Juanes, Belanova win at MTV Latin America awards
Saturday, October 18, 2008 at 5:10 am
Colombian rocker Juanes grabbed four awards and up-and-coming Mexican pop band Belanova won video of the year at the MTV Video Music Awards Latin America in Guadalajara.
The 36-year-old Juanes was the night’s big winner, taking home hardware for best solo artist, artist of the year, best rock artist and best central region artist.” “I want to dedicate this award to my family, my daughters and all of Latin America,” Juanes said as he accepted for rock artist of the year.
Juanes, whose album “La Vida … Es Un Ratico” garnered five Latin Grammy nominations, performed at the show and premiered his latest single “Odio Por Amor.”
He and Belanova, a band from Guadalajara, joined a diverse lineup of performers that ranged from heavy-metal band Metallica to Mexican singer Julieta Venegas to German pop band Tokio Hotel. The show was broadcast with a two-hour delay to about 21 million homes in Latin America and more than 80 million in the US, organizers said.
The awards show was held in Mexico for the third year in a row – but it was the first time for the western city of Guadalajara, famous for mariachi music, tequila and folk dances.
Several artists, including rapper Flavor Flav of Public Enemy fame and the band of US singer Katy Perry, wore mariachi outfits for their performances on a stage decorated with pinatas.
(Agencies)
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