Lo Nuestro Awards


The Lo Nuestro Awards or Premios Lo Nuestro is a Spanish-language awards show honoring the best of Latin music, presented by Univision, a Spanish-language television network based in the United States. The awards began in 1989.
The artist with the most Premios Lo Nuestro awards is Puerto Rican singer Olga Tañón.
The awards ceremony features famous Latino actors, musicians and show business personalities. The show is broadcast all over the Americas. In February 2006, Univision announced that closed captioning in English would be offered for the first time in the history of the broadcast. The 2013 edition, which officially marks its 25th anniversary on the network was dedicated to singer Jenni Rivera after her death in December 2012.

Background

In 1989, the Lo Nuestro Awards were established by Univision, to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music. The nominees were initially selected by Univision and Billboard magazine, and the winners chosen by the public. Nominees and winners for the Lo Nuestro Awards were selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors of Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and the results were tabulated and certified by the accounting firm Arthur Andersen. The trophy awarded is shaped like a treble clef. The categories included were for the Pop, Tropical/Salsa, Regional Mexican and Music Video fields before the 2000 awards, from 2001 onwards categories were expanded and included a Rock field; for the Regional Mexican genre a Ranchera, Grupero, Tejano and Norteño fields were added; and Traditional, Merengue and Salsa performances were also considered in the Tropical/Salsa field. Before the Latin Grammy Awards inception, the Lo Nuestro Awards were considered as the Grammy Award equivalent for Latin music. Therefore, the Lo Nuestro ceremony was advanced from May to February since the 1st Latin Grammy Awards were held in September, 2000. The eligibility period for songs to be nominated are from October 1 to September 30.

Premio Lo Nuestro host cities

DateCeremonyVenueHost cityLifetime Achievement Award
May 31, 1989Premio Lo Nuestro 1989James L. Knight CenterMiami, Florida
May 24, 1990Premio Lo Nuestro 1990James L. Knight CenterMiami, FloridaCelia Cruz
May 23, 1991Premio Lo Nuestro 1991James L. Knight CenterMiami, FloridaPlácido Domingo
Juan Gabriel
May 14, 1992Premio Lo Nuestro 1992Caesars PalaceLas Vegas, NevadaGloria Estefan
May 20, 1993Premio Lo Nuestro 1993James L. Knight CenterMiami, FloridaArmando Manzanero
May 19, 1994Premio Lo Nuestro 1994James L. Knight CenterMiami, FloridaEmilio Estefan
May 18, 1995Premio Lo Nuestro 1995James L. Knight CenterMiami, FloridaJulio Iglesias
May 9, 1996Premio Lo Nuestro 1996James L. Knight CenterMiami, FloridaMarco Antonio Solis
May 8, 1997Premio Lo Nuestro 1997James L. Knight CenterMiami, FloridaMariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán
May 14, 1998Premio Lo Nuestro 1998James L. Knight CenterMiami, FloridaLos Panchos
May 6, 1999Premio Lo Nuestro 1999James L. Knight CenterMiami, FloridaLos Tigres del Norte
May 5, 2000Premio Lo Nuestro 2000James L. Knight CenterMiami, FloridaAntonio Aguilar
February 8, 2001Premio Lo Nuestro 2001James L. Knight CenterMiami, FloridaJoan Sebastian
February 7, 2002Premio Lo Nuestro 2002James L. Knight CenterMiami, FloridaJosé José
February 6, 2003Premio Lo Nuestro 2003James L. Knight CenterMiami, FloridaLuis Miguel
February 26, 2004Premio Lo Nuestro 2004Miami ArenaMiami, FloridaRicky Martin
February 24, 2005Premio Lo Nuestro 2005American Airlines ArenaMiami, FloridaLos Temerarios
February 23, 2006Premio Lo Nuestro 2006American Airlines ArenaMiami, FloridaAna Gabriel
February 22, 2007Premio Lo Nuestro 2007American Airlines ArenaMiami, FloridaJuan Luis Guerra
February 21, 2008Premio Lo Nuestro 2008American Airlines ArenaMiami, FloridaVicente Fernández
March 26, 2009Premio Lo Nuestro 2009BankUnited CenterCoral Gables, FloridaEmmanuel
February 18, 2010Premio Lo Nuestro 2010American Airlines ArenaMiami, FloridaChayanne
February 17, 2011Premio Lo Nuestro 2011American Airlines ArenaMiami, FloridaManá
February 16, 2012Premio Lo Nuestro 2012American Airlines ArenaMiami, FloridaPepe Aguilar
February 21, 2013Premio Lo Nuestro 2013American Airlines ArenaMiami, FloridaAlejandro Sanz
February 20, 2014Premio Lo Nuestro 2014American Airlines ArenaMiami, FloridaMarc Anthony
February 19, 2015Premio Lo Nuestro 2015American Airlines ArenaMiami, FloridaRicardo Arjona
February 18, 2016Premio Lo Nuestro 2016American Airlines ArenaMiami, FloridaCarlos Vives
February 23, 2017Premio Lo Nuestro 2017American Airlines ArenaMiami, FloridaRomeo Santos
February 22, 2018Premio Lo Nuestro 2018American Airlines ArenaMiami, FloridaGloria Estefan
Emilio Estefan
February 20, 2019Premio Lo Nuestro 2019American Airlines ArenaMiami, FloridaDaddy Yankee
Intocable
February 20, 2020Premio Lo Nuestro 2020American Airlines ArenaMiami, FloridaPitbull, Thalía, Alejandra Espinoza

Premio Lo Nuestro a la Excelencia

In addition to categories for different genres of music, the honors include "Premio Lo Nuestro a la Excelencia",, a career or lifetime achievement award.