10 Summer Classics Every Latina Should Know

Want to upgrade your summer barbeque from frat party to classy, grown-up affair? We suggest serving sangria instead of beer, replacing hot dogs with churrasco and topping it all off with our ultimate summer playlist of classic beats. From Celia Cruz to Perez Prado, our list spans four decades and is sure to get your soire started—Latin style, of course.

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Los Lobos, “La Bamba”

Grammy-winning chicano rock band Los Lobos took this Mexican folk song—first made famous by Ritchie Valens in the 1950s—and turned it into an international sensation. According to Rolling Stone, it’s the most recognizable song in America not sung in English and one of the 500 greatest songs of all time. Not a bad way to get your party started.