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 1993.

Events

February 24 Events Pre-1600 * 484 – King Huneric of the Vandals replaces Nicene bishops with Arian ones, and banishes some to Corsica. * 1303 – The English are defeated at the Battle of Roslin, in the First War of Scottish Independence. * 13 ...

– The

35th Annual Grammy Awards The 35th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 24, 1993 and recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. The nominations were announced on January 7, 1993. The evening's host was the American stand-up comedian Garry Shand ...

are held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. ** Jon Secada wins the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album for his album '' Otro Día Más Sin Verte''. ** Linda Ronstadt wins the Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album for her album '' Frenesí'' ** Linda Ronstadt wins the Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American Album for her album '' Mas Canciones''. * May 19 – The

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) () is an American not-for-profit performance-rights organization (PRO) that collectively licenses the public performance rights of its members' musical works to venues, broadca ...

inaugurates its El Premio ASCAP, an annual award ceremony dedicated to Latin songwriters and composers. * May 20 – The 5th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards are held at the

James L. Knight Center The James L. Knight Center is a contemporary entertainment and convention complex located in Downtown Miami, Florida. Located within the Miami Central Business District, the venue opened in 1982. The complex is named after famed newspaper publi ...

in Miami, Florida. Jon Secada and Selena are the biggest winners on the award ceremony with both receiving three awards. * July 10 – ''

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'' establishes the Top Latin Albums chart, which ranks the bestselling Latin albums in the United States. Rather than rely on retailers for sales report as previously done on its subcharts, ''Billboard'' compiles the chart by obtaining sales data from

Nielsen SoundScan Luminate (formerly Nielsen SoundScan, Nielsen Music Products, and MRC Data) is a provider of music sales data. Established by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett in 1991, data is collected weekly and made available every Sunday (for albums sales) and eve ...

. '' Mi Tierra'' by

Gloria Estefan Gloria Estefan (; born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García; born 1 September 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a seven-time Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been ...

becomes the first number-one album on the chart.

Bands formed

* Ivy Queen ( Reggaeton) *Los Fantasmas del Caribe *

Marc Anthony Marco Antonio Muñiz Rivera (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. A three-time Grammy Award and six-time Latin Gra ...

( Salsa) * Víctor Manuelle (Salsa) * Jay Perez

Bands reformed

Selena Y Los Dinos

Bands disbanded

Bands on hiatus

Number-ones albums and singles by country

List of number-one albums of 1993 (Spain) The List of number-one albums of 1993 in Spain is derived from the ''Top 100 España'' record chart published weekly by Productores de Música de España, PROMUSICAE (Productores de Música de España), a non-profit organization composed by Spain ...

* List of number-one singles of 1993 (Spain) * List of number-one ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums of 1993 *

List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1993 This is a list containing the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks The ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs (formerly Hot Latin Tracks and Hot Latin 50) is a record chart in the United States for Latin songs, published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. Sin ...

Awards

* 1993 Premio Lo Nuestro *

1993 Tejano Music Awards The 13th Tejano Music Awards were held in 1993. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. The Tejano Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony recognizing Tejano music musicians. Award winners Vocalists of The Year ...

Albums released

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Best-selling records

Best-selling albums

The following is a list of the top 5 best-selling Latin albums of 1993 in the United States in the categories of Latin pop, Regional Mexican, and Tropical/salsa, according to ''

''.

Best-performing songs

The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 1995, according to ''Billboard''.

Births

January 10 Events Pre-1600 *49 BC – Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signalling the start of civil war. * 9 – The Western Han dynasty ends when Wang Mang claims that the divine Mandate of Heaven called for the end of the dynasty and the be ...

Rauw Alejandro, Puerto Rican rapper *

February 3 Events Pre-1600 * 1112 – Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, and Douce I, Countess of Provence, marry, uniting the fortunes of those two states. *1451 – Sultan Mehmed II inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire. *1488 – ...

Lalo Ebratt, Colombian reggaeton singer * March 30 – Anitta, Brazilian singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and record producer * April 9 Jhay Cortez, Puerto Rican rapper * December 3 Sech, Panamanian trap singer * December 16 Cazzu, Argentine rapper

Deaths

* June 29 – Héctor Lavoe, Puerto Rican salsa singer *

August 14 Events Pre-1600 * 74 BC – A group of officials, led by the Western Han minister Huo Guang, present articles of impeachment against the new emperor, Liu He, to the imperial regent, Empress Dowager Shangguan. The articles, enumerating t ...

– , Argentine tango composer

References

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