2002 in Latin music

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This is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e. music from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas Latin America, Latin Europe, and the United States) that took place in 2002.

Events

Bands formed

  • Arcuri Overthrow (Venezuela)
  • Asesino (Mexico)
  • Cali Philharmonic Orchestra (Colombia)
  • El Efecto (Brazil){{cite web|last=Oliveira|first=Luccas|title=El Efecto lança álbum acústico para celebrar 'estilo de guerrilha'|url=http://oglobo.globo.com/blogs/amplificador/posts/2014/12/19/el-efecto-lanca-album-acustico-para-celebrar-estilo-de-guerrilha-557168.asp|work=Amplificador|publisher=Grupo Globo|accessdate=29 December 2014|date=19 December 2014}}
  • El Hombre Misterioso (Peru)
  • El Sueño de Morfeo (Spain)
  • Mambrú (Argentina)
  • Mercadonegro (Chile)
  • Trazendo a Arca (Brazil){{cite web|url=https://noticias.gospelmais.com.br/conheca-o-cd-marca-da-promessa-do-ministerio-trazendo-a-arca.html|title=Conheça o CD Marca da Promessa do Ministério Trazendo a Arca|website=gospel|date=14 July 2007|access-date=11 February 2019}}
  • Tribalistas (Brazil)

Bands disbanded

Number-ones albums and singles by country

Awards

Albums released

=First quarter=

==January==

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! Title

! Artist

! Genre(s)

! Singles

! Label

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| Mi Nostalgia

| Giro

| Salsa

|

| Musical Productions

Bajofondo Tango Club

| Bajofondo

| Deep House, Downtempo, Tango, Drum n Bass, Milonga

|

| Universal

Rumba De Corazón

| Los Muñequitos de Matanzas

| Guaguanco, Rumba

|

| Bis Music

14

| Tango Reflections

| Adrián Iaies

|

|

| Ensayo

rowspan="2"|15

| +Bien

| Gustavo Cerati

| Ambient, Electro, Acoustic

|

| BMG Chile S.A.

Frutos

| Felix D'Oleo

|

|

|

21

| Dwitza

| Ed Motta

| Soul-Jazz, Bossa Nova, Jazz-Funk

|

| Whatmusic.com

28

| En Vivo Vol. 2

| Conjunto Primavera

| Norteno, Ranchera

|

| Universal Music Group, FonoVisa

rowspan="2"|29

| Sold Out At The Universal Amphitheatre, Vol. 1

| Lupillo Rivera

| Banda

|

| Sony Music Entertainment

Sold Out At The Universal Amphitheatre, Vol. 2

| Lupillo Rivera

| Ranchera

|

| Sony Discos, Cintas Acuario

==February==

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Day

! Title

! Artist

! Genre(s)

! Singles

! Label

rowspan="3"|5

| Storm

| Fernando Ortega

| Vocal, Gospel, Religious

|

| Word

Generoso Que Bueno Toca Usted

| Generoso Jiménez

| Latin Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Son

|

| Pimienta

Un Poco Más

| Los Palominos

|

|

|

12

| Pesado, Presente, Futuro

| Pesado

|

|

| Peerless MCM

rowspan="2"|19

| Lo Dijo el Corazón

| Joan Sebastian

| Ranchera

|

| Musart

Mal Acostumbrado

| Fernando Villalona

| Merengue

| "Ay! Bueno"

| Latino Music

rowspan="4"|26

| Ciudad de las Ideas

| Vicente Amigo

| Flamenco

|

| Ariola, BMG Espana

Triangulo

| Michel Camilo

| Post Bop, Latin Jazz

|

| Telarc, Telarc Jazz

Canciones Ineditas

| Chucho Valdés

| Latin Jazz

|

| Egrem

Sexto Sentido

| Yolandita Monge

| Vocal, Ballad

|

| Warner Music Latina

==March==

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Day

! Title

! Artist

! Genre(s)

! Singles

! Label

rowspan="4"|5

| Fred Hammond Presents...Joann Rosario: More, More, More

| JoAnn Rosario

|

|

|

Samba Jazz Fantasia

| Duduka Da Fonseca

| Bossa Nova, Samba

|

| Malandro Records

Quedate Conmigo

| Banda Pachuco

|

|

|

Acústico MTV

| Cássia Eller

| MPB, Acoustic, Pop Rock

|

| Universal Music, Mercury

rowspan="5"|12

| Pacantó

| Totó la Momposina

| Cumbia, Porro, Champeta

| "Acompáñala"
"Chambacú"
"La Paloma"

| Nuevos Medios

Confesiones...

