Cafe Tacvba's 1994 album Re changed Latin music as we know it. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Latin Alternative music and rock en Español
Alfredo Corchado's Midnight In Mexico documents his experiences as a journalist during the peak of the Mexican drug war. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
La Dame Blanche is a Cuban rapper and jazz vocalist. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Puerto Rican soul singer Calma Carmona is Jasmine Garsd's latest musical obsession. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Chilean singer and musician Ana Tijoux performs during the Mexican musicial festival Vive Latino, at the Foro Sol in Mexico City, on March 28, 2014. ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Ricky Martin. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images hide caption
Argentine musician Gustavo Cerati performs in the Dominican Republic in 2007. Ricardo Hernandez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Argentine musician Gustavo Cerati died on Sept. 4. Daniel Garcia/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Starting in the 1930s, Mario Moreno played Cantinflas, a scrappy but witty guy from the streets of Mexico City. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The French-Cuban band Ibeyi is one of Alt.Latino's favorite musical discoveries of 2014. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Princess Nokia. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
DJ Miss Mara is one of Alt.Latino's favorite new DJs of 2014. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Guatemalan rapper Kontra causes a stir at Alt.Latino this week. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Los Rakas. Raka Pitufo/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Cover for Bobby Quesada and His Boogaloo Band. courtesy of the artist. hide caption
Danay Suarez was Alt.Latino's favorite LAMC discovery. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Recording artists Emmanuel Horvilleur (L) and Dante Spinetta of Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas. Jason Merritt/Getty Images hide caption
Families communicated through a border fence at San Diego's Friendship Park Nov. 17. On weekends, people on the American side are allowed to to visit, under U.S. Border Patrol supervision, with family and friends in Mexico. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption
Alt.Latino's hosts love Ceci Bastida's Cuando Te Tenga. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Adrian Quesada of Ocote Soul Sounds, Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath, The Echocentrics, and Spanish Gold. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
