Oh glorious ’90s!
Big hair, overly done make-up and the anthems of (what seems) not so long ago remain vivid in our memories. Before Shakira’s blonde crossover, Enrique’s mole-less debut and Gloria Trevi’s went to jail, these singers were aspiring musicians waiting to rule the Latin music world.
Check out Paulina Rubio, Thalía, Alejandro Sanz and more before the surgeries, hair dyes and the inevitable passing of time transformed these Latino artists forever.
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Gloria Trevi in 1990.Mezcalent.comBefore the star’s arrest in 2000 and her time spent in prison, Trevi was dominating the charts with her “Pelo Suelto” in 1990.
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Alejandro Sanz in 1992.Mezcalent.comBy 1996, Alejandro had already released his first four albums.
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Paulina Rubio in 1990.Mezcalent.comIn 1991, Paulina Rubio left Timbiriche and went solo.
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Alejandro Fernández in 1991.Mezcalent.com“El Potrillo” was just beginning his career at this time.
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Shakira in 1996.Mezcalent.comNow a blonde beauty, Shakira’s third album “Pies Descalzos” was released in 1996 and features the Colombian singer with straight jet black hair.
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Thalía in 1991.Mezcalent.comJust four years before becoming “María la del barrio.” Thalía went solo in the early ’90s and broke into the international market.
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Alejandra Guzmán in 1994.Mezcalent.comAs seductive as ever.
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Luis Miguel in 1994.Mezcalent.com“El Sol de México” gained international superstardom in the ’90s. In 1993, his fifth studio album “Aries” was released and won him the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album.
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Ana Bárbara in 1994.Mezcalent.com
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Caifanes in 1992.Mezcalent.comJust three years before the group disbanded.
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Lucero in 1992.Mezcalent.comThis Mexican sweetheart had already released 9 albums at the age of 23.
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Ricky Martin in 1991.
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Mezcalent.comJust before he began “Livin’ La Vida Loca.” Does everyone remember this “General Hospital” hottie?
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Enrique Iglesias in 1998.
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Getty ImagesBefore he crossed over and became our “Hero”…Oh that mole!
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