1988 in Latin music

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This is a list of notable events in Latin music (music from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas of Latin America, Latin Europe, and the United States) that took place in 1988.

## Events

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* March 2 - The 30th Annual Grammy Awards are held at The Radio City Music Hall in New York City:[1]
* Julio Iglesias wins the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance for Un Hombre Solo.
* Los Tigres del Norte wins the Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Performance for Gracias!... América... Sin Fronteras.
* Eddie Palmieri wins the Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Performance for La Verdad/The Truth.

## Bands formed

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## Bands reformed

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## Bands disbanded

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## Number-ones albums and singles by country

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* List of number-one albums of 1988 (Spain)
* List of number-one singles of 1988 (Spain)
* List of number-one Billboard Latin Pop Albums of 1988
* List of number-one Billboard Regional Mexican Albums of 1988
* List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums of 1988
* List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Songs of 1988

## Awards

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* 1988 Tejano Music Awards

## Albums released

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### First quarter

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#### January

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#### February

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Day  | Title  | Artist  | Genre(s)  | Singles  | Label

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2  | Entre Lunas | Emmanuel | Latin pop  | "La Ultima Luna"
"Desesperado"  | CBS Discos

#### March

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#### April

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### Second quarter

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#### May

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Day  | Title  | Artist  | Genre(s)  | Singles  | Label

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3  | Desde Andalucía | Isabel Pantoja | Latin pop  | "Así Fue"
"Hazme Tuya una Vez Más"
"Queriendo y No"
"Cuantos Dís Más"  | EMI Latin
14  | Caribe | Las Chicas del Can | Merengue  | "El Negro No Puede"  |

#### June

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#### July

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Day  | Title  | Artist  | Genre(s)  | Singles  | Label

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2  | Las apariencias engañan | Raphael | Latin pop  | "Toco Madera"  |

#### August

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28  | Caifanes | Caifanes | Latin rock | "La Negra Tomasa"
"Viento"
"Mátenme Porque Me Muero"  | RCA Ariola

#### September

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20  | Antecedente | Rubén Blades | Salsa | "Patria"
"Contrabando"
"Juana Mayo"  | WEA International
Elektra
Asylum

### Fourth quarter

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#### October

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Day  | Title  | Artist  | Genre(s)  | Singles  | Label

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11  | La Pistola y El Corazón | Los Lobos | Chicano rock |  | Warner Music
17  | Isla del Sol | Yuri | Latin pop  | "Hombres al Borde de un Ataque de Celos"
"Hola"  | Sony Music
25  | Como Tu Mujer | Rocío Dúrcal | Latin pop  | "Como Tu Mujer"  | CBS Discos

#### November

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15  | Tierra de Nadie | Ana Gabriel | Latin pop  | "Simplemente Amigos"
"Es el Amor Que Llega"  | CBS Discos
22  | Chayanne | Chayanne | Latin pop  | "Fuiste un Trozo de Hielo en la Escarcha"
"Tu Pirata Soy Yo"
"Este Ritmo Se Baila Así"  | CBS Discos
25  | Busca una Mujer | Luis Miguel | Latin pop  | "La Incondicional"
"Fría Como el Viento"
"Un Hombre Busca una Mujer"
"Separados"
"Esa Niña"  | WEA Latina
29  | Al Norte del Sur | Franco De Vita | Latin pop  | "Te Amo"
"Louis"
"Esta Vez"  | CBS Discos

### Dates unknown

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Title  | Artist  | Genre(s)  | Singles  | Label

