2006 in Latin music

This is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e. Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking music from Latin America, Latin Europe, and the United States) that took place in 2006.

Events

 * November 3 — The 7th Annual Latin Grammy Awards are held at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
 * Shakira is the biggest winner receiving four awards including Album of the Year for Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 and Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "La Tortura" featuring Alejandro Sanz.
 * Calle 13 wins Best New Artist.

Number-ones albums and singles by country

 * List of number-one singles of 2006 (Spain)
 * List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2006
 * List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Songs of 2006

Awards

 * 2006 Premio Lo Nuestro
 * 2006 Billboard Latin Music Awards
 * 2006 Latin Grammy Awards
 * 2006 Tejano Music Awards

Best-selling albums
The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 2006, according to Billboard.

Best-performing songs
The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 2006, according to Billboard.

Deaths

 * February 1 – Horacio Buscaglia, 62, Uruguayan singer and composer
 * February 17 – Ray Barretto, 76, American-born Latin jazz percussionist and bandleader, heart failure.
 * March 23 – Pío Leyva, 88, Cuban musician (Buena Vista Social Club), heart attack.
 * March 25 – Rocío Dúrcal, 61, Spanish singer and actress, uterine cancer.
 * May 10 – Soraya, 37, Colombian-American songwriter, guitarist, arranger, record producer, and singer, breast cancer.
 * June 1 – Rocío Jurado, 61, Spanish singer and actress, pancreatic cancer.
 * June 6 – Hilton Ruiz, 54, American jazz pianist, injuries from a fall.
 * July 1 – Israel Kantor, 56, Cuban singer
 * July 11 – Oscar Moro, 58, Argentine drummer
 * July 13 – Jesús Caunedo "La Gruya", Cuban alto sax musician
 * August 6:
 * Miguel "Angá" Díaz, 45, Cuban conga player, heart attack.
 * Moacir Santos, 80, Brazilian composer and arranger.


 * October 14 – Freddy Fender, 69, American singer ("Before the Next Teardrop Falls"), lung cancer.
 * November 6 – Miguel Aceves Mejía, 90, Mexican singer and actor known as "the king of the falsetto", bronchitis.
 * November 25 – Valentín Elizalde, 27, Mexican banda singer, shot.
 * November 26 – Raúl Velasco, 73, Mexican television presenter (Siempre en Domingo), hepatitis C.
 * December 14 – Sivuca, 76, Brazilian accordionist and composer, cancer.