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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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*In [[1999]], the death of [[Vieques|Viequense]] [[David Sanes]] provockes many Puerto Ricans to protest the U.S. military's presence in that Puerto Rican island-municipality. "Paz para Vieques" ("Peace for Vieques") becomes a popular slogan.
*Such [[television]] shows as ''[[Mira Que Tvo]]'' and [[Sunshine Logrono]]'s ''[[El Club de Sunshine]]'' become viewer favorites.
*Pop acts such as the [[Spice Girls]], [[
*NSYNC]], [[Britney Spears]], [[Christina Aguilera]] and [[The Backstreet Boys]] gain popularity in Puerto Rico along with [[Alejandra Guzman]], [[Ricardo Montaner]], [[Yuri]], and [[Shakira]].
*Former [[Menudo]] member [[Ricky Martin]] becomes famous worldwide; his songs "Livin' la Vida Loca," "Maria" and "The Cup of Life," among others, making it to the top of the charts in many countries.
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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]]