Like many children and teens of the 90s, I grew up in my Abuelita’s house listening to the Tejano masterpieces of Selena Quintanilla-Perez. But as much as her music shaped me, other flavors of Latino music also echoed throughout my grandma’s kitchen and front porch—exposing me to the diverse rhythms of our Latino culture.
Whether it was a Sunday barbeque, cleaning day, or 7 a.m. on a Thursday, there was always music playing throughout the house. Before Daddy Yankee exploded onto the scene with his masterful reggaeton beats in the 2000s and Bad Bunny smashed the music charts of the modern world, there was the magic of Celia Cruz, Grupo Límite, and Thalia—let’s not forget the Enrique Iglesias classics “Experiencia Religiosa” and “Si Tu Te Vas” to name a few. The eclectic mix of all things Español became a prominent memory of my childhood that I will never forget and felt it was time to revisit a few classics.
Let’s turn back the clock and revisit some of my Abuelita and I’s classic tunes:
