2000 in Latin music

This is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e., music from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas Latin America, Latin Europe, and the United States) that took place in 2000.

Events

 * January 25 – The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announces the creation of the "Los Premios de Oro y Platino" ("The Gold and Platinum Awards" in Spanish) for Latin albums (defined by the RIAA as a release with 51% or more in Spanish). Initially the thresholds for awards are 100,000 units for Disco de Oro, 200,000 units for Disc de Platino, and 400,000 or more for Multi-platino. Charlie Zaa, Luis Fonsi, Frankie Negrón, Los Hermanos Rosario, Gisselle, Jaci Velasquez, A.B. Quintanilla and Los Kumbia Kings, José Luis Rodríguez, Victor Manuelle, Jerry Rivera, and Grupo Mania are the first musicians to receive the RIAA Latin certifications.
 * September 13 – The inaugural Latin Grammy Awards are held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California:
 * "Corazón Espinado" by Santana featuring Maná wins the Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year
 * Amarte Es un Placer by Luis Miguel wins the Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year
 * "Dímelo" by Marc Anthony wins the Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year
 * Ibrahim Ferrer wins the Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
 * Cuban-American songwriter and producer Emilio Estefan is honored as the Person of the Year

Number-ones albums and singles by country

 * List of number-one albums of 2000 (Spain)
 * List of number-one singles of 2000 (Spain)
 * List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2000
 * List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 2000

Awards

 * 2000 Latin Grammy Awards
 * 2000 Premio Lo Nuestro
 * 2000 Billboard Latin Music Awards
 * 2000 Tejano Music Awards

Best-selling albums
The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 2000, according to Billboard.

Best-performing songs
The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 2000, according to Billboard.

Births

 * January 27 – Blessd, Colombian reggaeton singer
 * February 12 – María Becerra, Argentine reggaeton singer
 * April 12 – Manuel Turizo, Colombian reggaeton singer
 * April 13 – Khea, Argentine trap rapper
 * August 25 – Nicki Nicole, Argentine rapper
 * October 4 – Lunay, Puerto Rican reggaeton singer

Deaths

 * May 24 – Rodrigo, 27, Argentine singer of cuarteto music
 * May 31 – Tito Puente, 77, American timbales musician, songwriter, record producer, and performer of mambo and Latin jazz music
 * July 23 – Carmen Santonja, Spanish pop singer (Vainica Doble)
 * October 6 – Cuco Sánchez, 79, Mexican singer and songwriter ("Fallaste Corazón", "Siempre Hace Frío")
 * October 15 – Leo Marini, Argentine bolero singer
 * November 19 – Mike Laure, Mexican singer of boleros and cumbia music
 * December 12 – Libertad Lamarque, 92, Argentine actress and singer