20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards
The 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards was held on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and was broadcast on Univision. The telecast marked the 20th anniversary of the Latin Grammy Awards and honored outstanding achievements in Latin music released from June 1, 2018 to May 31, 2019.
Juanes was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year on the night prior to the telecast.
Nominations were announced on September 24, 2019. Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz led nominations with eight. Rosalía and Alejandro Sanz had the most wins with three awards each.
Performers
- Anitta, Milly Quezada, Tony Succar and Olga Tañón — "La Vida Es Un Carnaval"
- Carlos Rivera, Leonel García and Reik — "Querida"
- Calibre 50, Natalia Jiménez and Prince Royce — "Secreto de Amor"
- Beto Cuevas, Fito Páez and Draco Rosa — "De Música Ligera"
- Paula Arenas — "Ahora Soy Libre"
- Sech, Darell and Ozuna — "Otro Trago" / "Si Te Vas"
- Intocable — "No Van A Entender"
- Alejandro Sanz, Aitana, Greeicy and Nella — "Mi Persona Favorita"
- Rosalía — "A Palé" / "Con Altura"
- Alex Fernández, Alejandro Fernández and Vicente Fernández — "Volver, Volver"
- Fonseca — "Perdóname"
- Alicia Keys, Miguel, Pedro Capó and Farruko — "Show Me Love" / "Calma"
- Juanes — "Fíjate Bien" / "Querer Mejor" / "A Dios Le Pido" / "Bonita" / "La Camisa Negra"
- Luis Fonsi — "Aquí Estoy Yo" / "Imposible"
- Pepe Aguilar — "El Triste"
- Ricky Martin, Residente and Bad Bunny — "Cántalo"
- Ozuna — "Amor Genuino" / "Hasta Que Salga El Sol"
- Ximena Sariñana and Los Ángeles Azules — "Cobarde" / "Mis Sentimientos"
- Sebastián Yatra and Reik — "Un Año"
- Bad Bunny — "Callaita"
Winners and Nominees
General
;Record of the YearAlejandro Sanz and Camila Cabello — "Mi Persona Favorita"
Alfonso Pérez, Julio Reyes Copello & Alejandro Sanz, record producers; Nicolás De La Espriella, Carlos Fernando López, Alfonso Pérez, Natalia Ramírez, Nicolás Ramírez & Julio Reyes Copello, recording engineers; Trevor Lyle Muzzy, mixer; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
- Marc Anthony — "Parecen Viernes"
- *Marc Anthony & Sergio George, record producers; Carlos Álvarez, Juan Mario Aracil "Mayito", Natalia Ramírez & Julio Reyes Copello, recording engineers; Carlos Álvarez & Juan Mario Aracil "Mayito", mixers; Adam Ayan & Michael Fuller, mastering engineers
- Andrés Calamaro — "Verdades Afiladas"
- *Gustavo Borner, record producer; Gustavo Borner, recording engineer; Gustavo Borner, mixer; Eric Boulanger, mastering engineer
- Vicente García — "Ahí Ahí"
- *Eduardo Cabra & Vicente García, record producers; José Victor Olivier, Daniel Sanint & Harold Wendell Sanders, recording engineers; Fab Dupont, mixer; Diego Calviño, mastering engineer
- Juan Luis Guerra y 4.40 — "Kitipun"
- *Juan Luis Guerra & Janina Rosado, record producers; Allan Leschhorn & Simon Rhodes, recording engineers; Allan Leschhorn, mixer; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer
- Juanes and Alessia Cara — "Querer Mejor"
- *Rafa Arcaute, Juanes & Tainy, producers; Alejandro Patiño & Orlando Vitto, recording engineers; Jaycen Joshua, mixer; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
- Juanes and Lalo Ebratt — "La Plata"
