The Power Couples of Latin Music: Duki & Emilia, Karol G & Feid and More
Maintaining a long-lasting and loving relationship in the music industry is not an easy task. Just recently, Christian Nodal and Cazzu — one of Latin music’s most beloved couples — called it quits recently after a nearly two-year relationship, and after having their first child in 2023.
The unexpected split was confirmed on their social media accounts on May 23, in a since-deleted Instagram story that read: “The time has come to share that Julieta and I are going our separate ways. Our love and respect for each other remains strong, especially in our role as parents to our wonderful daughter, Inti.”
Cazzu additionally shared in her stories: “We artists are a screen of what happens in real life. You go through love, heartbreak, successes and mistakes with us. Today, as it was many times and as there are still many, you accompany us, some with hate and others with much love. Thank you, everything heals.”
Meanwhile, Sebastian Yatra and Aitana continue hinting that their relationship goes beyond something professional.
“This is already the third song I have done with Sebastián,” Aitana told Billboard exclusively about their latest collab “Akureyi.” “We seem to understand each other very well in the studio. We’ve understood each other very well for a long time, so having that complicity with someone inside a studio is hard to find, having that companionship that allows you to go inside the studio and a very beautiful song comes out again and again.”
The song, which came out on April 26, was conceived during a trip that Aitana and Yatra took to Akureyri, a town in Iceland, to celebrate Aitana’s birthday on June 27, 2023 — further showcasing their undeniable chemistry.
But in the midst of possible relationships and breakups, here’s a list of power couples still going strong in the Latin music realm.
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Alicia Villarreal & Cruz Martínez
Mexican singer Alicia Villarreal and Cruz Martínez (former Kumbia Kings) began a relationship in 2001 when the latter was producing Grupo Límite’s Soy Así album. Still together, 23 years later, the couple has three children together.
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Beatriz Luengo & Yotuel Romero
Image Credit: Cindy Ord/GI Dating since 2003, after meeting on the set of a TV show, Spanish powerhouse Beatriz Luengo and Cuban artist Yotuel Romero got married in 2008 and have two children together. The couple married for the second time in Las Vegas during Latin Grammy week in 2021.
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Camilo & Evaluna
Image Credit: Cristian Saumeth Camilo and Evaluna, daughter of Ricardo Montaner, officially tied the knot on Feb. 8, 2020. The Colombian singer and Venezuelan-born singer and actress, who have multiple collaborations together, are the parents of daughter Indigo and are expecting their second child.
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Duki & Emilia
Argentine lovebirds Duki and Emilia made their relationship public at the 2022 Premio Lo Nuestro awards, where they performed their collaboration “Como si no importara” live for the first time. The trap artist and pop songstress have other collabs, including “Esto Recién Empieza.”
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Gloria Estefan & Emilio Estefan
Image Credit: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS The ultimate power couple, Gloria and Emilio Estefan, both part of the Miami Sound Machine, met in 1976 and married in 1978. The award-winning pair have a son named Nayib and daughter named Emily. The former is owner of Nite Owl Theater, and the latter is a recording artist.
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Greeicy & Mike Bahía
Image Credit: Juan Naharro Gimenez/Getty Images Greeicy, an actress-turned-singer, and Mike Bahía, a Latin Grammy-winning urban pop artist, are one of Colombia’s lasting power couples. The pair — who release music together and go on joint tours — began dating in 2012 and have a son together, Kai.
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Guaynaa & Lele Pons
Puerto Rican singer Guaynaa and Venezuelan influencer Lele Pons first met in 2019, and in 2020 dropped their flirtatious track “Se Te Nota.” That same year, they made their relationship Instagram-official. After three years of dating, the couple got married in Miami.
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Gustavo Ángel & Priscila Camacho
Los Temerarios’ Gustavo Ángel and his wife, Priscila Camacho, have three children together: Sara Ángel Camacho, Gustavo Ángel Camacho and Alejandro Ángel Camacho. Like her husband, Priscila was once the lead singer of popular ’90s group Priscila y Sus Balas De Plata.
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Jay Wheeler & Zhamira Zambrano
After meeting at the East Hotel in Miami, Puerto Rican artist Jay Wheeler and Venezuelan pop newcomer Zhamira Zambrano tied the knot in an intimate civil ceremony in Dec. 2022. In 2024, the couple’s collaboration “Extrañándote” reached No. 4 on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart.
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Jessi Uribe & Paola Jara
Jessi Uribe and Paola Jara — both singers of the Colombian música popular genre — began dating in 2019 and got married in 2022. The talented couple has various collaborations together, including “La Boda,” “Como Si Nada,” and “La Conquista.” They have also toured together.
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Karol G & Feid
Image Credit: Sebastian Sanchez Karol G and Feid have kept their relationship private, but have demonstrated their love on social media too. The couple has collaborated together, shared the stage together and been spotted together, including at this year’s Billboard Women in Music event, where Karol was named woman of the year.
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Maria Becerra & J REI
In August 2023, Maria Becerra announced her engagement with Argentine artist J Rei. The lovebirds shared a detailed video of their special night on TikTok, revealing that it was Becerra who proposed to Rei during a getaway in Santorini.
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Thalia & Tommy Mottola
Mexican pop diva Thalia and music executive Tommy Mottola have been married since Dec. 2, 2000, after tying the knot at New York’s emblematic St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The couple has two children, a 16-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son.
