The 19th TVyNovelas Awards were an academy of special awards to the best soap operas and TV shows. The awards ceremony took place on May 8, 2001, in Mexico D.F. The ceremony was televised in Mexico by

Canal de las Estrellas Las Estrellas ("The Stars"; previously El Canal de las Estrellas, or "The Channel of the Stars") is one of the cornerstone networks of TelevisaUnivision, with affiliate stations all over Mexico, flagshipped at XEW-TDT in Mexico City. Many of the ...

Jacqueline Bracamontes Jacqueline Bracamontes Van Hoorde (born 23 December 1979) is a Mexican actress, former model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Nuestra Belleza Jalisco 2000, Nuestra Belleza México 2000 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2001. ...

Alfredo Adame Alfredo Adame (; born Alfredo Adame Von Knoop on 10 June 1958) is a Mexicans, Mexican actor, producer and host. Filmography Films Television As producer References External links *Alfredo adame la controversia , La Verdad N ...

Raúl de Molina Raúl "El Gordo" De Molina (born March 29, 1959, in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban-American television presenter, best known as the co-host of the Univision Network entertainment news show '' El Gordo y la Flaca'', for which he won multiple Emmy Awards. ...

, Adriana Riveramelo,

Lorena Herrera Celia Lorena Herrera de la Vega (born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico), known professionally as Lorena Herrera, is a Mexican singer and actress. Biography Lorena moved with her family to Mexico City, where she began a career as a fashion model ...

, Toño de Valdés,

Ernesto Laguardia Ernesto Laguardia (; born October 5, 1959) is a Mexican actor known for his performances in Mexican telenovelas. Biography Laguardia was born in Mexico City and started as a model while he was in elementary school. His enthusiasm eventually led ...

and

Montserrat Olivier Montserrat Oliver (born Montserrat Lourdes Socorro Oliver Grimau on April 13, 1966) is a Mexican fashion model, business entrepreneur, actress, and talk-show host. Life and career Oliver started her modeling career at the age of 16. She quic ...

hosted the show. ''Abrázame muy fuerte'' won 9 awards, the most for the evening, including Best Telenovela. Other winners ''Primer amor, a mil por hora'' won 7 awards and ''Amigos x siempre'', ''Locura de amor'', ''Mi destino eres tú'' and ''Ramona'' won 1 each.

Summary of awards and nominations

Winners and nominees

Telenovelas

Others

Special Awards

* Best Foreign Telenovela: ''

Yo soy Betty, la fea ''Yo soy Betty, la fea'' (English: I am Betty, the Ugly one), often referred to simply as ''Betty, la fea'', is a Colombian telenovela written by Fernando Gaitán which was broadcast from 25 October 1999 to 8 May 2001 by RCN. More than a dozen ...

'' * Best Foreign Actress:

Ana María Orozco Ana María Orozco Aristizábal (born July 4, 1973) is a Colombian movie, theatre and television actress who is notable for her portrayal as Betty in the telenovela ''Yo soy Betty, la fea''. In 2001, Orozco won the award for International Female ...

for ''

'' * Best Foreign Actor: Jorge Enrique Abello for ''

'' * Best Sports Program: ''Televisa Deportes'' * Best Sports Commentator: Toño de Valdés

Absent

People who did not attend the ceremony and were nominated in the shortlist in each category: *

Helena Rojo María Elena Enríquez Ruiz (born August 18, 1944), known as Helena Rojo, is a Mexican actress and model. Biography Born in Mexico City, Mexico, she began her career as a model in the 1961. Toward the end of the decade, she studied drama with ren ...

(Lucy Orozco received the award in her place)

References

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