Portal:Latin music/Did you know?/35

... that Cuban composer César Portillo de la Luz founded the filin movement?
... that in 1992, Mexican singer-songwriter Ana Gabriel set a record for the most Lo Nuestro Award wins at a single ceremony?
... that "The Peanut Vendor", composed by Cuban orchestra leader Moisés Simons, has been recorded by over 160 bands?
... that the song "La Cima del Cielo" recorded by Ricardo Montaner became his first number-one single in the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart?
... that in 2009, the Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea became the first all-female mariachi band to be nominated for a Grammy Award and the first to win one?