir | Calibre 50 | | | |
| 7 | Multishow ao Vivo: Ivete Sangalo no Madison Square Garden | Ivete Sangalo | | | |
| 7 | Ária | Djavan | | | |
| 7 | Sorrir Faz a Vida Valer | Roberta Miranda | | | |
| 8 | Vivo en Arequito | Soledad | | | |
| 8 | Horizonte Vivo Distante | Rosa de Saron | | | |
| 10 | Capoeira de Besouro | Paulo César Pinheiro | | | |
| 14 | Indestructible | Elvis Crespo | Merengue | "15 Inviernos" | |
| 14 | Toda una Vida (Cuban Masterworks) | Albita Rodriguez | | | |
| 29 | Henry El Camioncito Verde | Jessyca Sarango | | | |

### Dates unknown

| Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
| Homenaje a Mi Padre | Sunny Sauceda y Todo Eso | Tejano |
| Las Penas Alegres | Petrona Martínez | Folk |
| De Corazón a Corazón Mariachi Tango | Aida Cuevas | Tango |
| Sonata Suite | Tomatito | Flamenco |
| Ruido | José Mercé | Flamenco |
| AfricaNatividade - Cheiro de Brasil | Sandra de Sá | Brazilian pop |
| D.N.A. | Jorge Vercillo | MPB |
| Double Face | Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano | Música sertaneja |
| Retrato: Ao Vivo no Estúdio | César Menotti & Fabiano | Música sertaneja |
| Lo Mejor De Playhouse Disney | Various artists | Children's |
| Mundo Alas | León Gieco | |
| Mena | Javiera Mena | |
| Efêmera | Tulipa Ruiz | MPB |
| Música, gramática, gimnasia [es] | Dënver [es] | Indie-pop |
| Rita Indiana | Rita Indiana | Latin alternative, merengue |

## Best-selling records
### Best-selling albums

The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 2010, according to Billboard.
| Rank | Album | Artist |
| 1 | The Last | Aventura |
| 2 | Euphoria | Enrique Iglesias |
| 3 | Iconos | Marc Anthony |
| 4 | Dejarte de Amar | Camila |
| 5 | La Revolución | Wisin & Yandel |
| 6 | Sale el Sol | Shakira |
| 7 | La Gran Señora | Jenni Rivera |
| 8 | No Hay Imposibles | Chayanne |
| 9 | Amarte a la Antigua | Pedro Fernández |
| 10 | En Vivo: Desde Culiacán | Larry Hernandez |

### Best-performing songs

The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 2010, according to Billboard.
| Rank | Single | Artist |
| 1 | "Cuando Me Enamoro" | Enrique Iglesias featuring Juan Luis Guerra |
| 2 | "Al Menos" | La Original Banda el Limón |
| 3 | "Dile al Amor" | Aventura |
| 4 | "Dime Que Me Quieres" | Banda el Recodo |
| 5 | "Niña Bonita" | Chino & Nacho |
| 6 | "Ando Bien Pedo" | Banda Los Recoditos |
| 7 | "Me Gusta Todo de Ti" | Banda el Recodo |
| 8 | "Te Recordaré" | El Trono de Mexico |
| 9 | "Te Pido Perdón" | Tito "El Bambino" |
| 10 | "La Peinada" | Chuy Lizarraga y su Banda Tierra Sinaloense |

## Deaths

* January 4 – Sandro de América, 64, Argentinian singer, complications from heart and lung transplant surgery.
* February 18 – Ariel Ramírez, 88, Argentine composer and pianist, pneumonia.
* February 28 – Jorge Villamil, 80, Colombian composer, complications from diabetes.
* March 4 – Johnny Alf, 80, Brazilian singer and composer, prostate cancer.
* March 9 – Tato Luzardo, 65, Spanish music executive
* April 7 – Graciela, 94, Cuban singer, renal and pulmonary failure.
* May 5 – Lucho Barrios, 76, Peruvian bolero singer.
* May 7 – Francisco Aguabella, 84, Cuban-born American jazz percussionist, cancer.
* May 17 – Héctor Meneses, 68, Mexican singer and songwriter
* June 8 – Armando Zabaleta, 83, Colombian songwriter
* July 12:
** Olga Guillot, 87, Cuban singer, infarction.
** Paulo Moura, 77, Brazilian saxophonist and clarinetist, lymphoma.
* August 7 – Roberto Cantoral, 75, Mexican composer, heart attack.
* August 13 – Steve Jordan, 71, American accordionist, complications from liver cancer.
* August 19 – José Antonio Labordeta, 75, Spanish songwriter, professor, writer, presenter and politician.
* August 21 – Hugo Guerrero Marthineitz, 86, Peruvian journalist, commentator and radio host, cardiac arrest.*November 14 – Tony Moreno, 66, Cuban promoter and record label executive (MP Records)
* September 28 – Romina Yan, 36, Argentine actress (Chiquititas), cardiac arrest.
* November 26 – Mario Pacheco, 60, Spanish music producer and photographer.
* December 13 – Enrique Morente, 67, Spanish flamenco singer.
* December 23 – Toninho Spessoto [pt], 52, Brazilian entertainment journalist
* December 28 – Zeferino Nandayapa, 79, Mexican classical marimbist, injuries from a fall.