1992 in Latin music
# 1992 in Latin music

This is a list of notable events in Latin music (music from Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas from Latin America, Europe, and the United States) that took place in 1992.

## Events

* February 25 – The 34th Annual Grammy Awards are held at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
   * Vikki Carr wins the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album for her album Cosas del Amor.
   * Juan Luis Guerra wins the Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album for his album Bachata Rosa
   * Little Joe wins the Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American Album for his album 16 de Septiembre.
* May 14 – The 4th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards are held at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. Mexican singer Ana Gabriel is the most awarded artist with four wins.

## Bands formed

* Cristian Castro (Latin pop singer)
* Paulina Rubio (Latin pop singer)
* Jon Secada
* Bachata Magic
* Alejandro Fernández
* Banda Vallarta Show
* Rey Ruiz
* Caña Brava
* Olga Tañón
* Zona Roja

## Number-ones albums and singles by country

* List of number-one albums of 1992 (Spain)
* List of number-one singles of 1992 (Spain)
* List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 1992
* List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1992

## Awards

* 1992 Premio Lo Nuestro
* 1992 Tejano Music Awards

## Albums released

### First quarter

**January**

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 | The Mambo Kings | Various artists | | | |

**February**

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Quiéreme | Los Bukis | | "Mi Mayor Necesidad" |
| 15 | Imaginame | María Conchita Alonso | | |
| 25 | Piel Canela | Angela Carrasco | Tropical | "Tu Amor Es una Rueda" |

**March**

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Piel de Hombre | José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" | | "Torrero" | |
| 20 | Condename | Tito Rojas | Salsa | "Condename a Tu Amor" "Porque Este Amor" "Nadie Es Eterno" "Señora" | Musical Productions |
| 24 | De Vuelta en la Trampa | Lalo Rodríguez | Salsa | | |
| 24 | Solo Para Ti | Ottmar Liebert | | | |

### Second quarter

**April**

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Ilegal | Pandora | | "Desde el Día Que Te Fuiste" | |
| 20 | I Love My Freedom, I Love Texas | Mingo Saldivary y sus Tremendos | | | |
| 27 | Entre a Mi Mundo | Selena | Tejano, ranchera | "La Carcacha" "Como la Flor" "¿Qué Creias?" "Amame" | EMI Latin |
| 28 | Con Sentimiento y Sabor | Los Tigres del Norte | | | |

**May**

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Jon Secada | Jon Secada | | | |
| 6 | Calor | Julio Iglesias | | | |
| 12 | Sola | Olga Tañón | Merengue | "Me Cambió Por Ella" | WEA Latina |
| 12 | Ave Fénix | Raphael | | | |
| 18 | Alejandro Fernández | Alejandro Fernández | | | |
| 19 | María Bonita | Mijares | | | |
| 26 | Cuenta Conmigo | Jerry Rivera | Salsa music | "Amores Como el Nuestro" "Casí un Hechizo" "Cuenta Conmigo" "Me Estoy Enamorando" | Sony Discos |

**June**

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | Que de Raro Tiene | Vicente Fernández | | | |
| 23 | La Roka | Rokabanda | | | |
| 30 | Agua Nueva | Cristian Castro | Latin pop | "No Podrás" "Solo Dame una Noche" "Agua Nueva" "Diez Mil Lagrimas" | Fonovisa |

### Third quarter

**July**

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Este Mundo | Gipsy Kings | | | |
| 5 | Silueta | Ana Gabriel | | "Evidencias" | |
| 14 | De Otro Planeta | H2O | | | |
| 14 | El Rey de los Soneros | Oscar D'León | | | |
| 15 | Partners | Flaco Jiménez | | | |
| 28 | Provócame | Chayanne | Latin pop | "Provócame" "El Centro de Mi Corazón" | Sony Discos |
| 28 | Me Siento Tan Sola | Gloria Trevi | | | |

**August**

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Duro a la Baila | Tropicalísimo Apache | | | |
| 25 | Frenesí | Linda Ronstadt | | | |

**September**

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Fisica y Quimica | Joaquín Sabina | | | |
| 8 | Llegó La India Via Eddie Palmieri | La India | | | |
| 11 | Amor y Control | Rubén Blades | | | |
| 15 | Live | Gipsy Kings | | | |
| 23 | El León | Los Fabulosos Cadillacs | | | |
| 25 | América & En Vivo | Luis Miguel | Latin pop, bolero | "América, América" | WEA Latina |

### Fourth quarter

**October**

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Otro Día Más Sin Verte | Jon Secada | Latin pop | "Otro Día Más Sin Verte" "Angel" "Cree En Nuestro Amor" "Sentir" "Tiempo Al Tiempo" | |
| 7 | Love | Thalía | pop | "Sangre" "María Mercedes" "Love" "La Vie En Rose" | |
| 13 | Regalame Esta Noche | Alex d'Castro | | | |
| 16 | A Dos Tiempos de un Tiempo | Gilberto Santa Rosa | | | |
| 20 | La Chica Dorada | Paulina Rubio | Dance-pop | "Mío" "Amor de Mujer" "Abriendo las Puertas al Amor" "Sabor a Miel" | Capitol Latin |
| 27 | No Me Faltes Nunca | Caña Brava | | | |

