MTV Video Music Awards Latin America

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The MTV VMALAs (now Premios MTV Latinoamérica) is the Latin American version of the Video Music Awards. They were established in 2002 to celebrate the top music videos of the year in Latin America and the world. They are presented annually and broadcast live on MTV Networks Latin America. Until 2004, all the VMALAs were held in Miami. The 2005 edition was the first one planned to be held outside the United States, but the show was cancelled (see below). The 2006 VMALAs (Premios MTV Latinoamérica) were held in Mexico City, and therefore were the first ones to actually be celebrated in Latin America The statues given to winners of the award are often called "Lenguas" because the statue is of a tongue. This is because, according to MTV, "the language (Spanish) is what brings all Latin America together as a whole".

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[edit] Background

Before MTV established a special event for the latin artists, the awards were given out during the MTV VMA's live broadcast in a category called "Video de la Gente" ("People's Video"). The first award was given out in 1994, then in 1998 it was divided into north and south, and in 2001 the south was divided into southwest and southeast.

Country 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
Argentina 1 - 1 - - - 1 1 1 5
Mexico - 1 - 1 2 - - - - 4
Colombia - - - - - - 1 - 2 3
Puerto Rico - - - - - 2 - - - 2
Chile - - - - - - - 1 - 1
Spain - - - - - - - 1 - 1


  • 1994

Los Fabulosos Cadillacs - "Matador"

  • 1995

Café Tacuba - "La Ingrata"

  • 1996

Soda Stereo - "Ella Usó Mi Cabeza Como Un Revolver"

  • 1997

Café Tacuba - "Chilanga Banda"

  • 1998

North: Molotov - "Gimme Tha Power"

South: Molotov - "Gimme Tha Power"

  • 1999

North: Ricky Martin - "Livin' La Vida Loca"

South: Ricky Martin - "Livin' La Vida Loca"

  • 2000

North: Shakira - "Ojos Así"

South: Los Fabulosos Cadillacs - "La Vida"

  • 2001

North: Alejandro Sanz - "El Alma Al Aire"

Southwest: Dracma - "Hijo De Puta"

Southeast: Catupecu Machu - "Y Lo Que Quiero Es Que Pises Sin El Suelo"

  • 2002

North: Shakira - "Suerte"

Southwest: Juanes - "A Dios Le Pido"

Southeast: Diego Torres - "Color Esperanza"

[edit] History

Created in 2002, the VMALAs were held in the Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach, Florida until 2004. In 2005 the awards were to be held Wednesday, October 19 at the Xcaret Park's Great Tlachco Theater in Playa del Carmen (close to Cancún), Quintana Roo, Mexico, for the first time in a different location since their creation. However, due to the approach of Hurricane Wilma towards the Mexican Riviera Maya, the show was moved from October 20th to the 19th, but it was eventually postponed. The date was then moved again, this time to December 22nd. A couple of months later, MTV decided that it was not feasible to have the show on the aforementioned scheduled date. Instead, the awards were given out on a 1/2 hour special where the winners received their awards after having practical jokes played on them (a la Punk'd). Would-be hosts Molotov hosted this special and played live on a public concert in Playa del Carmen. Another special aired that same day with some of the winners performing. Miranda! played from their studio in Argentina. Two songs from Juanes's concert in Buenos Aires were also filmed by MTV for this special, and Panda and Reik also performed from MTV's studios in Mexico City. Another 1/2 hour special was broadcasted that day showing how the show was supposed to happen and the reaction of the artists and MTV's workers after they found out about its cancellation.

Performances on the show have included artists such as the Black Eyed Peas, Dido, the Beastie Boys, Shakira, Avril Lavigne, The Rasmus, Tiziano Ferro, System of a Down, The Mars Volta, Sum 41, Lenny Kravitz and Juanes. The 2005 edition would have included performances by Shakira, Sean Paul, My Chemical Romance, Foo Fighters, Ricky Martin, Simple Plan, Miranda!, Babasónicos, Belinda, and Good Charlotte.

On July 21 MTV Latin America announced that the 2006 ceremonies would be held on 19 October 2006 in Palacio de los Deportes indoor arena in Mexico City. Also, MTV announced that the name of the awards would be changed from Video Music Awards Latin America to Premios MTV Latinoamérica (MTV Awards Latin America).[1] The nominees for this year's awards were announced on September 4, introducing 3 new categories: Promising Artist, Breakthrough Artist, and Song of the Year (the only category with nominees in both English and Spanish). Also, Best Solo Artist again replaced Best Male and Female, while the award for Best International Hip-Hop/R&B Artist will not be handed out. It also appeared that, for the first time, viewers would be able to vote for the Best Independent Artist award, but a few days later, the category was taken completely off the voting list, which meant that its inclusion on it was an error by MTV. Also, MTV Tr3s will be handing out for the first time ever its own Viewer's Choice Award during their U.S. simulcast of the event. The performers were: Julieta Venegas, Maná, Nelly Furtado, Shakira, Robbie Williams, Miranda!, Evanescence, Belanova, Calle 13, Belinda, Daddy Yankee, Panda, Allison and Kinky.

