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2000 in Latin music

This is a list of notable events in Latin music that took place in 2000.

Events
January 25 – The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announces the creation of the "Los Premios de Oro y Platino" ("The Gold and Platinum Awards" in Spanish) for Latin albums (defined by the RIAA as a release with 51% or more in Spanish). Initially the thresholds for awards are 100,000 units for Disco de Oro, 200,000 units for Disc de Platino, and 400,000 or more for Multi-platino. • September 13 – The inaugural Latin Grammy Awards are held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California: • "Corazón Espinado" by Santana featuring Maná wins the Latin Grammy Award for Record of the YearAmarte Es un Placer by Luis Miguel wins the Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year • "Dímelo" by Marc Anthony wins the Latin Grammy Award for Song of the YearIbrahim Ferrer wins the Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist. • Cuban-American songwriter and producer Emilio Estefan is honored as the Person of the Year == Number-one albums and singles by country ==
Albums released
First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December Unknown ==Best-selling 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 2000, according to Billboard. Best-performing songs The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 2000, according to Billboard. == Births ==
Births
January 27Blessd, Colombian reggaeton singer • February 12María Becerra, Argentine reggaeton singer • April 12Manuel Turizo, Colombian reggaeton singer • April 13Khea, Argentine trap rapper • August 25Nicki Nicole, Argentine rapper • October 4Lunay, Puerto Rican reggaeton singer == Deaths ==
Deaths
May 24Rodrigo, 27, Argentine singer of cuarteto music • May 31Tito Puente, 77, American timbales musician, songwriter, record producer, and performer of mambo and Latin jazz music • July 23 – , Spanish pop singer (Vainica Doble) • October 6Cuco Sánchez, 79, Mexican singer and songwriter ("Fallaste Corazón", "Siempre Hace Frío") • October 15 – , Argentine bolero singer • November 19 – , Mexican singer of boleros and cumbia music • December 12Libertad Lamarque, 92, Argentine actress and singer == References ==
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