1990 in Latin music

This is a list of notable events in Latin music (music from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas of Latin America, Europe, and the United States) that took place in 1990.

Events

 * January 10 – EMI Latin bought Bob Grever's Cara Records, beginning the golden age of Tejano music.
 * February 21 – The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards are held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.
 * José Feliciano wins the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance for his rendition of "Cielito Lindo"
 * Ray Barretto and Celia Cruz wins the Grammy Award for Best Tropical Performance for their album Ritmo en el Corazón
 * Los Lobos wins the Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American Performance for their album La Pistola y El Corazón.
 * February 10 – "Lambada" by French-Brazilian group Kaoma becomes the first non Spanish-language song to top the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart. The song is performed entirely in Portuguese.
 * May 23 – Billboard commences its first ever Latin Music Conference at the Hyatt Hotel in Miami, Florida.
 * May 24 – The 3rd Annual Lo Nuestro Awards are held at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. Nicaraguan singer Luis Enrique is the most awarded artist with three wins.

Number-ones albums and singles by country

 * List of number-one albums of 1990 (Spain)
 * List of number-one singles of 1990 (Spain)
 * List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 1990
 * List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1990

Awards

 * 1990 Premio Lo Nuestro
 * 1990 Tejano Music Awards

Best-selling albums
The following is a list of the top 5 best-selling Latin albums of 1990 in the United States in the categories of Latin pop, Regional Mexican, and Tropical/salsa, according to Billboard.

Best-performing songs
The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 1990, according to Billboard.

Births

 * January 5 – Darell, Puerto Rican rapper
 * January 30 – Eiza González, Mexican actress and singer
 * February 17 – María José Quintanilla, Chilean singer
 * March 17 – Alice Caymmi, Brazilian singer
 * March 29 – Justin Quiles, Colombian reggaeton singer
 * July 17 – Naëla, Colombian pop singer
 * August 11 – María José Castillo, Costa Rican pop singer
 * August 24 – Juan Pedro Lanzani, Argentine pop singer and actor, former member of Teen Angels
 * September 25 – Edén Muñoz, Mexican performer of banda music
 * October 7 – Dalex, Argentine singer
 * October 20 – Melody, Spanish pop singer
 * November 29 – Diego Boneta, Mexican singer and actor
 * December 28 –, Mexican singer and actress

Deaths

 * May 16–Eduardo Mateo, Uruguayan singer, songwriter, guitarist and arranger
 * July 7–Cazuza, Brazilian singer and songwriter, former member of Barão Vermelho
 * October 27–Xavier Cugat, Spanish-American bandleader
 * October 28–Gervasio, Uruguayan new wave singer
 * December 14–Francisco Gabilondo Soler, Mexican singer and creator of Cri-Cri