**November**

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Latin Street '92 | José Feliciano | | | |
| 9 | Ahora y Siempre | La Mafia | | | |
| 13 | Mexicanismo | Gerardo Reyes | | | |
| 13 | ¿Dónde Jugarán los Niños? | Maná | Latin rock | "Oye Mi Amor" "Vivir Sin Aire" | WEA |
| 17 | Hangin' on by a Thread | Texas Tornados | | | |
| 17 | Homenaje a Mexico | Álvaro Torres | | | |
| 24 | El Arrollador | Pochy y su Cocoband | | | |

**December**

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Adivina | Sergio Dalma | | | |
| 14 | Los Hijos del Sol | Ricardo Montaner | Latin pop | "Castillo Azul" "Piel Adentro" "Al Fin de Arco Iris" | Rodven |
| 15 | Miami Band | Miami Band | | | |
| 22 | Sino | Mercedes Sosa | | | |
| 30 | Soy Dichoso | Ray Barretto | | | |
| 30 | Tribute a Ismael Miranda | Celia Cruz | | | |

### Unknown date

| Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Frevoador | Zé Ramalho | Música popular brasileira, forró | | Columbia Records (Sony Music) |
| Música P/ Acampamentos | Legião Urbana | Rock, Post-punk | | EMI Odeon |
| O Canto da Cidade | Daniela Mercury | | | |
| Areíto | Juan Luis Guerra | Merengue, tropical | "Frío, Frío" "El Costo de la Vida" "Señales de Humo" "Rompiendo Fuentes" | Karen |
| Mi Libertad | Frankie Ruiz | Salsa | "Mi Libertad" "Bailando" | Rodven |
| Rey Ruiz | Rey Ruiz | Salsa | "No Me Acostumbro" "Amiga" "Si Me Das un Beso" | Sony Discos |

## Best-selling records

### Best-selling albums

The following is a list of the top 5 best-selling Latin albums of 1992 in the United States in the categories of Latin pop, Regional Mexican, and Tropical/salsa, according to Billboard.

| Category | Rank | Album | Artist |
| - | - | - | - |
| Latin pop | 1 | Romance | Luis Miguel |
| Latin pop | 2 | Magneto | Magneto |
| Latin pop | 3 | Con Amor Eterno... | Pandora |
| Latin pop | 4 | Nada Se Compara Contigo | Álvaro Torres |
| Latin pop | 5 | En el Último Lugar del Mundo | Ricardo Montaner |
| Regional Mexican | 1 | Estas Tocando Fuego | La Mafia |
| Regional Mexican | 2 | Mi México | Ana Gabriel |
| Regional Mexican | 3 | Salvaje y Tierno | Bronco |
| Regional Mexican | 4 | Mazz Live-Una Noche Juntos | Mazz |
| Regional Mexican | 5 | Mi Vida Eres Tú | Los Temerarios |
| Tropical/Salsa | 1 | Perspectiva | Gilberto Santa Rosa |
| Tropical/Salsa | 2 | Soy el Mismo | Eddie Santiago |
| Tropical/Salsa | 3 | Tito Rojas | Tito Rojas |
| Tropical/Salsa | 4 | Cuenta Conmigo | Jerry Rivera |
| Tropical/Salsa | 5 | Uno Mismo | Tony Vega |

### Best-performing songs

The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 1992, according to Billboard.

| Rank | Single | Artist |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | "Evidencias" | Ana Gabriel |
| 2 | "No Sé Tú" | Luis Miguel |
| 3 | "Inolvidable" | Luis Miguel |
| 4 | "Otro Día Más Sin Verte" | Jon Secada |
| 5 | "Mi Mayor Necesidad" | Los Bukis |
| 6 | "Amor Mío, ¿Qué Me Has Hecho?" | Camilo Sesto |
| 7 | "Si Piensas, Si Quieres" | Roberto Carlos and Rocío Dúrcal |
| 8 | "El Centro de Mi Corazón" | Chayanne |
| 9 | "Angel" | Jon Secada |
| 10 | "Torero" | José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" and Julio Iglesias |

## Births

* February 26 – Danilo Mesquita, Brazilian actor, singer and composer
* March 13 – Ozuna, Puerto Rican reggaeton and trap singer
* July 8 – Ariel Camacho, Founder and lead singer of Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho (d. 2015)
* July 10 – Nego do Borel, Brazilian funk ostentação singer
* July 27 – El Dasa, Mexican banda singer
* August 19 – Feid Colombian urbano singer
* September 16 – Guaynaa, Puerto Rican reggaeton singer
* September 25 – Rosalía, Spanish pop singer
* October 30 – Greeicy, Colombian singer
* November 26 – Anuel AA, Puerto Rican trap artist

## Deaths

* February 5 – Nicomedes Santa Cruz, Afro-Peruvian musician
* March 18 – Antonio Molina, Spanish flamenco singer
* May 16 - Chalino Sanchez, Mexican corrido singer
* May 23 – Atahualpa Yupanqui, Argentine trova singer
* May 31 – Iosu Expósito, Spanish rock musician
* June 11 – Rafael Orozco Maestre, Colombian vallenato singer
* July 2 – Camarón de la Isla, Spanish flamenco singer
* July 4 – Ástor Piazzolla, Argentine tango composer
* October 9 – Juanma Suárez, Spanish rock singer
* November 27 – Daniel Santos, Puerto Rican bolero singer
