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Music is the one thing that we here at Rihanna Spanish can never ever get enough of.  Of course our favorite genre is Latin Pop.  Latinos have been huge influences in common American Pop for sometime now, and the good news is that they have broken into the mainstream and they are here to stay.  Names like Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, and Pitbull are household names.  Let’s have a look at some of these Latin Pop icons.

Jennifer Lopez was born in 1969 in the Bronx.  Both of her parents are of Puerto Rican descent.  They did not meet in Puerto Rico, but in America after moving here.  Lopez started her career in show business with “In Living Color” in the year 1990.  It was not until 1997 when she played the Latin sensation Selena that she became a huge hit.  Lopez is currently People magazine’s Most Beautiful Woman.

Marc Anthony, who is currently separated from Jennifer Lopez, is also born to Puerto Rican parents.  He was born Marco Antonio Muñiz also in New York.  He began working as a back up singer for acts like Menudo and Latin Rascals, and his first album was released in 1988.  It seems like now is the best time for Anthony as far as his career.  He currently has some top dance songs released and his own clothing line at Kohl’s.

Pitbull, or Armando Christian Perez, was born in 1981 to parents who were Cuban immigrants.  He grew up in Miami and faced much difficulties due to the fact that he was not only Cuban, but Cuban with blue eyes.  At sixteen he was kicked out of his mother’s house and became a drug dealer.  In 20o2 Pitbull got a break and was featured on Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz album.  Now he is a star all on his own.  His music still has Latin flair and it is fun to listen to and dance to.