2013 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 2013.

Events

 * April 2 – Spanish singer Julio Iglesias is acknowledged by the Guinness World Records as the bestselling Latin artist of all-time.
 * May 13: – Tejano music singer Oscar De La Rosa (frontman of La Mafia) was physically assaulted by a fan after the singer refused to take a photo with him while attending a gay bar in Houston.
 * November 20 – Cuban musician Arturo Sandoval is among sixteen people who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
 * November 21 — The 14th Annual Latin Grammy Awards are held in Las Vegas.
 * "Vivir Mi Vida" by Marc Anthony wins Record of the Year.
 * "Volví a Nacer" by Andrés Castro and Carlos Vives wins Song of the Year.
 * Gaby Moreno wins Best New Artist.
 * Vida by Draco Rosa wins Album of the Year.
 * Miguel Bosé is recognized as the Person of the Year by the Latin Recording Academy.
 * December 20 — The Recording Industry Association of America announces the creation of the Latin Digital Singles award for Latin digital singles and also lowers the threshold for Latin album certifications.

Number-ones albums and singles by country

 * List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2013 (Brazil)
 * List of number-one songs of 2013 (Colombia)
 * List of number-one albums of 2013 (Mexico)
 * List of number-one albums of 2013 (Portugal)
 * List of number-one albums of 2013 (Spain)
 * List of number-one singles of 2013 (Spain)
 * List of number-one Billboard Latin Albums from the 2010s
 * List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Songs of 2013

Awards

 * 2013 Premio Lo Nuestro
 * 2013 Billboard Latin Music Awards
 * 2013 Latin Grammy Awards
 * 2013 Tejano Music Awards

Best-selling albums
The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 2013, according to Billboard.

Best-performing songs
The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 2013, according to Billboard.

Deaths

 * February 15 – Francisco Fellove, 89, Cuban singer and composer
 * March 1 – Rafael Puyana, 81, Colombian harpsichordist.
 * March 6 – Chorão, 42, Brazilian singer-songwriter (Charlie Brown Jr.), skateboarder and screenwriter, cocaine overdose.
 * March 14 – Daniel Ponce, 59, Cuban percussionist
 * March 20 – Emílio Santiago, 66, Brazilian singer, complications from a stroke.
 * March 22:
 * Gerardo Gandini, 76, Argentine pianist and composer
 * Bebo Valdés, 94, Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger, Alzheimer's disease.
 * April 8 – Sara Montiel, 85, Spanish singer and actress
 * April 22 – Pajarito Zaguri, 72,
 * May 4 – César Portillo de la Luz, 90, Cuban Filin composer and interpreter.
 * May 8 – Delia Rigal, 92, Argentine soprano
 * May 9 – Juan Tarodo, 52, Spanish musician and producer
 * May 12 – Marià Albero, 63, Spanish singer and songwriter
 * May 15 – Manolo Galván, 66, Spanish/Argentine singer-songwriter
 * June 1 – Baltazar "Balta" Hinojosa, 31, Mexican American composer and producer
 * June 22 – Leandro Díaz, 90, Colombian composer
 * July 7 – MC Daleste, 20, Brazilian rapper
 * July 18 – Horacio Avendaño, 52, Argentine saxophonist
 * July 23 – Dominguinhos, 72, Brazilian composer and singer, infection and cardiac complications.
 * July 25 – Steve Berrios, 68, American jazz drummer.
 * August 5 – Horacio Icasto, 72, Argentine pianist and composer
 * August 7 – Betty Pino, 65, Ecuadorian radio host
 * August 9:
 * Eduardo Falú, 90, Argentine folk guitarist and composer
 * Eddie Pérez, 77, Puerto Rican saxophonist for El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
 * August 10 – Eydie Gormé, 84, American singer
 * September 18 – Johnny Laboriel, 71, Mexican rock 'n' roll singer, prostate cancer.
 * September 27 – Oscar Castro-Neves, 73, Brazilian guitarist, arranger, and composer
 * October 6 – Senén Suárez, 91, Cuban guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and author de nombre artístico Senén Suárez,
 * October 24 – Manolo Escobar, 82, Spanish actor and singer
 * November 30 – João Araújo (empresário), 78, Brazilian record label executive
 * December 9 – Roberto Maza, Colombian manager
 * December 22 – Diomedes Díaz, 56, Colombian vallenato singer and songwriter