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'Livin' la Vida Loca' is not Latin music. It does not represent Latin music.

Latin music has many international influences - pop, rock, country, Brazilian sounds, and alternative styles.

The first Latin music that blew my mind was bumba, which was a Puerto Rican beat.

First of all, the music that people call Latin or Spanish is really African. So Black people need to get the credit for that.

The Latin musical tradition is very rich and gives the singer a lot of freedom to explore a range of.

I think music is another language.

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.

You say 'African music' and you think 'tribal drumming.' But there's a lot of African music that's like James Brown, and a lot, too, that sounds very Hispanic.

I don't believe in the so-called Latino explosion when it comes to movies. Jennifer Lopez doesn't have an accent. She grew up in New York speaking English, not Spanish. Her success is very important because she represents a different culture, but it doesn't help me.