# 1993 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 1993.

## Events

* February 24 – The 35th Annual Grammy Awards are held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.
** Jon Secada wins the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album for his album Otro Día Más Sin Verte.
** Linda Ronstadt wins the Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album for her album Frenesí
** Linda Ronstadt wins the Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American Album for her album Mas Canciones.
* May 19 – The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers inaugurates its El Premio ASCAP, an annual award ceremony dedicated to Latin songwriters and composers.
* May 20 – The 5th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards are held at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. Jon Secada and Selena are the biggest winners on the award ceremony with both receiving three awards.
* July 10 – Billboard establishes the Top Latin Albums chart, which ranks the bestselling Latin albums in the United States. Rather than rely on retailers for sales report as previously done on its subcharts, Billboard compiles the chart by obtaining sales data from Nielsen SoundScan. Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan becomes the first number-one album on the chart.

## Bands formed

* Ivy Queen (Reggaeton)
* Los Fantasmas del Caribe
* Marc Anthony (Salsa)
* Víctor Manuelle (Salsa)
* Jay Perez

## Bands reformed

Selena Y Los Dinos

## Number-ones albums and singles by country

* List of number-one albums of 1993 (Spain)
* List of number-one singles of 1993 (Spain)
* List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 1993
* List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1993

## Awards

* 1993 Premio Lo Nuestro
* 1993 Tejano Music Awards

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

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 18 | La Era De La Boludez | Divididos | Alternative Rock, Funk Metal, Hard Rock | | Polydor |
| 26 | En Tiempo De Amor | Di Blasio | Easy Listening | "Corazón De Niño" | BMG International U.S. Latin |
| 26 | Otra Nota | Marc Anthony | Salsa | "Hasta Que Te Conocí" "Si Tú No Te Fueras" "Palabras Del Alma" | RMM Records |

#### February

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 8 | Tô Ligado Em Você | Sandy & Junior | | | |
| 9 | Animal Nocturno | Ricardo Arjona | | "Mujeres" "Primera Vez" | Sony Latin |
| 9 | Intensamente | Eddie Santiago | Salsa | | Capitol/EMI Latin |

#### March

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 9 | Azúcar Negra | Celia Cruz | Salsa, Cubano | | RMM Records, Sony Discos |

### Second quarter
#### April

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 16 | Me Amarás | Ricky Martin | Europop | | Sony Latin, Sony Latin |
| 16 | Piel De Niña | Alejandro Fernández | Ballad, Mariachi | "Piel De Niña" | Sony Discos |
| 19 | Todos Historias | Eros Ramazzotti | Soft Rock, Europop, Pop Rock | "Cosas De La Vida" "Otra Como Tú" | DDD |

#### May

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 4 | Selena Live! | Selena | Tejano, Ranchera, Cumbia, Norteno, Mariachi, Latin Pop | "No Debes Jugar" "La Llamada" "Tu Robaste Mi Corazón" | Capitol/EMI Latin |
| 18 | Hecho En Puerto Rico | Willie Colón | Salsa | "Idilio" | Sony Tropical |

#### June

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 1 | Los Mundialmente Sabrosos | Los Hermanos Rosario | | | Karen Records |
| 1 | First Class International | El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico | Salsa | | Combo Records |
| 1 | Dilema | Luis Enrique | Salsa | | Sony Tropical |
| 1 | Justo A Tiempo... | Víctor Manuelle | Salsa | "Me Dará El Consentimiento" "Estás Tocando Fuego" | Sony Discos |
| 8 | Solo Salsa | Galy Galiano | Salsa | “La Cita" “Fue Su Primera Vez" “Como La Quiero Cuanto La Extraño" | Musart |
| 11 | Te Llevo En Mi | Jay Perez | Conjunto, Tejano | | Sony Music |
| 15 | Lastima Que Seas Ajena | Vicente Fernández | Ranchera | "Lastima Que Seas Ajena" | Sony Discos |
| 15 | Rompecabeza: The Puzzle | Tito Nieves | Salsa | | RMM Records |
| 15 | Johnny Siempre Johnny | Johnny Ventura | Merengue | "Pitaste?" | SDI |
| 17 | Aries | Luis Miguel | Ballad, Dance-Pop | "Ayer" "Hasta Que Me Olvides" "Suave" | WEA Latina |
| 19 | Con La Banda Santa Cruz | Graciela Beltrán | Banda | | Capitol/EMI Latin |
| 22 | Mi Tierra | Gloria Estefan | Afro-Cuban Jazz, Latin Jazz | "Mi Tierra" "Con Los Años Que Me Quedan" "Tradición" "¡Sí Señor!..." "Montuno" "Mi Buen Amor" "Ayer" | Epic |
| 29 | Cuando Parara La Lluvia | Johnny Rivera | Salsa | | Sony, Sonero Records |

