# 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-ones 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
#### January

| Day | Title | Artist |
| 15 | Boogaflow | Palmacoco |
| 18 | Amarle | Vocal Song |
| 24 | Vambora Lá Dançar | Elba Ramalho |
| 29 | Pasión | Andrea Bocelli |
| 29 | La Estructura | Noel Torres |
| 29 | Muchas Gracias | La Adictiva Banda de San José Mesillas |

#### February

| Day | Title | Artist |
| 5 | La Original y Sus Boleros de Amor | La Original Banda El Limón de Salvador Lizárraga |
| 11 | My World 2 | Dyland & Lenny |
| 11 | Eggun | Omar Sosa |
| 17 | La Compensa | Calibre 50 |
| 18 | Latin Jazz – Jazz Latin | Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quartet |
| 19 | Tierra | Vicente Amigo |
| 19 | #AC | Ana Carolina |

#### March

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles |
| 1 | Sacode! | Nevilton | | |
| 5 | Entre Venas | Rigú | | |
| 5 | Presente | Bajofondo | | |
| 5 | 99% | Ska-P | | |
| 5 | Las Vueltas de La Vida | Banda Carnaval | | |
| 12 | Tu Amigo Nada Más | Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda | | |
| 12 | Totalmente Juan Gabriel | Aida Cuevas | | |
| 18 | Vida | Draco Rosa | Latin pop | "Más y Más" |
| 19 | Los Momentos | Julieta Venegas | | |
| 25 | Sold Out – En Vivo Desde El Nokia Theatre La Live | Gerardo Ortíz | | |
| 25 | Encontré su amor | Mónica | | |
| 26 | Repeat After Me | Los Amigos Invisibles | | |
| 26 | 13 Celebrando El 13 | Joan Sebastian | | |
| 26 | Raridade | Anderson Freire | | |

### Second quarter
#### April

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 1 | En Primera Fila – Dia 1 | Cristian Castro | Latin pop | "Enamorados" "Así Era Ella" "Es Mejor Así" | Sony Music Latin |
| 2 | En Peligro de Extinción | Intocable | | | |
| 2 | El Free | Banda Los Recoditos | | | |
| 2 | Edu Lobo & Metropole Orkest | Edu Lobo | | | |
| 9 | Animal Nacional | Vespas Mandarinas | | | |
| 9 | Amor Favor Gracia | Lilly Goodman | | | |
| 9 | Más Que Amor | Il Volo | | | |
| 10 | Tango Nostalgias | Julio Botti | | | |
| 12 | Déjame Así | Maite Hontelé | | | |
| 16 | Dora Vergueiro | Dora Vergueiro | | | |
| 22 | Just Friends | David Lee Garza | | | |
| 23 | Corazón Profundo | Carlos Vives | Vallenato, champeta, cumbia, rock | "Volví a Nacer" "Como Le Gusta A Tu Cuerpo" "Bailar Contigo" "La Foto de los Dos" | Sony Music Latin |
| 23 | Hoy y Siempre | Los Canarios De Michoacán | | | |
| 23 | Trio | Paquito D'Rivera and Sérgio Assad & Odair Assad | | | |
| 23 | Vida Que Segue | Zeca Pagodinho | | | |
| 27 | Ojo Por Ojo | El Tri | | | |
| 27 | Destinología | Tan Biónica | | | |
| 30 | Treinta Días | La Santa Cecilia | | | |