- *Mauricio Rengifo & Andrés Torres, record producers; Mauricio Rengifo & Andrés Torres, recording engineers; Jaycen Joshua, mixer; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
- Rosalía — "Aute Cuture"
- *El Guincho & Rosalía, record producers; El Guincho, recording engineer; Jaycen Joshua, mixer; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
- Alejandro Sanz — "No Tengo Nada"
- *Alfonso Pérez, Julio Reyes Copello & Alejandro Sanz, record producers; Nicolás De La Espriella, Carlos Fernando López, Alfonso Pérez, Natalia Ramírez, Nicolás Ramírez & Julio Reyes Copello, recording engineers; Trevor Lyle Muzzy, mixer; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
- Ximena Sariñana — "Cobarde"
- *Mauricio Rengifo & Andrés Torres, record producers; Mauricio Rengifo & Andrés Torres, recording engineers; Jaycen Joshua, mixer; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
Rosalía — El Mal Querer
El Guincho & Rosalía, album producers; El Guincho, album recording engineer; Jaycen Joshua, album mixer; Antón Álvarez Alfaro, El Guincho & Rosalía, songwriters; Chris Athens, album mastering engineer
- Paula Arenas — Visceral
- *Julio Reyes Copello, album producer; Nicolás de la Espriella, Carlos Fernando López, Ricardo López Lalinde, Natalia Ramírez & Julio Reyes Copello, album recording engineers; Nicolás Ramírez, album mixer; Paula Arenas & Julio Reyes Copello, songwriters; Antonio Baglio & Robin Reumers, album mastering engineers
- Rubén Blades — Paraíso Road Gang
- *Luis Enrique Becerra & Rubén Blades, album producers; Luis Enrique Becerra & José Ramón Guerra, album recording engineers; Luis Enrique Becerra & Rubén Blades, album mixers; Rubén Blades, songwriter; Geoff Pesche, album mastering engineer
- Andrés Calamaro — Cargar la Suerte
- *Gustavo Borner, album producer; Gustavo Borner, album recording engineer; Gustavo Borner, album mixer; Andrés Calamaro & German Wiedemer, songwriters; Gustavo Borner, album mastering engineer
- Fonseca — Agustín
- *Fonseca, album producer; Andrés Borda, album recording engineer; Iker Gastaminza & Trevor Lyle Muzzy, album mixers; Fonseca, songwriter; Dave Kutch, album mastering engineer
- Luis Fonsi — Vida
- *Mauricio Rengifo & Andrés Torres, album producers; Luis Fonsi, Mauricio Rengifo & Andrés Torres, album recording engineers; Jaycen Joshua, album mixer; Luis Fonsi, Mauricio Rengifo & Andrés Torres, songwriters; Dave Kutch, album mastering engineer
- Alejandro Sanz — #ElDisco
- *Alfonso Pérez, Julio Reyes Copello & Alejandro Sanz, album producers; Nicolás De La Espriella, Carlos Fernando Lopez, Alfonso Pérez, Natalia Ramírez, Nicolás Ramírez & Julio Reyes Copello, album recording engineers; Trevor Lyle Muzzy, album mixer; Alejandro Sanz, songwriter; Gene Grimaldi, album mastering engineer
- Ximena Sariñana — ¿Dónde Bailarán las Niñas?
- *Juan Pablo Vega, album producer; Daniel Bitrán Arizpe, album recording engineer; Alejandro Patiño, album mixer; Ximena Sariñana & Juan Pablo Vega, songwriters; Alejandro Patiño, album mastering engineer
- Tony Succar — Más de Mi
- *Marc Quiñones & Tony Succar, album producers; Santiago Diaz, Nestor Rigaud & Tony Succar, album recording engineers; Alfredo Matheus, album mixer; Jorge Luis Piloto & Tony Succar, songwriters; Michael Fuller, album mastering engineer
- Sebastián Yatra — Fantasía
