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Marc Anthony Receives His Hollywood Walk of Fame Honors After Globalizing, and Then Revolutionizing, Salsa Music
Ned Sublette On Thursday, the most successful tropical Latin singer in history will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. With his first hit, a reworking of Juan Gabriel’s “Hasta Que Te Conocí” in 1993, the then-24-year-old Marc Anthony became an international superstar, transforming salsa into something more personal — highly dramatic and intensely passionate — and remaking Latin pop music in the process. The numbers are remarkable: a career concert gross of around half a billion dollars, 105 No.