#### May

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 1 | Gualberto + C4 | Gualberto Ibarreto and C4 Trío | | | |
| 5 | ¡Fantástico! | Lucky Díaz y La Familia Música | | | |
| 6 | Sambabook Martinho da Vila 2 | Various artists | | | |
| 7 | Hoy | Vicente Fernández | | | |
| 7 | Libre Por Naturaleza | Duelo | | | |
| 7 | Amor Total | Toby Love | Bachata | "Lejos" "Todo Mí Amor Eres Tú" "Hey" | |
| 13 | Ultraleve | Ultraleve | | | |
| 14 | Asondeguerra Tour | Juan Luis Guerra y 4.40 | "Frio, Frio" | Bachata, salsa, merengue | Capitol Latin |
| 14 | Será | La Vida Bohème | | | |
| 14 | La Velocidad de la Luz | Los Bunkers | | | |
| 16 | Una Mujer Que Canta | Albita | | | |
| 17 | El Show Máximo Nivel | Daniel Calderón y Los Gigantes | | | |
| 21 | Suerte | Tecupae | | | |
| 21 | What's Up? | Michel Camilo | | | |
| 21 | Sunset | Michel Teló | | | |
| 26 | 25 Años, 25 Éxitos, 25 Artistas | Orquesta Guayacán | | | |
| 26 | Herói | Ministério Adoração e Vida | | | |
| 27 | Versiones | Gian Marco | | | |
| 27 | Carnaval En Piano Charango | Chuchito Valdés and Eddy Navia | | | |
| 28 | Faith, Hope y Amor | Frankie J | | | |
| 28 | El Amor Manda | América Sierra | | | |
| 28 | Un Siglo De Pasión | Arturo Sandoval | | | |
| 28 | Romance de la Luna Tucumana | Diego El Cigala | | | |
| 30 | Sueños Clandestinos | Yordano | | | |

#### June

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 2 | Song for Maura | Paquito D'Rivera and Trio Corrente | | | |
| 3 | Caymmi | Nana, Dori and Danilo | | | |
| 4 | La Noche Más Larga | Buika | | | |
| 4 | Huellas | Charlie Cruz | Salsa | "Déjame Cambiarte la Vida" "Labios de Purpura" "Quiero Saber de Ti" | |
| 11 | Amsterdam Meets New Tango | Pablo Ziegler and Metropole Orkest | | | |
| 13 | La 9a Batalla | Silvestre Dangond and Rolando Ochoa | | | |
| 14 | Aor | Ed Motta | | | |
| 18 | Fruta | Caloncho | | | |
| 18 | Aquelarre | Sig Ragga | | | |
| 21 | The Monash Sessions | Hermeto Pascoal | | | |
| 21 | A Mi Manera | Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea | | | |
| 23 | Soy Flamenco | Tomatito | | | |
| 25 | Llegó el momento | Fidel Nadal | | | |
| 25 | Sergio George Presents: Salsa Giants | Various artists | Salsa | "Para Celebrar" | Top Stop Music |
| 25 | Natalie Cole en Español | Natalie Cole | | | |
| 25 | Leslie Grace | Leslie Grace | Bachata | "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" "Day 1" "Odio No Odiarte" | |
| 25 | Me Llamaré Tuyo | Víctor Manuelle | Salsa | "Me Llamaré Tuyo" | |
| 29 | XSPB 12 | Xuxa | | | |

### Third quarter
#### July

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 8 | Border-Free | Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers | | | |
| 9 | Romeo y Su Nieta | Paquita la del Barrio | | | |
| 19 | Mais Amor | Diogo Nogueira | | | |
| 23 | 3.0 | Marc Anthony | Salsa, bolero | "Vivir Mi Vida" "Cambio de Piel" "Flor Pálida" "Volver a Comenzar" | Sony Music Latin, Columbia Records |
| 30 | Una Mujer | Olga Tañón | Merengue | "Todo lo Que Sube Baja" | |

#### August

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 6 | Gracias Por Creer | La Arrolladora Banda El Limón | | | |
| 6 | The Vigil | Chick Corea | | | |
| 12 | Alchemya | Juan Carmona | | | |
| 13 | ¿Quien Dice Que No? | Oscar Cruz | | | |
| 13 | Grandes Canciones | Cristina | | | |
| 15 | Nunca Tem Fim... | O Rappa | | | |
| 20 | Los Psychos Del Corrido Los Psicópatas | Los Inquietos Del Norte | | | |
| 20 | Irremplazable | El Trono de México | | | |
| 20 | Los Sucesores | J King & Maximan | | | |
| 23 | Solo Pa' Los Jóvenes... de Corazón | Pijuan and Los Baby Boomer Boys | | | |
| 26 | Salsa Roja | Berta Rojas | | | |
| 27 | Confidencias | Alejandro Fernández | Latin pop | "Hoy Tengo Ganas de Ti" "Me Olvidé de Vivir" | Universal Music Latino |
| 27 | Especialista | Regulo Caro | | | |
| 27 | Yo | Roberto Fonseca | | | |
| 27 | Verdi | Plácido Domingo | | | |
| 28 | Bohemio | Andrés Calamaro | | | |