- *Mauricio Rengifo & Andrés Torres, album producers; Nicolas Ladrón De Guevara, Mauricio Rengifo & Andrés Torres, album recording engineers; Jaycen Joshua, album mixer; Mauricio Rengifo, Andrés Torres & Sebastián Yatra, songwriters; Dave Kutch, album mastering engineer
"Calma" — Pedro Capó, Gabriel Edgar González Pérez & George Noriega, songwriters
- "Desconstrução" — Tiago Iorc, songwriter
- "El País" — Rubén Blades, songwriter
- "Kitipun" — Juan Luis Guerra, songwriter
- "Mi Persona Favorita" — Camila Cabello and Alejandro Sanz, songwriters
- "No Tengo Nada" — Alejandro Sanz, songwriter
- "Quédate" — Kany García and Tommy Torres, songwriters
- "Querer Mejor" — Rafael Arcaute, Alessia Cara, Camilo Echeverry, Juanes, Mauricio Montaner, Ricardo Montaner and Tainy, songwriters
- "Un Año" — Mauricio Rengifo, Andrés Torres and Sebastián Yatra, songwriters
- "Ven" — Fonseca, songwriter
Nella
- Aitana
- Burning Caravan
- Cami
- Fer Casillas
- Chipi Chacón
- Elsa y Elmar
- Greeicy
- Juan Ingaramo
- Paulo Londra
Pop
Rosalía — El Mal Querer
- Ricardo Montaner —
Fonseca — Agustín
- Paula Arenas — Visceral
- Cami — Rosa
- Camila — Hacia Adentro
- Pavel Núñez — Sentimientos
"Mi Persona Favorita" — Alejandro Sanz and Camila Cabello, songwriters '''
- "Bailar" — Leonel García, songwriter
- "Buena Para Nada" — Paula Arenas, Luigi Castillo and Santiago Castillo, songwriters
- "Pienso en tu Mirá" — Antón Álvarez Alfaro, El Guincho and Rosalía, songwriters
- "Ven" — Fonseca, songwriter
Urban
Pedro Capó and Farruko — "Calma "
- Bad Bunny — "Tenemos Que Hablar"
- ChocQuibtown, Zion & Lennox, Farruko featuring Manuel Turizo — "Pa' Olvidarte"
- Daddy Yankee featuring Snow — "Con Calma"
- Sech featuring Darell — "Otro Trago"
Bad Bunny — X 100pre
- Anitta — Kisses
- De La Ghetto — Mi Movimiento
- Feid — 19
- Sech — Sueños
"Con Altura" — J Balvin, Mariachi Budda, Frank Dukes, Teo Halm, El Guincho, Alejandro Ramirez and Rosalía, songwriters
- "Baila Baila Baila" — Ozuna and Vicente Saavedra, songwriters
- "Caliente" — J Balvin, Rene Cano, De La Ghetto and Alejandro Ramirez, songwriters
- "Pa' Olvidarte" — René Cano, ChocQuibtown, Kevyn Cruz Moreno, Juan Diego Medina Vélez, Andrés David Restrepo, Mateo Tejada Giraldo, Andrés Uribe Marín, Juan Vargas & Doumbia Yohann, songwriters
Rock
Draco Rosa — Monte Sagrado
- A.N.I.M.A.L —
Andrés Calamaro — Cargar La Suerte
- Jumbo — Manual de Viaje A Un Lugar Lejano
- David Lebón — Lebón & Co.
- Leiva — Nuclear
- Taburete — Madam Ayahuasca
"Verdades Afiladas" — Andrés Calamaro and German Wiedemer, songwriters
- "Conectar" — Rodrigo Crespo, songwriter
- "Gozilla" — Leiva, songwriter
- "Nirvana" — Arawato, songwriters
- "Punta Cana" — Roberto Musso, songwriter
Alternative
Mon Laferte — Norma
- Alex Anwandter — Latinoamericana
- Babasónicos — Discutible
- Bandalos Chinos — Bach
- Marilina Bertoldi — Prender Un Fuego
"Tócamela" — David Julca, Jonathan Julca, Los Amigos Invisibles, Silverio Lozada and Servando Primera, songwriters
- "Causa Perdida" — El David Aguilar, songwriter
- "Contra Todo" — Ismael Cancel andILE, songwriters
- "Cuentas Claras" — Kevin Johansen, songwriter
- "La Pregunta" — Adrián Dárgelos Rodríguez, songwriter
Tropical
Tony Succar — Mas De Mi
- Maite Hontelé —
Puerto Candelaria and Juancho Valencia — Yo Me Llamo Cumbia
- Checo Acosta — Checo Acosta 30
- Diego Daza y Carlos Rueda — Esto Que Dice!
