When the film West Side Story was released in 1961, New York's reviled Puerto Rican community gained some visibility and, over time, both in Spanish Harlem and the Bronx, neighborhoods plagued by poverty, drugs and crime, Hispanic identity was reborn and strengthened, thanks to a syncretic and intentionally popular music that eventually conquered the entire city.
Bobby Sanabria
Willie Estrada
Derrick León Washington
Iris Morales
José Arteaga
Tito Puente Jr.
Saúl Escalona
Johnny 'Dandy' Rodríguez
Lemmy Constantine
Erwin Nicolay-Kritter
Max Geller
Maïté Monceau
Jean-Christophe Frèche
Nicolas Quequejay
Marc Anthony
Ray Barretto
Rubén Blades
James Brown
Roberto Buena
Willie Colón
Celia Cruz
Cheo Feliciano
Larry Harlow
B.B. King
Héctor Lavoe
Jennifer Lopez
Ricky Martin
Jerry Masucci
Ismael Miranda
Johnny Pacheco
Víctor Pérez
Tito Puente
Izzy Sanabria
Mongo Santamaría
Shakira
Bill Withers