### Third quarter
#### July

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 1 | Inalcanzable | Marco Antonio Solís And Los Bukis | | | |
| 4 | Silver Edition | David Lee Garza Y Los Musicales | | | |
| 12 | Titanomaquia | Titãs | Hard Rock, Grunge | "Será Que E Isso Que Eu Necessito?", "Nem Sempre Se Pode Ser Deus" | Warner Music Brasil |
| 20 | Un Segundo En El Tiempo | Cristian Castro | | "Nunca Voy A Olvidarte "Es Mejor Así" "Por Amor A Tí" | FonoVisa |
| 29 | La Garra Del Tigre | Los Tigres Del Norte | | | |

#### August

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 6 | Nace Aquí | Gilberto Santa Rosa | Salsa | "Que Manera De Quererte" "Sin Voluntad" "Me Volverion Hablar De Ella" | Sony Discos |
| 10 | Mujer De Fuego | Olga Tañón | Merengue | "Contigo O Sin Ti" "Prescié Tu Amor" "Muchacho Malo" "Vendrás Llorando" | WEA Latina |
| 10 | Si Tú Me Miras | Alejandro Sanz | Acoustic, Soft Rock, Latin, Pop Rock | | WEA |
| 17 | The Hours Between Night + Day | Ottmar Liebert | Flamenco, Downtempo | | Epic |
| 24 | Mis Mejores Canciones - 17 Super Éxitos | Selena | Vocal, Ballad, Tejano | | EMI Latin |
| 24 | Amor Jollao | Toño Rosario | Merengue | | Prime Records |
| 31 | Libre | Alejandra Guzmán | Pop Rock | "Mala Hierba" "Cuenta Conmigo" "Mirala, Miralo" "Angeles Caídos" | RCA |

#### September

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Label |
| 10 | A Bombazo...Sí! | Grupo Manía | Bomba | Top Ten Hits |
| 10 | La Candela Viva | Totó La Momposina | Cumbia | Caroline Records |
| 14 | Xplosión | Vico C | Pop Rap, Reggaeton | Prime Records |
| 21 | Algo Más Que Amor | La Triplets | Country Rock, Latin | EMI Latin |

### Fourth quarter
#### October

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 1 | Tu Ultima Cancion | Los Temerarios | Ranchera, Bolero | | AFG Sigma Records |
| 7 | Los Machos Tambien Lloran | Banda Machos | Ranchera | | MCM |
| 19 | Cara De Nino | Jerry Rivera | Salsa | "Que Hay De Malo" "Cara De Niño" "No Hieras Mi Vida" "Dia Y Noche Pienso En Ella" | Sony Tropical |
| 19 | Nueva Era | Yuri | Latin, Downtempo, Ballad | "Detras De Mi Ventana" | Sony Latin |