| Monchy & Alexandra

| Bachata, Merengue

| "Te Quiero Igual Que Ayer"
"Dos Locos"

| J&N Records, Sony Discos

Amor Secreto

| Luis Fonsi

| Ballad

| "Quisiera Poder Olvidarme de Ti"
"Amor Secreto"
"Te Vas"

| Universal Music Latino

My Passion for the Piano

| Arturo Sandoval

| Contemporary Jazz

|

| Crescent Moon Records, Columbia

Sentir

| Omar Sosa

| Afro-Cuban Jazz, Contemporary Jazz

|

| Ota Records

15

| Bonito que canta

| Petrona Martínez

| Bullerenge

|

| MTM

rowspan="2"|19

| Grandes Ėxitos

| Chayanne

| Salsa, Vocal, Ballad

| "Y Tú Te Vas"
"Torero"

| Columbia, Sony Discos

Segundas partes también son buenas

| Franco De Vita

| Latin pop

| "Como Decirte No"

| Universal Music Latino

rowspan="8"|26

| Todo Bajo Control

| Grupo Control

|

|

|

Cabas

| Cabas

| Downtempo

| "Mi Bombón"

| EMI Latin

Temptation

| Brenda K. Starr

| Salsa, Contemporary R&B, Ballad

| "Por Ese Hombre"

| Sony Discos

Kinky

| Kinky

| House, Disco, Breakbeat

|

| Nettwerk America, Sonic360

Estamos Unidos

| David Lee Garza y Los Musicales

| Tejano

|

| Sony Discos

Sensual

| Roberto Perera

|

|

| Heads Up International

Modinha – Brazilian Songs

| Luiz De Moura Castro and María José Montiel

|

|

| Ensayo

Aquí Conmigo

| Andy Andy

| Bachata

|

| Sony Discos

=Second quarter=

==April==

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Day

! Title

! Artist

! Genre(s)

! Singles

! Label

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| Alas Al Mundo

| Los Ángeles Azules

| Cumbia

|

| Disa

Bailame

| Los Tigrillos

|

|

|

8

| Un Ramito De Locura

| Carmen Linares with Gerardo Núñez Trio

| Flamenco

|

| Mercury

rowspan="2"|9

| A Tiempo

| Gian Marco Zignago

| Ballad

|

| Crescent Moon Records, Sony Discos

Nuevo

| Kronos Quartet

| Contemporary

|

| Nonesuch

12

| Andando de Coletivo

| Caju & Castanha

| MPB

|

| Trama

rowspan="2"|16

| Bongó De Van Gogh

| Alex Acuña and Justo Almario with Tolú

|

|

| Tonga Productions

En Concierto

| Los Terrícolas

|

|

| Disa

20

| Corazon de Perico

| Los Razos de Sacramento

|

|

|

rowspan="5"|23

| Tremenda Rumba!

| Maraca

|

|

| Ahi-Nama Music

Falange Canibal

| Lenine

| MPB

|

| BMG Brasil Ltda., BMG France

Deixa a Vida Me Levar

| Zeca Pagodinho

| Samba

|

| Universal Music Mercury

La Perfecta II

| Eddie Palmieri

| Salsa, Cha-Cha, Latin Jazz

|

| Concord Picante

Ponce

| Carlos Ponce

|

|

| EMI Latin

rowspan="2"|30

| Money Pa' Qué

| Los Rabanes

| Samba, Salsa, Merengue, Bachata

|

| Sony Discos, Crescent Moon Records LLC

Los Hermanos Mas Buscados

| Lupillo Rivera and Juan Rivera

| Corrido, Norteno

|

| Cintas Acuario, Sony Discos

==May==

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Day

! Title

! Artist

! Genre(s)

! Singles

! Label

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| Solo Tuya

| Aracely Arámbula

|

|

| Disa

The Phenomenon

| Big Boy

| Reggaeton

|

| Musical Productions

Raíces Habaneras

| Raíces Habaneras

| Afro-Cuban, Rumba

|

| Universal Music Latino

15

| Pena Branca Canta Xavantinho

| Pena Branca

| Folk

|

| Kuarup Discos

20

| Un Día Normal

| Juanes

| Pop Rock

| "A Dios le Pido"
"Es Por Ti
"Mala Gente"
"Fotografía"
"La Paga"
"Un Día Normal"

