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What is Latin Pop?

By Alan More

Latin pop is pop music performed in Spanish or Portuguese.[1] Its cultural origins trace to the 1970s, across Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula.[2] It remains distinct from other Latin genres such as rock en espanol, tropical and reggaeton.[3]

On Videojam, Latin Pop carries 28 public videos. Artists most represented in the catalog are Carlos Vives, Enrique Iglesias and Pablo Alboran. Latin Pop is a child genre of Latin in the genre config.

Sources

  1. [1] Wikipedia: Latin pop (accessed 2026-09-24)
  2. [2] Wikipedia: Latin pop (accessed 2026-09-24)
  3. [3] Wikipedia: Latin pop (accessed 2026-09-24)