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American music has infiltrated the entire world enough as it is. Mexican music must be defended with vigilance.

Like Juan Gabriel and Ana Gabriel, both singers and songwriters of legendary talent, Marco Antonio has reshaped a kind of Mexican romanticism. What he brings to pop music is the kind of songs that really talk to people's hearts.

One of the things that I am happy about in my life as an artist is that I am not considered a Hispanic artist.

I did not try to conform to anybody's ideal of what a Latin celebrity or movie star should be. I took a lot of hits for it.

I grew up in Mexico, not the U.S., and the fact is that there just aren't any parts for Latin actresses. I have to persuade people that my accent won't be a problem, but an asset.

When I first came out to L.A., Hollywood's idea of a Latina was Mexican. It was almost like they had never seen or heard of an Afro-Latina before.

I feel I'll take on the responsibility of showing the world a whole different kind of Latin woman.

I'm the Latin artist who has been the most successful in history at representing the Latin culture. The stylings of my words are immodest, but it's the truth.

I don't want to be considered 'the Latino rapper.'

What Jennifer Lopez puts out, it's not Latin music.