# 1992 in Latin music

This is a list of notable events in Latin music (music from Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas from Latin America, Europe, and the United States) that took place in 1992.

## Events

* February 25 – The 34th Annual Grammy Awards are held at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
** Vikki Carr wins the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album for her album Cosas del Amor.
** Juan Luis Guerra wins the Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album for his album Bachata Rosa
** Little Joe wins the Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American Album for his album 16 de Septiembre.
* May 14 – The 4th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards are held at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. Mexican singer Ana Gabriel is the most awarded artist with four wins.

## Bands formed

* Cristian Castro (Latin pop singer)
* Paulina Rubio (Latin pop singer)
* Jon Secada
* Bachata Magic
* Alejandro Fernández
* Banda Vallarta Show
* Rey Ruiz
* Caña Brava
* Olga Tañón
* Zona Roja

## Number-ones albums and singles by country

* List of number-one albums of 1992 (Spain)
* List of number-one singles of 1992 (Spain)
* List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 1992
* List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1992

## Awards

* 1992 Premio Lo Nuestro
* 1992 Tejano Music Awards

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

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 24 | The Mambo Kings | Various artists | | | |

#### February

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 15 | Imaginame | María Conchita Alonso | Ballad, AOR, Soft Rock, Pop Rock | | Sony Latin |
| 25 | Piel Canela | Angela Carrasco | Ballad | "Tu Amor Es una Rueda" | Capitol/EMI Latin |

#### March

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 10 | Piel de Hombre | José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" | Ballad, Chanson | "Torrero" | Sony Discos |
| 10 | Quiéreme | Los Bukis | Bolero, Cumbia | "Mi Mayor Necesidad" | FonoVisa |
| 20 | Condename | Tito Rojas | Salsa | "Condename a Tu Amor" "Porque Este Amor" "Nadie Es Eterno" "Señora" | Musical Productions |
| 24 | De Vuelta en la Trampa | Lalo Rodríguez | Bolero, Salsa | | Capitol/EMI Latin |
| 24 | Solo Para Ti | Ottmar Liebert | New Age, Flamenco, Contemporary Jazz | | Epic, Epic |

### Second quarter
#### April

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 7 | Ilegal | Pandora | Soft Rock, Power Pop, Ballad | "Desde el Día Que Te Fuiste" | EMI Latin, Capitol Records |
| 20 | I Love My Freedom, I Love Texas | Mingo Saldivary y sus Tremendos | | | |
| 28 | Con Sentimiento y Sabor | Los Tigres del Norte | Corrido | | FonoVisa |

#### May

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 5 | Jon Secada | Jon Secada | Soft Rock, Latin, Downtempo | | SBK Records |
| 6 | Calor | Julio Iglesias | Ballad, Vocal, Bolero | | Sony Discos, Sony |
| 6 | Entre a Mi Mundo | Selena | Tejano, Cumbia, Latin Pop | "La Carcacha" "Como la Flor" "¿Qué Creias?" "Amame" | Capitol/EMI Latin |
| 12 | Sola | Olga Tañón | Merengue | "Me Cambió Por Ella" | WEA Latina |
| 12 | Ave Fénix | Raphael | Ballad | | Sony Discos |
| 14 | Nieves de Enero | Chalino Sánchez | Norteno, Ranchera, Corrido | | Musart Super |
| 18 | Alejandro Fernández | Alejandro Fernández | | | Sony Records |
| 19 | María Bonita | Mijares | Bolero, Ballad | | Capitol/EMI Latin, Capitol/EMI Latin |
| 26 | Cuenta Conmigo | Jerry Rivera | Salsa, Bolero | "Amores Como el Nuestro" "Casí un Hechizo" "Cuenta Conmigo" "Me Estoy Enamorando" | Sony Discos Inc. |

#### June

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 8 | Diego Torres | Diego Torres | Vocal | | BMG Argentina |
| 16 | Que de Raro Tiene | Vicente Fernández | Ranchera | | Sony, Discos International |
| 23 | La Roka | Rokabanda | Salsa, Merengue | | J&N Records |
| 30 | Agua Nueva | Cristian Castro | Vocal | "No Podrás" "Solo Dame una Noche" "Agua Nueva" "Diez Mil Lagrimas" | Fonovisa, Inc. |

