This is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e. Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking music from Latin America, Europe, and the United States) that took place in 2013.

• April 2 – Spanish singer Julio Iglesias is acknowledged by the Guinness World Records as the bestselling Latin artist of all-time.^[2]
• May 13: – Tejano music singer Oscar De La Rosa (frontman of La Mafia) was physically assaulted by a fan after the singer refused to take a photo with him while attending a gay bar in Houston.^[3]
• November 20 – Cuban musician Arturo Sandoval is among sixteen people who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.^[4]
• November 21 — The 14th Annual Latin Grammy Awards are held in Las Vegas.
  • "Vivir Mi Vida" by Marc Anthony wins Record of the Year.
  • "Volví a Nacer" by Andrés Castro and Carlos Vives wins Song of the Year.
  • Gaby Moreno wins Best New Artist.
  • Vida by Draco Rosa wins Album of the Year.
  • Miguel Bosé is recognized as the Person of the Year by the Latin Recording Academy.
• December 20 — The Recording Industry Association of America announces the creation of the Latin Digital Singles award for Latin digital singles and also lowers the threshold for Latin album certifications.^[5]

• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2013 (Brazil)
• List of number-one songs of 2013 (Colombia)
• List of number-one albums of 2013 (Mexico)
• List of number-one albums of 2013 (Portugal)
• List of number-one albums of 2013 (Spain)
• List of number-one singles of 2013 (Spain)
• List of number-one Billboard Latin Albums from the 2010s
• List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Songs of 2013

• 2013 Premio Lo Nuestro
• 2013 Billboard Latin Music Awards
• 2013 Latin Grammy Awards
• 2013 Tejano Music Awards

• February 15 – Francisco Fellove, 89, Cuban singer and composer^[8]
• March 1 – Rafael Puyana, 81, Colombian harpsichordist.^[9]
• March 6 – Chorão, 42, Brazilian singer-songwriter (Charlie Brown Jr.), skateboarder and screenwriter, cocaine overdose.^[10]
• March 14 – Daniel Ponce, 59, Cuban percussionist^[11]
• March 20 – Emílio Santiago, 66, Brazilian singer, complications from a stroke.^[12]
• March 22:
  • Gerardo Gandini, 76, Argentine pianist and composer
  • Bebo Valdés, 94, Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger, Alzheimer's disease.^[13]
• April 8 – Sara Montiel, 85, Spanish singer and actress^[14]
• April 22 – Pajarito Zaguri, 72,^[15]
• May 4 – César Portillo de la Luz, 90, Cuban Filin composer and interpreter.^[16]
• May 8 – Delia Rigal, 92, Argentine soprano^[17]
• May 9 – Juan Tarodo [es], 52, Spanish musician and producer
• May 12 – Marià Albero [es], 63, Spanish singer and songwriter^[18]
• May 15 – Manolo Galván, 66, Spanish/Argentine singer-songwriter^[19]
• June 1 – Baltazar "Balta" Hinojosa, 31, Mexican American composer and producer^[20]
• June 22 – Leandro Díaz, 90, Colombian composer^[21]
• July 7 – MC Daleste, 20, Brazilian rapper
• July 18 – Horacio Avendaño, 52, Argentine saxophonist^[22]
• July 23 – Dominguinhos, 72, Brazilian composer and singer, infection and cardiac complications.^[23]
• July 25 – Steve Berrios, 68, American jazz drummer.^[24]
• August 5 – Horacio Icasto [es], 72, Argentine pianist and composer^[25]
• August 7 – Betty Pino, 65, Ecuadorian radio host^[26]
• August 9:
  • Eduardo Falú, 90, Argentine folk guitarist and composer^[27]
  • Eddie Pérez, 77, Puerto Rican saxophonist for El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
• August 10 – Eydie Gormé, 84, American singer ^[28]
• September 18 – Johnny Laboriel, 71, Mexican rock 'n' roll singer, prostate cancer.^[29]
• September 27 – Oscar Castro-Neves, 73, Brazilian guitarist, arranger, and composer^[30]
• October 6 – Senén Suárez [es], 91, Cuban guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and author^[31] de nombre artístico Senén Suárez,^[32]
• October 24 – Manolo Escobar, 82, Spanish actor and singer^[33]
• November 30 – João Araújo [pt], 78, Brazilian record label executive^[34]
• December 9 – Roberto Maza, Colombian manager^[35]
• December 22 – Diomedes Díaz, 56, Colombian vallenato singer and songwriter^[36]