Voice of a Lifetime: A Look at Cristian Castro’s Career Ahead of the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards

“You always have to preserve what’s classic,” Cristian Castro told a reporter in the Dec.

20, 2003, Billboard , of his multigenerational appeal.

He would know.

Now signed to Sony Music Latin, the versatile, velvet-voiced Latin pop star has been topping our charts since 1993 and still possesses one of the finest voices in any genre or language.

Castro will be honored with the Billboard Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards, and will take the stage for a special performance during the Oct.

22 ceremony in Miami.

All in The Familia “Handsome actor/singer Cristian notched his first No.

1 smash on the Hot Latin Tracks with a stylish ballad remake of Bronco’s yester-hit, ‘Nunca Voy Olvidarte,’ ” reported the Sept.

25, 1993, issue of Billboard .

That single won the then-mononymous Cristian song of the year at the inaugural Billboard Latin Music Awards in 1994.

“The son of popular actress/singer/talk show host Veronica Castro, this 19-year-old Mexico City native is already a showbiz veteran,” noted the May 21 issue.

Gimme ‘Amor’ “Fonovisa, whose roster is dominated by regional Mexican acts, has ironically struck retail pay dirt with pop idols Enrique Iglesias and Cristian,” said the May 4, 1996, issue of the stars’ record label at the time.

“Indeed, regional Mexican stations helped Cristian’s ‘Amor’ log a record-setting 11 consecutive weeks at No.

1 on Hot Latin Tracks.” With a second Billboard Latin Music Award win for “Vuélveme a Querer” in 1996, Billboard noted, “This 21-year-old singer-songwriter from Mexico has raised more eyebrows.” Bank Holiday “BMG is banking on the upcoming disc by Mexican pop star Cristian Castro to further boost its market share,” reported the May 22, 1999, issue after Cristian added “Castro” to his professional name and switched labels.