### Third quarter
#### July

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 5 | Silueta | Ana Gabriel | Bolero, Ranchera | "Evidencias" | Sony Discos, Sony |
| 14 | De Otro Planeta | H2O | | | Sony Discos |
| 14 | El Rey de los Soneros | Oscar D'León | Salsa | | Harmony |
| 15 | Partners | Flaco Jiménez | Conjunto, Country Rock, Norteno | | Reprise Records |
| 28 | Provócame | Chayanne | | "Provócame" "El Centro de Mi Corazón" | Sony Discos |
| 28 | Me Siento Tan Sola | Gloria Trevi | Alternative Rock | | Ariola |
| Unknown date | El Silencio | Caifanes | Alternative Rock | | RCA, BMG |

#### August

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 10 | Duro a la Baila | Tropicalísimo Apache | | | Mercury, Mercury |
| 25 | Frenesí | Linda Ronstadt | Bolero | | Elektra, Elektra |

#### September

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 1 | Fisica y Quimica | Joaquín Sabina | Vocal | | Ariola |
| 8 | Llegó La India Via Eddie Palmieri | La India | Acid Jazz, Latin | | Soho Sounds, Sony |
| 11 | Amor y Control | Rubén Blades | Salsa | | Sony, Discos International |
| 15 | Live | Gipsy Kings | Flamenco | | Elektra Musician, Elektra Musician |
| 23 | El León | Los Fabulosos Cadillacs | Ska, Dub, Batucada | | Sony, Discos International |
| 25 | América & En Vivo | Luis Miguel | | "América, América" | WEA Latina |

### Fourth quarter
#### October

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 6 | Otro Día Más Sin Verte | Jon Secada | Latin, Ballad, RnB/Swing | "Otro Día Más Sin Verte" "Angel" "Cree En Nuestro Amor" "Sentir" "Tiempo Al Tiempo" | Captiol/EMI Latin, Captiol/EMI Latin, SBK Records, SBK Records |
| 7 | Love | Thalía | Pop Rock, Disco, Ballad | "Sangre" "María Mercedes" "Love" "La Vie En Rose" | Fonovisa |
| 13 | Regalame Esta Noche | Alex d'Castro | Salsa | | TH-Rodven, TH-Rodven |
| 16 | A Dos Tiempos de un Tiempo | Gilberto Santa Rosa | Salsa | | Sony Discos |
| 20 | La Chica Dorada | Paulina Rubio | New Jack Swing | "Mío" "Amor de Mujer" "Abriendo las Puertas al Amor" "Sabor a Miel" | Capitol/EMI Latin |
| 27 | No Me Faltes Nunca | Caña Brava | Merengue | | Platano Records |

#### November

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 3 | Latin Street '92 | José Feliciano | | | Capitol/EMI Latin |
| 9 | Ahora y Siempre | La Mafia | Tejano | | Sony Discos |
| 13 | Mexicanismo | Gerardo Reyes | | | |
| 13 | ¿Dónde Jugarán los Niños? | Maná | Pop Rock | "Oye Mi Amor" "Vivir Sin Aire" | WEA Latina |
| 17 | Hangin' on by a Thread | Texas Tornados | | | Reprise Records |
| 17 | Homenaje a Mexico | Álvaro Torres | Ballad | | EMI |
| 24 | El Arrollador | Pochy y su Cocoband | | | |

#### December

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 8 | Adivina | Sergio Dalma | Vocal, Ballad | | TH-Rodven |
| 14 | Los Hijos del Sol | Ricardo Montaner | Ballad, Vocal | "Castillo Azul" "Piel Adentro" "Al Fin de Arco Iris" | Rodven |
| 15 | Miami Band | Miami Band | Salsa, Merengue, Boogaloo | | TH-Rodven |
| 22 | Sino | Mercedes Sosa | | | Tropical Music |
| 30 | Soy Dichoso | Ray Barretto | Salsa, Latin Jazz | | Fania Records, Fania Records |
| 30 | Tribute a Ismael Miranda | Celia Cruz | | | |

