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Latin Christian music is a faith-centered branch of Latin popular music and Contemporary Christian music performed in Spanish and Portuguese. Built on the worship traditions of Latin America's large Catholic community and fast-growing Evangelical churches, it blends congregational praise with the region's rich rhythmic palette—pop-rock ballads, cumbia, salsa, merengue, bachata, reggaeton, and regional Mexican styles—while maintaining explicitly Christian themes. The field has formal industry visibility (e.g., Latin Grammy and Latin Billboard Christian categories), yet its market is often undercounted due to low reporting and informal distribution, especially through churches and grassroots networks.