Cameos in the starting video of the awards have included Madonna, Britney Spears, Erik Estrada, U2's leader Bono and Soccer star Diego Armando Maradona

[edit] MTV VMALAs Host Cities

Year Host city Venue Host(s) Notes
2002 Miami Beach, United States of America Jackie Gleason Theater Diego Luna &

Mario Pergolini
2003 Miami Beach, United States of America Jackie Gleason Theater Diego Luna
2004 Miami Beach, United States of America Jackie Gleason Theater Paulina Rubio
2005 Playa del Carmen, Mexico Xcaret Park's Great Tlachco Theater Molotov Show cancelled due to Hurricane Wilma.
2006 Mexico City, Mexico Palacio de los Deportes Molotov &

Ana de la Reguera
2007 TBA Mid-2007 TBA TBA

[edit] Awards by countries

Mexico is, as of 2006, the country who has received the most awards followed by Colombia. The Mexican artists who have received the most awards are the band Molotov, Julieta Venegas and the band Panda with 4 awards each, followed by Natalia Lafourcade, Reik and Maná with 3 awards each, and the Colombian artists who have received the most awards are Shakira with 11 and Juanes with 6.

Country 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total
Mexico 1 7 6 4 9 27
Colombia 6 2 - 8 3 19
Argentina 3 2 3 3 3 14
United States 2 1 3 4 1 11
Chile 3 1 1 - 1 6
Peru 1 2 2 - - 5
Canada 1 1 1 - - 3
United Kingdom - 1 - - 2 3
Puerto Rico - - - - 3 3
Spain - - 2 - - 2
France 1 - - - - 1

[edit] Award Categories

  • Best Solo Artist (2003-2004, 2006-?)
  • Best Group or Duet (2002-present)
  • Best Pop Artist (2002-present)
  • Best Rock Artist (2002-present)
  • Best Alternative Artist (2002-present)
  • Best Independent Artist (2003-present)
  • Best Pop Artist—International(2002-present)
  • Best Rock Artist—International (2002-present)
  • Best New Artist—International (2002-present)
  • Best Artist—North (2002-present)
  • Best New Artist—North (2002-present)
  • Best Artist—Central (2002-present)
  • Best New Artist—Central (2002-present)
  • Best Artist—South (2002-present)
  • Best New Artist—South (2002-present)
  • Breakthrough Artist (2006-?)
  • Promising Artist (2006-?)
  • MTV Tr3s Viewer's Choice Award (2006-?)
  • Song of the Year (2006-?)
  • Video of the Year (2002-present)
  • Artist of the Year (2002-present)
  • MTV Legend (2002, 2006-?)

[edit] Defunct Categories

  • Best Male Artist (2002, 2005)
  • Best Female Artist (2002, 2005)
  • Best Hip-Hop/R&B Artist—International (2004-2005)

[edit] Winners

[edit] 2002

VMALA 2002 logo
VMALA 2002 logo

[edit] 2003

VMALAs 2003 logo
VMALAs 2003 logo

[edit] 2004

VMALAs 2004 logo
VMALAs 2004 logo

[edit] 2005

VMALAs 2005 logo
VMALAs 2005 logo

[edit] 2006

Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2006
Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2006

[edit] Trivia and records

  • Country with the most awards: Mexico Mexico (27 awards)
  • Artist with the most awards: Shakira: 11 awards
  1. 2002 Best Artist of the year
  2. 2002 Best Female artist
  3. 2002 Best Pop Artist
  4. 2002 Best North Artist
  5. 2002 Best Video of the year: Suerte
  6. 2005 Best Artist of the year
  7. 2005 Best Female artist
  8. 2005 Best Pop Artist
  9. 2005 Best Central Artist
  10. 2005 Best Video of the year: La Tortura featuring Alejandro Sanz
  11. 2006 Song of the Year: Hips Don't Lie featuring Wyclef Jean
  • Most awards in one night by a country: Mexico Mexico: 2006 (9 awards)
  • Most awards in one night by a single artist: Shakira: 2002 and 2005 (5 awards)
  • The mexican actor Diego Luna and the band Molotov have hosted the awards twice- once alone and once co-hosting.
  • Mexican artists have hosted or co-hosted every year.

[edit] MTV Latin America's Regions

Like the MTV Europe Music Awards and the MTV Asia Awards, the VMALAs also hand out its regional categories. These regions, however, have been under constant changes and renaming. Here's how each region was perceived year by year:

2002:

  • North: Mexico, Central America, The Caribbean, Venezuela, and Colombia
  • Southwest: Chile, Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador
  • Southeast: Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay

2003-2004:

  • Mexico: Mexico
  • Central: Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Central America, The Caribbean, Venezuela and Bolivia
  • Argentina: Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay

2005-present:

  • North: Mexico
  • Central: Colombia, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Central America, The Caribbean, Venezuela and Bolivia
  • South: Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay

[edit] External links


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