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Musica Criolla Todo el Ano | José Nogueras | Latin pop  |  |
La Espera | José Luis Perales | Latin pop  |  | CBS Discos
Apasionado | Glenn Monroig | Latin pop  |  | WEA Latina
Boca Rosa | Angela Carrasco | Latin pop  | "Boca Rosa"  | EMI
Vivencias | Yolandita Monge | Latin pop  | "Quitame Ese Hombre del Corazón"  | CBS Discos
De Corazón a Corazón | Eydie Gormé | Latin pop  | "Sentado a la Vera del Camino"  | CBS Discos
El Hombre Que Yo Amo | Caridad Canelón | Latin pop  |  |
Non Stop | Julio Iglesias | Latin pop  |  |
Debo Hacerlo | Juan Gabriel | Latin pop  | "Debo Hacerlo"  | CBS Discos
Con Todos Mis Sentidos | Braulio | Latin pop  | "El Vicio de Tu Boca"  | CBS Discos
Ni Por Mil Punados De Oro | Xelencia  | Regional Mexican  |  |
Straight From the Heart | La Mafia | Tejano  |  |
Alberto Vázquez | Alberto Vázquez | Regional Mexican  | "Tu Guitarra y Yo Maracas"  |
Recuerda Siempre Que Te Quiero | Los Bondadosos  | Regional Mexican  |  |
Siempre Te Amaré | Los Yonic's | Regional Mexican  |  |
Un Golpe Más | Bronco | Regional Mexican  |  |
Adolescente y Bonita | Grupo Pegasso | Regional Mexican  |  |
Los Ídolos del Pueblo | Los Caminantes | Regional Mexican  |  |
Incontenible... Romanticos..! | Los Caminantes | Regional Mexican  |  |
La Guerra de las Sonoras | Sonora Santanera and Sonora Dinamita | Cumbia |  |
El Caballito | Fito Olivares & su Grupo | Cumbia |  |
The Party is Here | Fandango USA  | Regional Mexican  |  |
Un Puño de Tierra | Ramón Ayala & Bravos del Norte | Regional Mexican  |  |
El Cuatrero | Vicente Fernández | Ranchera  |  |
De Guanajuato...Para America! | Los Caminantes | Regional Mexican  |  |
Que Tristeza | Los Humildes | Grupera  |  |
Esclavo y Rey | Grupo Vennus  | Regional Mexican  |  |
Yo Me Quedo | Tony Vega | Salsa  | "Yo Me Quedo"
"Tu Prenda Tendida"  | RMM
Salsa con Clase | Johnny & Ray  | Salsa  |  | RMM
Más Que un Loco | Wilfrido Vargas | Merengue  |  |
Invasión de la Privacidad | Eddie Santiago | Salsa  | "Antidoto y Veneno"
"Mía"
"Tu Me Haces Falta"
"Me Fallaste"  | Rodven
Por Supuesto | Milly y los Vecinos | Merengue  |  |
El Amiguito | Jochy Hernández  | Merengue  |  |
Sólo Se Que Fue en Marzo | Jossie Esteban y la Patrulla 15 | Merengue  |  |
Blanco & Negro | Hansel & Raul  | Salsa  |  |
El Caballo...una Leyenda | Johnny Ventura | Merengue  |  |
Salvaje '88 | Cano Estremera | Salsa  |  |
Ritmo en el Corazón | Celia Cruz and Ray Barretto | Salsa  |  |
De Amor y Salsa | Gilberto Santa Rosa | Salsa  |  |
Con Más Empuje | Willie Berries  | Merengue  |  |
Sueño Contigo | José Alberto "El Canario" | Salsa  | "Sueño Contigo"  |
Toco Madera | Orquesta La Mulenza  | Salsa  |  |
En Vivo Y... A Todo Color | Frankie Ruiz | Salsa  | "Me Acostumbre"  | Rodven
Sergio Vargas | Sergio Vargas | Merengue  |  |
Sensualmente Tropical | Max Torres  | Salsa  | "Cara Dura"  |
El Eterno Enamorado | Andy Montañez | Salsa  | "Casi Te Envidio"  |
Bobby Valentín | Bobby Valentín | Salsa  |  |
Orgullo de Puerto Rico | Costa Brava  | Salsa  |  |
Más Que Atrevido | Conjunto Chaney  | Salsa  |  |
Un Nuevo Despertar | Lalo Rodríguez | Salsa  | "Ven, Devórame Otra Vez"
"Sí, Te Mentí"  | Rodven
El Original y El Unico | Willie González  | Salsa  | "En la Intimidad"
"Amor Pirata"
"No es Causalidad"
"Quiero Morir en Tu Miel"  |
No es Suficiente | José Medina y Su Orquesta  | Merengue  |  |
Ricardo Montaner, Vol. 2 | Ricardo Montaner | Latin pop  | "Tan Enamorados"
"Sólo Con un Beso"
"¿A Dónde Va el Amor?"  |
Amor y Alegría | Luis Enrique | Salsa  | "Tú No Le Amas, Le Temes"
"Desesperado"
"Comprendelo"
"Amor y Alegría"
"No Te Quites La Ropa"  | CBS Discos
Alma Gemela | Flans | Latin pop  | "Tiraré"
"Alma Gemela"
"Giovanni Amore"  | Melody
Cae la Noche | Dyango | Latin pop  | "Ahora"  | Parlophone Spain
Mister E | Pete Escovedo | Tropical  |  |
Flaco's Amigos | Flaco Jiménez | Regional Mexican  |  |
Ídolos del Pueblo | Los Tigres del Norte | Norteño  |  |
Vida Nueva | Los Freddy's | Regional Mexican  |  |
Debo Hacerlo | Juan Gabriel | Latin pop  | "Debo Hacerlo"  | Ariola
Mascarada | Joan Sebastian | Regional Mexican  |  |
Romántico y Sabroso | El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico | Salsa  | "Cúpido"
"Regresa Ya"  |
Roberto Carlos '88 | Roberto Carlos | Latin pop  | "Si El Amor Va/Se o Amor Se Vai"
"Mis Amores"  | Ariola
Te Voy a Esperar | Yolanda del Río | Regional Mexican  |  |
El Jeque | Tommy Olivencia | Salsa  | "Doce Rosas"
"No Soy Automatico"  | Rodven
No Me Olvidarás | José Javier Solís | Regional Mexican  |  | Profono
Porque Estás Enamorada | Los Brío  | Regional Mexican  |  |
Más Que Atrevido | ¡Conjunto Chaney!  | Salsa  |  |
Timbiriche VIII & IX | Timbiriche | Latin pop | "Tú Y Yo Somos Uno Mismo"  | Melody
Psicoacústica [pt] | Ira! | Brazilian rock |  |

