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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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*Many international singers from other Hispanic countries, such as [[José Luis Rodríguez El Puma|José Luis Rodríguez]], [[Celia Cruz]], [[Juan Gabriel]] and [[Juan Luis Guerra]], among others continued to visit Puerto Rico. Locals [[Jose Nogueras]] and [[Chayanne]] also enjoy success in Puerto Rico. Chayanne becomes an international teen-idol.

===[[1990s]]===
*Politically inspired music groups such as [[Fiel a la Vega]] surface.

*[[Daddy Yankee]] was first involved in music in the early 1990s alongside Playero DJ, a pioneer of reggaeton music⏎
*[[Maná]], [[Los Enanitos Verdes]] and [[Grupo Bronco]] are some of the international groups that become famous in Puerto Rico.
*[[Dayanara Torres]] becomes the third Miss Puerto Rico to win the Miss Universe crown.
*[[Merengue]] becomes the most popular music style in the dance halls and in the radio. [[Olga Tañon]], [[Grupomania]] and many others become international exports of this music genre.
*Rappers such as [[Ivy Queen]], [[Don Chezina]] and others also enjoy success.
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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]]