VH1 Uno (or VHUno in some promotional materials and TV listings) was a
digital cable and
satellite
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television channel
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which was a sister channel of
VH1. It featured a mix of
Latin pop and ballads, tropical,
salsa
Salsa most often refers to:
* Salsa (Mexican cuisine), a variety of sauces used as condiments
* Salsa music, a popular style of Latin American music
* Salsa (dance), a Latin dance associated with Salsa music
Salsa or SALSA may also refer to:
...
,
merengue,
tejano,
Latin soul
Latin soul (sometimes used synonymously with Boogaloo) was a short-lived musical genre that had developed in the 1960s in New York City. It had consisted of a blend of Cuban mambo with elements of Latin jazz and soul music. Although short-lived, ...
,
reggaeton
Reggaeton (, ), also known as reggaetón and reguetón (), is a music style that originated in Panama during the late 1980s. It was later popularized in Puerto Rico.
It has evolved from dancehall and has been influenced by American hip hop, ...
and urban
hip hop, featuring top artists like
Marc Anthony,
Jennifer Lopez,
Celia Cruz,
Shakira
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and
Luis Miguel.
As with
CMT's digital sister network
CMT Pure Country
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(formerly VH1 Country), VH1 Uno could be thought of as an all-music video version of
MTV Tr3s
MTV Tres (taken from the Spanish word for the number three ''tres'', stylized as tr3s, with an acute accent over the '3') is an American owned by Paramount Media Networks, a subsidiary of Paramount Global.
The channel is targeted toward biling ...
.
On February 2, 2008, the channel was discontinued by what was then MTV Networks to expand distribution of the college-focused cable channel
MTVU
MTVU (formerly stylized as MtvU and mtvU) is an American digital cable TV channel owned by the MTV Entertainment Group, a unit of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. The channel was first known as VH1 Uno from 2000 to ...
into normal cable homes.
References
External links
Official site as archived March 6, 2009 by the
Internet Archive
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Wayback Machine
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Defunct music video networks
Defunct television networks in the United States
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2008
Television channels and stations established in 2001
VH1
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