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'''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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===[[2000s]]===
*[[Denise Quiñones]] becomes the fourth Miss Puerto Rico to win the Miss Universe crown.
*Teenage Spanish pop/rock makes a comeback, and singers such as [[Belinda Peregrin]] and [[Melody (singer)|Melody]] enjoy large success in Puerto Rico.
*The U.S. military leaves [[Vieques]].
*Puerto Rican [[John Ruiz]] becomes the first hispanic in history to be [[Boxing|boxing's]] world Heavyweight champion.
*[[Reggaeton]] becomes a popular music genre among young people, with artists such as [[
Tego CalderónDaddy Yankee]] and [[Don Omar]] crossing over to U.S. markets.
*Puerto Rico's national basketball team wins 79-66 against [[Canada]] in the pre-olympic tournament, wins bronze and qualifies for the summer [[Olympic Games]] of [[Athens, Greece|Athens]] in [[2004]], where they went on to beat the U.S. Dreamteam 92-73.
*[[Jose Miguel Agrelot]] dies at the age of 77, in [[January]] 2004. His death had been preceded by a few weeks by that of popular [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]] mayor [[Rafael Cordero (mayor)|Rafael Cordero]].
Concert comeback from many 70's and 80's performers such as Van Halen, Chicago, Scorpions among others.

==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]]