## Best-selling records

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### Best-selling albums

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The following is a list of the top 5 best-selling Latin albums of 1988 in the United States divided into the categories of Latin pop, Regional Mexican, and Tropical/salsa, according to Billboard.[2]

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Latin pop  | 1  | Soy Así | José José
2  | Señor Corazón | José Luis Rodríguez
3  | Un Hombre Solo | Julio Iglesias
4  | Entre Lunas | Emmanuel
5  | Amor Libre: 12 Grandes Exitos | Camilo Sesto
Regional Mexican  | 1  | Si Me Recuerdas | Los Bukis
2  | Petalos y Espinas | Los Yonics
3  | Me Volvi a Acordar de Ti | Los Bukis
4  | Canciones de Mi Padre | Linda Ronstadt
5  | Super Bronco | Bronco
Tropical/Salsa  | 1  | Sigo Atrevido | Eddie Santiago
2  | Un Nuevo Despertar | Lalo Rodríguez
3  | Historia Musical de Frankie Ruiz | Frankie Ruiz
4  | El Baile | Wilfrido Vargas
5  | El Original y el Unico | Willie Gonzalez

### Best-performing songs

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The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 1988, according to Billboard.[3]

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1  | "Ay Amor"  | Ana Gabriel
2  | "Qué Te Pasa"  | Yuri
3  | "Y Tú También Llorarás"  | José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma"
4  | "María"  | Franco
5  | "Debo Hacerlo"  | Juan Gabriel
6  | "Toco Madera"  | Raphael
7  | "Soy Así"  | José José
8  | "Un Alma en Pena"  | Lucía Méndez
9  | "La Ultima Luna"  | Emmanuel
10  | "Negra"  | Roberto Carlos

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## Deaths

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## References

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1. ^ Hilburn, Robert (3 March 1988). "U2, Paul Simon Winners of Major Grammy Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
2. ^ "The Year in Music: 1988". Billboard. December 24, 1988. p. YE-36–38. ISSN 0006-2510.
3. ^ "Topping The Charts Year By Year". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 48\. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 28, 1998. p. LMQ3. Retrieved March 3, 2010.