- Juan Piña — Para Mis Maestros Con Respeto
- Various Artists — Raíces
Andrés Cepeda — Andrés Cepeda Big Band
- Olga Cerpa y Mestisay —
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 — Literal
- Iván Barrios — Barrios De Mi Tierra
- Vicente García — Candela
- Ilegales — Tropicalia
- Milly Quezada — Milly & Company
"Kitipun" — Juan Luis Guerra, songwriter
- "El Afortunado" — Luis Enrique and Jorge Luis Piloto, songwriters
- "Mas de Mi" — Jorge Luis Piloto and Tony Succar, songwriters
- "Subiendo y Bajando" — Bobby Allende, Waddys Jáquez, David Maldonado and Adan Pérez, songwriters
- "Vivir Es Complicado" — Jorge Luis Piloto, songwriters
Songwriter
Kany García — Contra el Viento
- Albita — Acústica
- Leonel García — Amor Presente
- Kevin Johansen — Algo Ritmos
- Gian Marco — Intuición
Regional Mexican
Christian Nodal — Ahora
- El Bebeto —
Banda Los Sebastianes — A Través Del Vaso
- Saul El Jaguar Alarcón — Para Que No Te Lo Imagines
- El Mimoso — 25 Años Vol 1
- La Explosiva Banda De Maza — Un Tributo Al Sol
- Edwin Luna y La Trakalosa De Monterrey — Me Hiciste Un Borracho
Elida Reyna y Avante — Colores
- El Plan —
Intocable — Percepción
- Bronco — Por Más
- Buyuchek — Las Canciones De La Abuela
- Calibre 50 — Mitad y Mitad
- La Maquinaria Norteña — Amo
"No Te Contaron Mal" — Edgar Barrera, Gussy Lau and Christian Nodal, songwriters
- "Alguien Mejor Que Yo" — Jose Luis Roma, songwriter
- "Besos De Mezcal" — Shae Fiol, Camilo Lara and Mireya Ramos, songwriters
- "De Los Besos Que Te Di" — José Esparza and Gussy Lau, songwriters
- "Te Amaré" — Manuel Monterrosas, songwriter
Instrumental
Gustavo Casenave — Balance
- Cuban Sax Quintet — Saxofones Live Sessions
- Edu Ribeiro, Fábio Peron and Toninho Ferragutti — Folia De Treis
- Moisés P. Sánchez — Unbalanced Concerto For Ensemble
- Miguel Zenón featuring Spektral Quartet — Yo Soy La Tradición
Traditional
Luis Enrique + C4 Trio — Tiempo Al Tiempo
48 Años Después
Quinteto Astor Piazzolla — Revolucionario
- Daniel Binelli y Nick Danielson — Marrón y Azul
- Enrique Campos — Roto
- Bernardo Monk — Atípico
- Pablo Ziegler Chamber Quartet — Radiotango
Jazz
Chucho Valdés — Jazz Batá 2
- Claudia Acuña — Turning Pages
- Branly, Ruiz & Haslip — Elemental
- Dos Orientales — Tercer Viaje
- André Marques — Rio - São Paulo
Christian
Juan Delgado — Todo Pasa
Mi Viaje
Delino Marçal — Guarda Meu Coração
- Priscilla Alcântara — Gente
- Adriana Arydes — Sagrado
- Preto No Branco — Preto No Branco 3
- Eli Soares — 360º
Portuguese Language
Anavitória — O Tempo É Agora
- As Bahias e a Cozinha Mineira —
BaianaSystem — O Futuro Não Demora
- The Baggios — Vulcão
- Chal — O Céu Sobre A Cabeça
- Liniker e Os Caramelos — Goela Abaixo
- Pitty — Matriz
Mart'nália — Mart'nália Canta Vinicius De Moraes
- Nego Álvaro —
Gilberto Gil — Ok Ok Ok
- Zeca Baleiro — O Amor No Caos
- Nana Caymmi — Canta Tito Madi
- Zélia Duncan — Tudo é Um
- Delia Fischer — Tempo Mínimo
- Jards Macalé — Besta Fera
Marília Mendonça — Em Todos Os Cantos
Hora Certa
Hermeto Pascoal — Hermeto Pascoal E Sua Visão Original Do Forró
- Foli Griô Orquestra — Ajo
- Alessandra Leão — Macumbas E Catimbós
- Elba Ramalho — O Ouro Do Pó Da Estrada
- Zé Mulato E Cassiano — Rei Caipira
"Desconstrução"
Tiago Iorc, songwriter '''
- "Ansiosos Pra Viver"
- * Mestrinho, songwriters
- "Etérea"
- * Criolo, songwriter
- "Mil e Uma"
- * Arnaldo Antunes and Claudia Brant, songwriters
- "Sem Palavras"
- * Mário Laginha and João Monge, songwriters
Children's
The Lucky Band — Buenos Diaz
- Claraluna — Luces, Cámara, Acción
- Sonia De Los Santos — ¡Alegría!
- Payasitas Nifu Nifa — Bim Bom Bam!