#### November

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 1 | Amor Amarillo | Gustavo Cerati | Pop Rock | "Te Llevo (Para Que Me Lleves)" "Pulsar" "Lisa" | Ariola, BMG U.S. Latin |
| 2 | Tesorito...Baila Conmigo | Laura León | Cumbia | "Dos Mujeres, Un Camino" | WEA Latina |
| 9 | Love and Liberté | Gipsy Kings | Flamenco | | Elektra Musician |
| 9 | Luna | Ana Gabriel | Ballad | "Luna" "Estas Emociones" "Hablame De Frente" "Es Diferente" | Sony Latin, Sony Latin |
| 16 | 24 Kilates | Paulina Rubio | Power Pop, Ballad | "Nieva, Nieva" Él Me Engañó "Vuelve Junto A Mí Asunto De Dos | EMI Latin |
| 18 | Mujer | Marta Sánchez | Synth-Pop, Europop, Ballad | "Desesperada" "De Mujer A Mujer" "Tal Vez" "Nube De Verano" | Mercury |

#### December

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 7 | Un Alto En El Camino | Grupo Niche | Salsa | "Duele Más" | SDI |
| 10 | In Da House | Proyecto Uno | Hip-House, Merengue, Synth-Pop | "El Tiburon" | J&N Records |
| Unknown Date | O Descobrimento Do Brasil | Legião Urbana | Pop Rock | | EMI |

### Unknown

| Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| Mi Media Mitad | Rey Ruiz | Salsa | "Mi Media Mitad" "Si Te Preguntan" "Luna Negra" | Sony Tropical |
| Clasicos De La Provincia | Carlos Vives | Cumbia, Vallenato | "La Gota Fría" | Philips |
| Sin Documentos | Los Rodríguez | Pop Rock | | GASA |

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

The following is a list of the top 5 best-selling Latin albums of 1993 in the United States in the categories of Latin pop, Regional Mexican, and Tropical/salsa, according to Billboard.
| Category | Rank | Album | Artist |
| Latin pop | 1 | Romance | Luis Miguel |
| Latin pop | 2 | Aries | Luis Miguel |
| Latin pop | 3 | The Best | Ana Gabriel |
| Latin pop | 4 | Live | Gipsy Kings |
| Latin pop | 5 | Jon Secada | Jon Secada |
| Regional Mexican | 1 | Entre a Mi Mundo | Selena |
| Regional Mexican | 2 | Ahora y Siempre | La Mafia |
| Regional Mexican | 3 | Selena Live! | Selena |
| Regional Mexican | 4 | Con Sangre de Indio | Banda Machos |
| Regional Mexican | 5 | Lo Haré Por Ti | Mazz |
| Tropical/Salsa | 1 | Cuenta Conmigo | Jerry Rivera |
| Tropical/Salsa | 2 | Areíto | Juan Luis Guerra y 4.40 |
| Tropical/Salsa | 3 | Mi Tierra | Gloria Estefan |
| Tropical/Salsa | 4 | Rey Ruiz | Rey Ruiz |
| Tropical/Salsa | 5 | Frenesí | Linda Ronstadt |

### Best-performing songs

The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 1995, according to Billboard.
| Rank | Single | Artist |
| 1 | "Me Estoy Enamorando" | La Mafia |
| 2 | "Mi Tierra" | Gloria Estefan |
| 3 | "Castillo Azul" | Ricardo Montaner |
| 4 | "Nunca Voy a Olvidarte" | Cristian Castro |
| 5 | "Muchacha Triste" | Los Fantasmas del Caribe |
| 6 | "Ayer" | Luis Miguel |
| 7 | "Sentir" | Jon Secada |
| 8 | "Piel Adentro" | Ricardo Montaner |
| 9 | "Un Corazón Hecho Pedazos" | Ednita Nazario |
| 10 | "Lástima Que Seas Ajena" | Vicente Fernández |

## Births

* January 10 – Rauw Alejandro, Puerto Rican rapper
* February 3 – Lalo Ebratt, Colombian reggaeton singer
* March 30 – Anitta, Brazilian singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and record producer
* April 9 – Jhayco, Puerto Rican rapper
* December 3 – Sech, Panamanian trap singer
* December 16 – Cazzu, Argentine rapper

## Deaths

* June 29 – Héctor Lavoe, Puerto Rican salsa singer
* August 14 – José Basso [es], Argentine tango composer