| Universal Music Latino, Surco, Polydor

rowspan="6"|21

| Viaje Infinito

| Nicole

| Latin, Pop Rock, Ballad

| "Amanecer"
"Viaje Infinito"

| Maverick

Thalía

| Thalía

| Latin, Synth-Pop, Euro House

| "Tú y Yo"
"No Me Enseñaste"
"¿A Quién le Importa?"
"Dance Dance (The Mexican)"

| EMI, EMI

Urbano

| Elvis Crespo

| Merengue

| "Bandida"
"La Cerveza"
"Besáme en la Boca"

| Sony Discos

Suma

| Ricardo Montaner

| Vocal, Ballad

| "Yo Puedo Hacer"
"Si Tuviera Que Elegir"

| Warner Music Latina

Hecho a Mano (Hand Made)

| Albita

|

|

|

Imaginate Sin Ellos

| El Poder del Norte

| Norteno

|

| D Disa Latin Music, S. De R.L. De C.V.

==June==

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Day

! Title

! Artist

! Genre(s)

! Singles

! Label

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| Pidemelo Todo

| Pablo Montero

| Latin Pop, Ranchera

| "Hay Otra en Tu Lugar"
"Pidemlo Todo"

| BMG U.S. Latin

En la Esquina

| Chicos de Barrio

|

|

| Warner Music Latina

De Corazón

| Pedro Fernández

| Mariachi

|

| Universal Music Latino

rowspan="3"|11

| Libre

| Jennifer Peña

| Latin Pop, Cumbia

| "El Dolor de Tu Presencia"
"Entre el Delirio y la Locura"

| Univision Music

Emigrante

| Orishas

| Contemporary R&B, Pop Rap, Conscious

|

| EMI, EMI, EMI

The Gathering

| Dave Samuels and the Caribbean Jazz Project

| Afro-Cuban Jazz

|

| Concord Picante

13

| Chegando de Mansinho

| Dominguinhos

| Forro

|

| Velas Produções Artísticas Musicais E Com. Ltda.

14

| Un Nuevo Amanecer

| Anthony Cruz

| Salsa

|

| Musical Productions

rowspan="4"|18

| El Sube y Baja

| Grupo Montez de Durango

| Pachanga, Ranchera

|

| D Disa Latin Music, S. De R.L. De C.V.

Lifestyle: A Worship Experience

| The Katinas

| Rhythm & Blues, Downtempo, Synth-Pop, Neo Soul

|

| Gotee Records

Habana a Flor de Piel

| Síntesis

| Afro-Cuban

|

| Unicornio Producciones Abdala

Hombre En La Luna

| Jay Perez

| Tejano

|

| Sony Discos

rowspan="6"|25

| Una Lágrima No Basta

| Los Temerarios

| Regional Mexican

|

| Fonovisa Records

Jugo a la Vida

| Los Tucanes de Tijuana

|

|

| Universal Music Latino

No Es Casualidad

| Yoskar Sarante

| Bachata

| "Guitarra"
"No Tengo Suerte en el Amor"

| J&N Records

Manny Manuel

| Manny Manuel

| Merengue, Latin Pop

| "Se Me Sube"

| RMM Records, Universal Music Latino, Mercury

40 Aniversario, 1962–2002

| El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico

| Salsa

|

| BMG U.S. Latin, Combo Records, Ariola

Por las Damas

| Los Cardenales de Nuevo León

|

|

|

=Third quarter=

==July==

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! Title

! Artist

! Genre(s)

! Singles

! Label

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| Acústico

| Ednita Nazario

| Ballad

|

| Sony Discos

A Toda Onda

| La Onda

|

|

| EMI Latin

We Broke the Rules

| Aventura

| Latin

| "Obsesión

| Up Music

Emboscada

| Vico C

| Reggaeton

|

| EMI Latin, EMI Latin

Influencia

| Charly García

| Pop Rock, Classic Rock

|

| EMI

8

| Natalia Lafourcade

| Natalia Lafourcade

| Acoustic, Bossanova, Pop Rock, Latin Pop

|

| Epic

9

| Live In The USA

| Charanga Habanera

| Salsa, Timba

|

| Ciocan Music

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| Caraluna

| Bacilos

| Vocal

| "Caraluna"
"Mi Primer Millón"

| Warner Music Latina

Atrevéte a Olvidarme (Dare to Forget Me)

| Rogelio Martínez

|

|

|

rowspan="4"|23

| Vuela Muy Alto

| Jerry Rivera

| Salsa

| "Vuela Muy Alto"
"Herida Mortal"