#### September

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles |
| 1 | Take It Easy My Brother Jorge | Adryana Ribeiro | | |
| 2 | El Caballo de Oro | Reynaldo Armas | | |
| 15 | La Carta Perfecta – En Vivo | Danilo Montero | | |
| 17 | Con La Frente en Auto | Luis Coronel | | |
| 17 | Lástima que sean ajenas | Pepe Aguilar | | |
| 17 | Renacimiento | Pablo Milanés | | |
| 17 | Questão De Tempo | Sérgio Reis | | |
| 20 | Romantisísmico | Babasónicos | | |
| 20 | Nuevo | Lenny Salcedo | | |
| 24 | Party & Dance | Limi-T 21 | Merengue | "Solo Busco Amor" "Con los Manos Arriba" |
| 24 | Por Ti | Pesado | | |
| 28 | ABC Fiesta | Mister G | | |
| 30 | Viva Por Mim | Victor & Leo | | |

### Fourth quarter
#### October

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 1 | Wolverines | Vega | | | |
| 7 | The Pedrito Martinez Group | Pedrito Martinez Group | Afro-Cuban | | Motéma Music |
| 8 | Métete en el Viaje | Dubán Bayona & Jimmy Zambrano | | | |
| 8 | Soy el Mismo | Prince Royce | Bachata | "Darte un Beso" "Te Robaré" "Soy el Mismo" "Solita" | Sony Music Latin |
| 8 | Forever Mazz | Jimmy González & Grupo Mazz | | | |
| 8 | La Familia 013 | Charlie Brown Jr. | | | |
| 14 | Fatum | Rosario La Tremendita | | | |
| 15 | Medea | Manuel Barrueco and the Symphony Orchestra of Tenerife | | | |
| 16 | Celedón Sin Fronteras 1 | Jorge Celedón and various artists | | | |
| 16 | La Voz del Ídolo | Alejandro Palacio | | | |
| 18 | De Graça | Jeneci | | | |
| 19 | Libertad | Airbag | | | |
| 22 | El Corazón Decide | Ednita Nazario | | | |
| 22 | Gracias Por Estar Aquí | Marco Antonio Solís | Latin pop | "Tres Semanas" "De Mil Amores" | Universal Music Latino |
| 22 | 50 Anniversario | El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico | | | |
| 22 | 25 Años de Música | Los Cafres | | | |
| 22 | Multishow Ao Vivo – Um Ser Amor | Paula Fernandes | | | |
| 29 | La Familia | J Balvin | | | |
| 29 | Haciendo Historia | Banda el Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga | | | |
| 29 | King Daddy | Daddy Yankee | Reggaeton | "La Nueva y la Ex" | |
| 29 | Palosanto | Bunbury | | | |
| 29 | Coloreando: Traditional Songs For Children In Spanish | Marta Gómez and Friends | | | |
| 30 | Calle | Mónica Navarro | | | |