### Unknown date

| Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| Frevoador | Zé Ramalho | MPB | | Columbia |
| Música P/ Acampamentos | Legião Urbana | Pop Rock | | EMI, EMI |
| O Canto da Cidade | Daniela Mercury | Axe, Samba, MPB | | Columbia |
| Areíto | Juan Luis Guerra | Merengue, Bachata, Ballad | "Frío, Frío" "El Costo de la Vida" "Señales de Humo" "Rompiendo Fuentes" | Karen Records, BMG, BMG |
| Mi Libertad | Frankie Ruiz | Salsa | "Mi Libertad" "Bailando" | TH-Rodven |
| Rey Ruiz | Rey Ruiz | Salsa | "No Me Acostumbro" "Amiga" "Si Me Das un Beso" | Sony, Discos International |
| Silvio | Silvio Rodríguez | Nueva Trova | | Alerce |
| Dynamo | Soda Stereo | Pop Rock, Alternative Rock, Shoegaze | | Columbia, Columbia, Sony Music |
| El amor después del amor | Fito Páez | Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock | | IFSA, WEA |

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

The following is a list of the top 5 best-selling Latin albums of 1992 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 | Magneto | Magneto |
| Latin pop | 3 | Con Amor Eterno... | Pandora |
| Latin pop | 4 | Nada Se Compara Contigo | Álvaro Torres |
| Latin pop | 5 | En el Último Lugar del Mundo | Ricardo Montaner |
| Regional Mexican | 1 | Estas Tocando Fuego | La Mafia |
| Regional Mexican | 2 | Mi México | Ana Gabriel |
| Regional Mexican | 3 | Salvaje y Tierno | Bronco |
| Regional Mexican | 4 | Mazz Live-Una Noche Juntos | Mazz |
| Regional Mexican | 5 | Mi Vida Eres Tú | Los Temerarios |
| Tropical/Salsa | 1 | Perspectiva | Gilberto Santa Rosa |
| Tropical/Salsa | 2 | Soy el Mismo | Eddie Santiago |
| Tropical/Salsa | 3 | Tito Rojas | Tito Rojas |
| Tropical/Salsa | 4 | Cuenta Conmigo | Jerry Rivera |
| Tropical/Salsa | 5 | Uno Mismo | Tony Vega |

### Best-performing songs

The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 1992, according to Billboard.
| Rank | Single | Artist |
| 1 | "Evidencias" | Ana Gabriel |
| 2 | "No Sé Tú" | Luis Miguel |
| 3 | "Inolvidable" | Luis Miguel |
| 4 | "Otro Día Más Sin Verte" | Jon Secada |
| 5 | "Mi Mayor Necesidad" | Los Bukis |
| 6 | "Amor Mío, ¿Qué Me Has Hecho?" | Camilo Sesto |
| 7 | "Si Piensas, Si Quieres" | Roberto Carlos and Rocío Dúrcal |
| 8 | "El Centro de Mi Corazón" | Chayanne |
| 9 | "Angel" | Jon Secada |
| 10 | "Torero" | José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" and Julio Iglesias |

## Births

* February 26 – Danilo Mesquita, Brazilian actor, singer and composer
* March 13 – Ozuna, Puerto Rican reggaeton and trap singer
* July 8 – Ariel Camacho, Founder and lead singer of Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho (d. 2015)
* July 10 – Nego do Borel, Brazilian funk ostentação singer
* July 27 – El Dasa, Mexican banda singer
* August 19 – Feid Colombian urbano singer
* September 16 – Guaynaa, Puerto Rican reggaeton singer
* September 25 – Rosalía, Spanish pop singer
* October 30 – Greeicy, Colombian singer
* November 26 – Anuel AA, Puerto Rican trap artist

## Deaths

* February 5 – Nicomedes Santa Cruz, Afro-Peruvian musician
* March 18 – Antonio Molina, Spanish flamenco singer
* May 16 - Chalino Sanchez, Mexican corrido singer
* May 23 – Atahualpa Yupanqui, Argentine trova singer
* May 31 – Iosu Expósito, Spanish rock musician
* June 11 – Rafael Orozco Maestre, Colombian vallenato singer
* July 2 – Camarón de la Isla, Spanish flamenco singer
* July 4 – Ástor Piazzolla, Argentine tango composer
* October 9 – Juanma Suárez, Spanish rock singer
* November 27 – Daniel Santos, Puerto Rican bolero singer