| BMG U.S. Latin, Ariola

Derroche de Amor

| Raulín Rodríguez

| Bachata

|

| J&N Records

Cuesta Arriba

| Los Rieleros del Norte

|

|

|

Companeros Musicales

| Panteón Rococó

| Punk, Ska

|

| RCA, BMG Mexico, Real Indendencia Records

rowspan="4"|30

| Hijas del Tomate

| Las Ketchup

| Europop, Flamenco

| "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)"

| Columbia, Columbia, Shaketown Music

No Me Sé Rajar

| Banda el Recodo

| Banda

|

| FonoVisa

Perro Malagradecido

| Los Originales de San Juan

|

|

|

Dejame Entrar en Ti

| Frank Reyes

| Bachata

|

| J&N Records, JVN Musical Inc.

==August==

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! Title

! Artist

! Genre(s)

! Singles

! Label

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| Obras En Vivo

| Luis Alberto Spinetta

|

|

| Universal, Interdisc

La Rosa en Ginebra

| Susana Rinaldi

|

|

|

6

| A Calzon Quitado

| Grupo Exterminador

| Norteno

|

| Fonovisa

8

| S.F. Bay

| John Santos and the Machete Ensemble

|

|

| Machete Music

rowspan="4"|13

| Perdóname Mi Amor

| Conjunto Primavera

| Norteno

|

| FonoVisa

Estoy Como Nunca

| Eliades Ochoa

|

|

| Higher Octave World

Pa'l Norte

| Los Huracanes del Norte

|

|

|

German Lizarraga

| German Lizarraga

|

|

|

rowspan="4"|20

| Revolución de Amor

| Maná

| Pop Rock

| "Ángel de Amor"
"Eres Mi Religión"
"Mariposa Traicionera"
"Sábanas Frías"

| Warner Music Mexico

Hijas del Tomate

| Las Ketchup

| Europop, Flamenco

| "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)"

| Columbia, Columbia, Shaketown Music

Corazón Latino

| David Bisbal

| Flamenco, Latin, Ballad

| "Lloraré Las Penas"

| Universal, Vale Music

Latino

| Grupo Manía

| Merengue

| "Un Beso"

| Universal Music Latino

21

| Di Blasio-Gardel Tango

| Raúl di Blasio

|

|

|

rowspan="5"|27

| Pienso Así

| Milly Quezada

| Merengue, Salsa

|

| Sony Discos

Fantasia Cubana: Variations on Classical Themes

| Chucho Valdés

| Modern, Contemporary, Romantic

|

| Blue Note

Marca Registrada

| Ilegales

| Merengue, Latin, Hip-House

|

| Virgin

Brazilian Dreams

| Paquito D'Rivera

| Latin Jazz

|

| MCG Jazz

Mas de lo Que Merecias

| Chuy Vega

|

|

|

==September==

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Day

! Title

! Artist

! Genre(s)

! Singles

! Label

2

| Orillas

| Juan Carmona

| Flamenco

|

| Night & Day

rowspan="2"|3

| Viceversa

| Gilberto Santa Rosa

| Salsa, Bolero, Ballad

| "Por Más Que Intento"
"Si Te Dijerón"
"Un Montón de Estrellas"
""El Refrán Se Te Olvidó"

| Sony Discos

Los Mejores Temas de las Películas de Walt Disney

| Tatiana

|

|

| Paramusica

rowspan="2"|10

| Cuentos de la cripta 2

| El Chombo

| Reggaeton

|

| Not On Label (El Chombo Self-released)

Grandes Hits

| Cristian Castro

| Ballad, Vocal

| "Cuando Me Miras Así"

| BMG Spain, RCA

rowspan="5"|17

| Quizás

| Enrique Iglesias

| Ballad

| "Mentiroso"
"Quizás"
"Para Qué la Vida"

