Latin superstar Romeo Santos took to social media to celebrate Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee‘s “Despacito” hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (chart dated May 27).
“All Latin artists should feel proud about this success,” the “Héroe favorito” singer wrote (in Spanish). “Congratulations Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee. This is big.”
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Todos los artistas latinos debemos sentirnos orgullosos de este logro. Felicidades @LuisFonsi y @daddy_yankee. Muy fuerte –. pic.twitter.com/V5ddFyYNKE
— Romeo Santos (@RomeoSantosPage) May 16, 2017
Prince Royce also shared the news on Twitter by retweeting Billboard‘s post and adding the “praise” emoji.
— Prince Royce (@PrinceRoyce) May 16, 2017
“Despacito’s” chart achievement is worthy of celebration in Latin music history. The track featuring Justin Bieber becomes the first mostly Spanish-language song to peak at No. 1 since Los Del Río’s “Macarena” dominated the charts back in 1996.
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