- 123 Andrés — Canta Las Letras
Classical
Samuel Torres and La Nueva Filarmonía — Regreso
- Claudio Constantini — America
- Edith Ruiz — Árboles De Vidrio
- National Symphony Orchestra Of Cuba — Cuba: The Legacy
- Orquesta Sinfónica De Heredia — Solosh
Arrangement
Sirena
Rodner Padilla, arranger
- Red Wall
- * Otmaro Ruiz, arranger
- Mariachitlán
- * Juan Pablo Contreras, arranger
- Loko De Amor
- * Pablo Cebrián and Ketama, arranger
- Imprevisto
- * César Orozco, arranger
Recording Package
El Mal Querer
Man Mourentan and Tamara Pérez, art directors
- Anónimas y Resilientes
- * Luisa María Arango, Carlos Dussán, Manuel García-Orozco and Juliana Jaramillo-Buenaventura, art directors
- Astronauta
- * Emilio Lorente, art director
- Lição #2: Dorival
- * Deborah Salles, art directors
- Nuclear
- * Boa Mistura, art directors
Production
El Mal Querer
El Guincho and Brian Hernández, engineers; Jaycen Joshua, mixer; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
- Anaí Rosa Atraca Geraldo Pereira
- * Carlos Lima and Gilberto Monte, engineers; Carlos Lima, mixer; Carlos Lima, mastering engineer
- Bach
- * Zac Hernández and Jerry Ordoñez, engineers; Jack Lahana, mixer; Chab, mastering engineer
- Encontros
- * Roger Freret, engineer; Marcelo Sabóia, mixer; Ron McMaster, mastering engineer
- Montaner
- * Jan Holzner, David Julca, Jonathan Julca, Jon Leone, Carlos Fernando López, Ricardo López Lalinde, Yasmil Marrufo, Darío Moscatelli, Quaz & Tainy, engineers; Jaycen Joshua, mixer; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
Tony Succar'''
- Andrés Torres, Mauricio Rengifo
- * Ay Corazón
- * Balas Perdidas
- * Cobarde
- * Fantasía
- * La Plata
- * Perdón
- * Quiero Volver
- * Serenata
- * Si Tú Te Vas
- * Suave y Sutil
- * Teléfono
- * Todo En Mi Vida
- * Vida
- * Volver A Verte
- Julio Reyes Copello
- * Back In The City
- * #Eldisco
- * Libre
- * Mi Persona Favorita
- * No Tengo Nada
- * Nostalgia
- * Oxígeno
- * Visceral
- * Yo Te Extraño
- Rafa Sardina
- * Fandango At The Wall: A Soundtrack For The United States, Mexico, And Beyond
- * Indestructible
- * Volver
- Juan Pablo Vega
- * Conexión
- * ¿Dónde Bailarán Las Niñas?
- * En Medio De Este Ruido
- * Fuimos Amor
- * Sofía
- * Vida De Mis Vidas
Music video
Kany García and Residente — "Banana Papaya"
Residente, video director; Stephanie "Tuty" Correa, video producer
- Criolo — "Boca de Lobo"
- * Denis Cisma and Pedro Inoue, video directors; Beatriz Berjeaut, video producer
- Nego Do Borel featuring DJ Rennan Da Penha — "Me Solta"
- * Lucas Romor, video director; KondZilla, video producer
- Nach — "Los Zurdos Mueren Antes"
- * Willy Rodriguez, video director; Willy Rodriguez, video producer
- Todo Aparenta Normal — "Vivir Los Colores"
- * Mariano Dawidson, video director; Eric Dawidson, video producer
Alejandro Sanz — Lo Que Fui Es Lo Que Soy
Mercedes Cantero, Oscar García Blesa, Gervasio Iglesias and Alexis Morante, video directors; Alvaro Agustin, Ghislain Barrois & Gervasio Iglesias, video producers
- Mastodonte — Anatomía de Un Éxodo
- * Alfonso Cortés-Cabanillas and Asier Etxeandía, video directors; Jose Luis Huertas and Anibal Ruiz-Villar, video producers
- Astor Piazzolla — Piazzolla, Los Años del Tiburón
- * Daniel Rosenfeld, video director; Daniel Rosenfeld, video producer
- Draco Rosa — Hotel de Los Encuentros
- * Henry Duarte, José Luis Jiménez, Miguel Jiménez, Draco Rosa, Redamo Rosa and Revel Rosa, video directors; Hector Espinosa, Mio Hachimori, José Luis Jiménez, Miguel Jiménez, Draco Rosa, Revel Rosa & Sadaharu Yagi, video producers
- Carlos Vives — Déjame Quererte
- * Juan Pablo Caballero and Felipe Cortés, video directors; Nathalie Burnside, video producer
Controversy