| Universal Music Latino

Radio Bemba Sound System

| Manu Chao

| Folk Rock, Punk, Ska

|

| Virgin, Virgin

Un Gran Dia en el Barrio

| Spanish Harlem Orchestra

| Salsa, Afro-Cuban

|

| Ropeadope Records, Rykodisc

Sigo Siendo El Hombre Merengue

| Kinito Méndez

| Merengue, Bachata

|

| J&N Records

Mundo

| Rubén Blades

| Salsa, Pop Rock

|

| Sony Discos, Columbia

rowspan="4"|18

| Sonho Azul

| Sandy & Junior

|

|

| Mercury, PolyGram

Amor Pra Recomeçar

| Roberto Frejat

|

|

|

Brilhante

| Trio Parada Dura

|

|

|

O Dono do Mundo

| Milionario and José Rico

|

|

|Chantecler, Continental EastWest

rowspan="4"|24

| Amorcito Corazón

| Lupillo Rivera

| Banda

|

| Sony Music, Cintas Acuario

The Shadow of the Cat

| Gato Barbieri

| Latin Jazz

|

| Peak Records

Acuerdate

| Emilio Navaira

| Tejano

|

| RCA, BMG Mexico

A Taste of Texas

| Mingo Saldivar y Sus Tremendos Cuatro Espadas

|

|

| Rounder Select

30

| Teatro Real De Madrid

| Diego El Cigala with Niño Josele

|

|

|

=Fourth quarter=

==October==

==November==

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Day

! Title

! Artist

! Genre(s)

! Singles

! Label

1

|El Abayarde

| Tego Calderón

| Reggaeton

|

| White Lion Records

4

|Tribalistas

|Tribalistas

|Pop rock, MPB, samba, bossa nova

|"Já Sei Namorar"

"Velha Infância"

|Phonomotor Records, EMI

rowspan="5"|5

| Un Canto de México

| Alejandro Fernández

| Bolero, Mariachi, Ranchera

|

| Sony Discos

Millie

| Millie

|

|

|

A la Reconquista

| Héctor & Tito

| Reggaeton

|

| Universal

El General De Fiesta

| El General

|

|

|

El Limi-T 21

| Limi-T 21

| Merengue

|

|

rowspan="2"|12

| En Hora Buena

| Aida Cuevas

|

|

|

Suena La Banda

| Los Tucanes de Tijuana

|

|

|

18

| Bocas Ordinárias

| Charlie Brown Jr.

| Pop rock

|

| EMI

rowspan="6"|19

| La Fiesta del Chichicuilote

| El Chichicuilote

|

|

|

Sobrevivir

| Olga Tañón

| Latin Pop, Merengue

| "Así es la Vida"
"No Podrás"

| Warner Music Latina

Santo Pecado

| Ricardo Arjona

| Latin Pop

| "El Problema"
"Dame"
"Minutos

| Sony Discos

Acústico Vol. II

| Ednita Nazario

| Ballad

|

| Sony Discos

...No Voy a Llorar

| Cuisillos de Arturo Macias

|

|

| Musart Premier

Situaciones

| Palomo

|

|

|

rowspan="7"|26

| Latin Songbird: Mi Alma y Corazón

| La India

|

| "Sedúceme"
"Traición"
"Soy Mujer"

| Sony Discos

Siempre es hoy

| Gustavo Cerati

| Pop Rock, Alternative Rock

|

| BMG Ariola Argentina S.A.

Escúchame

| Joseph Fonseca

| Merengue, Bachata

| "Que Levante La Mano"
"Escúchame"

| Karen Records

Duetos 2

| Armando Manzanero

| Bolero

|

| WEA

Swing A Domicilio

| Los Hermanos Rosario

|

|

| Karen Records

35 Aniversario — Lo Mejor de Lara

| Vicente Fernández

| Ranchera

|

| Columbia, Sony

Acústico

| Mercedes Sosa

|

|

|

==December==

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Day

! Title

! Artist

! Genre(s)

! Singles

! Label

1

| Acústico ao Vivo

| Edson & Hudson

|

|

| Abril Music

9

| Cantoria Brasileira

| Elomar, Pena Branca, Renato Teixeira, Teca Calazans and Xangai

|

|

|

rowspan="2"|10

| Mis 70 Años Con El Cante

| Antonio Núñez

| Flamenco

|

| Universal, Muxxic

Biber: Requiem Á 15 Battalia Á 10

| Jordi Savall and Capella Reial de Catalunya

| Baroque

|

| Alia Vox

rowspan="3"|17

| Afortunado

| Joan Sebastian

| Ranchera

|

| Musart

Dez de Dezembro

| Cássia Eller

| Pop Rock, MPB

|

| Universal Music, Mercury

Guillaera

| Las Guanabanas

| Reggaeton

|

| Flow Music, Cinq Music Group

|24

| Gal Bossa Tropical

| Gal Costa

|

|

|

30

| Primeira Dama – A Música de Dona Ivone Lara

| Leandro Braga

| Latin Jazz, Samba

|

| Carioca Discos

=Unknown=

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Title

! Artist

! Genre(s)