#### November

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 1 | Salve Gonzagão 100 Anos | Various artists | | | |
| 2 | Geração De Jesus | Jotta A | | | |
| 5 | De Líder a Leyenda | Yandel | Reggaeton, electropop, Latin pop | "Hablé de Ti" "Hasta Abajo" "Moviendo Caderas" "Plakito" | Sony Music Latin |
| 5 | Amor en Portofino | Andrea Bocelli | | | |
| 5 | Orígenes: El Bolero Volumen 2 | Café Quijano | | | |
| 5 | Céu Na Terra | Soraya Moraes | | | |
| 5 | Funky Funky Boom Boom | Jota Quest | | | |
| 7 | Sigo Esperándote | Marcos Vidal | | | |
| 12 | Vuelve en Primera Fila | Franco de Vita | Latin pop | "Te Pienso Sin Querer" "Y Tú Te Vas" | Sony Music Latin |
| 19 | Sentimiento, Elegancia & Maldad | Arcángel | | | |
| 19 | 20 – Grandes Éxitos | Laura Pausini | Latin pop | "Limpio" "Víveme" "Se fue" "Donde quedo sólo yo" "Sino a ti" | |
| 19 | Mis Mejores Recuerdos | Tito Nieves | | | |
| 19 | 8 Lunas | Rosana | | | |
| 19 | Bésame Mucho España | Olivia Gorra | | | |
| 19 | Fin De Semana | La Original Banda El Limón De Salvador Lizárraga | | | |
| 19 | Graça | Aline Barros | | | |
| 23 | De Mi Corazón | Shelly Lares | | | |
| 25 | Behind the Machine (Detrás de la Máquina) | ChocQuibTown | | | |
| 27 | Opus IV | Viento de Agua | | | |
| 28 | Sei, Como Foi Em BH | Nando Reis e Os Infernais | | | |

#### December

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 3 | 1969 - Siempre, En Vivo Desde Monterrey, Parte 1 | Jenni Rivera | | | |
| 3 | La Guzmán: Primera Fila | Alejandra Guzmán | Latin pop | "Mi Peor Error" | Sony Music Mexico |
| 9 | Cantándole a Mi Valle | Juan Piña | | | |
| 9 | O Samba É Do Bem | Paula Lima | | | |
| 10 | One Flag | Elvis Crespo | Merengue | "Pegaito Suavecito" "Sopa de Caracol" | |
| 12 | Bom De Dança Vol. 2 | Rick & Renner | | | |
| 16 | La Vida del Artista | Diomedes Díaz and Álvaro López | | | |
| 17 | Mujeres Divinas | Juan Montalvo | | | |
| 17 | Anthology Back In The Day | Jay Perez | | | |

### Unknown

| Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles |
| Poderoso | Grupo Manía | Merengue | "No Tengo el Valor" "Conmigo Te Vas" |
| Vikorg | Señor Loop | | |
| Fiesta para los muertos | Alejandro y María Laura [es] | | |

## 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.
| Rank | Album | Artist |
| 1 | La Misma Gran Señora | Jenni Rivera |
| 2 | 3.0 | Marc Anthony |
| 3 | Joyas Prestadas: Pop | Jenni Rivera |
| 4 | Joyas Prestadas: Banda | Jenni Rivera |
| 5 | Confidencias | Alejandro Fernández |
| 6 | Pasión | Andrea Bocelli |
| 7 | Las Bandas Románticas de América 2013 | Various artists |
| 8 | Exiliados en la Bahía: Lo Mejor de Maná | Maná |
| 9 | #1's | Prince Royce |
| 10 | La Música No Se Toca | Alejandro Sanz |

### 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.
| Rank | Single | Artist |
| 1 | "Vivir Mi Vida" | Marc Anthony |
| 2 | "Limbo" | Daddy Yankee |
| 3 | "Darte un Beso" | Prince Royce |
| 4 | "Zumba" | Don Omar |
| 5 | "Propuesta Indecente" | Romeo Santos |
| 6 | "Algo Me Gusta de Ti" | Wisin & Yandel featuring Chris Brown and T-Pain |
| 7 | "Llévame Contigo" | Romeo Santos |
| 8 | "La Pregunta" | J Alvarez |
| 9 | "Loco" | Enrique Iglesias featuring Romeo Santos |
| 10 | "El Ruido de Tus Zapatos" | La Arrolladora Banda el Limón de Rene Camacho |

## 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 – Juan Tarodo [es], 52, Spanish musician and producer
* May 12 – Marià Albero [es], 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 – Horacio Icasto [es], 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 – Senén Suárez [es], 91, Cuban guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and author de nombre artístico Senén Suárez,
* October 24 – Manolo Escobar, 82, Spanish actor and singer
* November 30 – João Araújo [pt], 78, Brazilian record label executive
* December 9 – Roberto Maza, Colombian manager
* December 22 – Diomedes Díaz, 56, Colombian vallenato singer and songwriter