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Pop culture in Puerto Rico
'''Pop culture in Puerto Rico''', it can be said, has been historically affected both by the political changes [[Puerto Rico|the island]] has gone through, and by the changes in popular culture around the world.

==Timeline of changes in Puerto Rican pop culture==

===[[1950s]]===
*[[Salsa music]]'s popularity grows.
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*Popular TV showman [[Luis Vigoreaux]] is murdered in [[1983]].
*Actress [[Lydia Echevarria]] is accused and jailed for the murder of Vigoreaux.
*[[Television]] show ''[[A Millon]]'' obtains the biggest ratings in Puerto Rican television history.
*[[Latin America|Latin American]] and Puerto Rican films begin fading away from local theaters. Most theaters in the island show only [[Hollywood]] releases with subtitles. [[Fine Arts Cinema]] opens in [[
Hato ReySanturce]] showing international films and art movies.
*[[Juliana's]] and [[Isadora]] are popular hotel dance clubs.
*TV shows produced in Mexico like ''[[El Chavo del Ocho]]'' and ''[[El Chapulín Colorado]]'' became top rated shows and gained a huge following.
*Mexican and Venezuelan soap operas become popular during daytime TV while Puerto Rican soap operas are shown in primetime with big ratings.
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==See also==
* [[List of famous Puerto Ricans]]
* [[List of Puerto Rican television programs]]
* [[Culture of the United States]]

[[Category:Puerto Rican culture]]
[[Category:Pop culture|Puerto Rico, Pop culture in]]