! Singles

! Label

Senor Corazon (2002)

| José Luis Rodríguez

| Ballad

|

| BMG U.S. Latin

Nóis E a Viola

| As Galvão

| Country

|

| Continental EastWest, Chantecler

El Numero 100

| Ramon Ayala & Sus Bravos Del Norte

|

|

|

Guajiro del Asfalto

| Nilo MC

| Cubano, Hip-Hop, Latin, Ragga HipHop, Reggae

|

| Chewaka

Ven, Es Tiempo de Adorarle

| 33 DC

|

|

|

¡Fuacata! Live

| Spam Allstars

| Leftfield, Future Jazz, Latin

|

| Elegua

Las Cosas Tienen Movimiento

| Adrián Iaies Trio

|

|

| EMI

Acústico MTV

| Kid Abelha

| MPB, Pop Rock

|

| Universal Music, Mercury

Rosas e Vinho Tinto

| Capital Inicial

| Alternative Rock, Pop Rock

|

| Abril Music

Margarita La Tornera

| Ángeles Blancas, Plácido Domingo, Elisabete Matos, García Navarro, Àngel Òdena, Stefano Palatchi, and María Rey-Joly

|

|

|

Mundo Frío

| Lito & Polaco

| Reggaeton

|

| Pina Records

Tortilla Party

| El Vacilón de la Manaña

|

|

|

El Cangri.com

| Daddy Yankee

| Reggaeton

|

| VI Music

Este viento fuerte que sopla

| No Te Va Gustar

| Reggae, Ska

|

| Bizarro Records

Best-selling records

=Best-selling albums=

The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 2002, according to Billboard.{{cite web|title=Top Billboard Latin 50 Albums|url=http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2002/lcmtitl.jsp|website=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=12 July 2017|date=28 December 2002|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170805183818/http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2002/lcmtitl.jsp|archive-date=2017-08-05}}

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RankAlbumArtist
1

| Libre

| Marc Anthony

2

| Mis Romances

| Luis Miguel

3

|Revolución de Amor

| Maná

4

|Grandes Éxitos

|Chayanne

5

| MTV Unplugged

| Alejandro Sanz

6

| Un Día Normal

| Juanes

7

| Quizás

| Enrique Iglesias

8

| Déjame Entrar

| Carlos Vives

9

| Una Lágrima No Basta

| Los Temerarios

10

| Shhh!

| A.B. Quintanilla and Los Kumbia Kings

=Best-performing songs=

The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 2002, according to Billboard.{{cite web|url=http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2002/htltitl.jsp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170805184606/http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2002/htltitl.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 5, 2017|title=2002 Year End Charts: Hot Latin Tracks Titles|accessdate=April 11, 2011|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc}}

class="wikitable sortable"
RankSingleArtist
1

| "Y Tú Te Vas"

| Chayanne

2

| "Quítame Ese Hombre"

| Pilar Montenegro

3

| "Suerte"

| Shakira

4

| "Entra en Mi Vida"

| Sin Bandera

5

| "A Dios le Pido"

| Juanes

6

| "El Dolor de Tu Presencia"

| Jennifer Peña

7

| "Usted Se Me Llevó la Vida"

| Alexandre Pires

8

| "Tantita Pena"

| Alejandro Fernández

9

| "Yo Puedo Hacer"

| Ricardo Montaner

10

| "Yo Quería"

| Cristian Castro

Births

Deaths

  • January 3Juan García Esquivel, 83, Mexican band leader, pianist and composer{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/arts/juan-garcia-esquivel-dies-pop-composer-was-83.html|title=Juan García Esquivel Dies; Pop Composer Was 83|website=New York Times|date=January 11, 2002|author=Jon Pareles|access-date=11 February 2019}}
  • March 24Wilson Fonseca, Brazilian composer, conductor and writer{{cite web|url=http://www2.santarem.pa.gov.br/conteudo/?item=204&fa=194&cd=321&menu=M%FAsica|title=Wilson Dias da Fonseca|website=Prefeitura Municipal de Santarém|access-date=11 February 2019|archive-date=12 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011514/http://www2.santarem.pa.gov.br/conteudo/?item=204&fa=194&cd=321&menu=M%FAsica|url-status=dead}}
  • June 5Carmelo Bernaola, 72, Spanish composer and clarinetistLuis Mazorra Incera, "[http://www.euskomedia.org/aunamendi/13306 Carmelo Bernaola]". Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia. [N.p.]: Fondo Bernardo Estornés Lasa, 2009.
  • December 10El Carrao de Palmarito, 74, Venezuelan llanero singer

References