[citation needed] Singers like Cuba's Olga Guillot, Argentinian Leo Marini and Mexican Elvira Ríos, among others, became popular during that time.

[citation needed] Gatica's first record, 1951's "Me importas tú" (You Matter to Me), became a hit across Latin America.

Gatica recorded his version of Consuelo Velázquez's "Bésame Mucho" (Kiss Me a Lot) in 1953.

He produced two more albums that year: Las Muchachas de la Plaza España (The Girls from Spain Square) and Sinceridad (Sincerity).

The third one in that group with Capitol was El Gran Gatica, which featured such songs as "Somos" ("We Are"), "Sabrá Dios" ("God Will Know"), and Si me comprendieras ("If You Understood Me").

[citation needed] In 2001, Gatica was inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame.

[4] In the same year, his renditions of "La Barca" and "El Reloj" were inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame.