19 Latin songs from the 90’s that made you dance again and again

The nineties were much more than tamagotchis, dial-up internet and the Y2K craze. For Latinos, it was a decade that changed the music scene, a Latin explosion. Here are 19 songs that made you dance again and again (even if you refuse to accept it!).

Article originally published on Huffington Post Mexico.

1. ‘The Dog Dance’ by Wilfrido Vargas.

It turns out that even dogs have slippery movements, or at least that’s what Dominican artist Wilfrido Vargas made us believe.

2. ‘Boriqua Anthem’ by C+C Music Factory.

It became the anthem for anyone who wanted to dance. And not to mention that she always left us wondering: “What does that girl want?”

3. ‘Loose Hair’ by Gloria Trevi.

Every girl wanted to throw her hair down and twirl it when Gloria Trevi’s ‘Pelo Suelto’ came on.

4. ‘My Land’ by Gloria Estefan.

‘The Earth’ was a song for anyone who missed their place of origin: “The earth hurts you. The earth gives you, in the middle of the soul, when you are not there.”

5. ‘The Shark’ from Project One.

The hit by the Dominican-American group warned about the danger of losing your girl in a club with another man. That said: “There she is, there she is. The shark took her, the shark… don’t stop. Keep going! Keep going!”

6. ‘The Bomb’ by Azul Azul.

The Bolivians of Azul Azul dropped a bomb on the dance floor with this single.

7. ‘Suavemente’ by Elvis Crespo.

Elvis Crespo’s hair remains an enigma these days, but there’s no doubting the infectious sound of this rhythmic hit.

8. ‘Life is a carnival’ by Celia Cruz.

This classic can still be heard almost everywhere even these days, to remind us that: “Ayyy, there is no need to cry, that life is a carnival, and it is more beautiful to live singing.”

9. ‘Forbidden love’ by Selena.

In the 90s, every Selena Quintanilla song had a hit. But ‘Amor Prohibido’ is definitely one of the most recognized classic songs by the queen of Tex-Mex, along with ‘Bidi Bidi Bom Bom’ and ‘Como la flor’.

10. ‘I Need to Know’ by Marc Anthony.

Listen to it for yourself because you need to know!

11. ‘Maria’ by Ricky Martin.

Weep! One step forward Maria, one step back!

12. ‘I’m here’ by Shakira.

‘I’m Here’ was just one of many that made the Colombian singer a superstar in the ’90s.

13. ‘I love her to death’ by Dark Latin Groove (DLG).

DLG knew about love being so strong that it could almost kill you, but if you dedicated ‘I Want to Die’ to your sweetheart in the ’90s, the music video showed that there is nothing stronger than the love a father feels for his daughter. D’awwww.

14. ‘Mexican love’ by Thalía.

If you have any doubts about how much the love of a Mexican means, Thalía gave the world a taste with this song and her video ‘Amor a la Mexicana’.

15. ‘Macarena’ by Los del Río.

This song was crazy that no one forgets so easily. The ‘Macarena’ became a staple at many family gatherings, birthday parties, weddings and school dances.

16. ‘Waiting For Tonight’ by Jennifer Lopez.

This song almost didn’t make it to the next stage! ‘Waiting For Tonight’ was released in November 1999, and was no doubt played at the many New Year’s parties as the night fell and the year 2000 began.

17. ‘Genie In A Bottle’ by Christina Aguilera.

The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart long before the video was released, and became the second best-selling single that year.

18. ‘I love you so, so much’ by Vaseline Wave.

If you were an avid consumer of soap operas in the 90s, you surely remember this song from the entrance of Mi Pequena Traviesa.

19. ‘We Dance’ by Enrique Iglesias.

The dance floor was never the same after Enrique Iglesias showed us all the sensual forms of Spanglish possible with ‘Bailamos’. Does it feel hot here? Or is it just this single from the 90s?