The Latin Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Song is an honor presented annually at the
Latin Grammy Award
The Latin Grammy Awards are an award by The Latin Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from anywhere around the world that has been r ...
s, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally.
The award is reserved to the songwriters of a new song containing at least 51% of the lyrics in Spanish. Instrumental recordings or cover songs are not eligible.
Since its inception, the award category has had one name change. From 2000 to 2012 the award was known as Best Regional Mexican Song. In 2013, the category name was changed to Best Regional Song. In 2016, the award was changed back to Best Regional Mexican Song.
The award was first presented to Colombian songwriter
Kike Santander
Flavio Enrique "Kike" Santander Lora is a Colombian Americans, Colombian-American composer, record producer, arranger and entrepreneur. He is considered to be one of the principal Latino composers of the day, having worked with artists such as ...
for the track "Mi Verdad", performed by Mexican singer
Alejandro Fernández
Alejandro Fernández Abarca (; born 24 April 1971) is a Mexican singer.
Nicknamed as El Potrillo by the media and his fans, he has sold over 20 million records worldwide, making him one of the most successful Hispanic music artists. He is the ...
.
Mexican singer-songwriter
Marco Antonio Solís
Marco Antonio Solís Sosa (born 29 December 1959) is a Mexican musician, singer, composer, and record producer.
Born and raised in Ario de Rosales, Michoacán, Solís began his musical career at the age of six, performing part of Los Hermanito ...
is the most awarded songwriter with four wins; in 2011 Solís' song "
¿A Dónde Vamos a Parar?" became the first regional song to be nominated for
Song of the Year.
American singer
Jimmy González is the most nominated performer without a win, with two unsuccessful nominations.
The award has only been presented to songwriters originating from Colombia, Mexico and the United States. Mexican songwriters have won a total of eleven times and American songwriters have received the award on four occasions.
Winners and nominees
2000s
2010s
2020s
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Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.
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The performing artist is only listed but does not receive the award.
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Showing the name of the songwriter(s), the nominated song and in parentheses the performer's name(s).
See also
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Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year
The Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence, creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the Uni ...
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Lo Nuestro Award for Regional Mexican Song of the Year
The Lo Nuestro Award for Regional Mexican Song of the Year is an honor presented annually by American television network Univision at the Lo Nuestro Awards. The accolade was established to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music. The ...
References
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External links
Official website of the Latin Grammy Awards
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Song awards
Regional Mexican songs
Ranchero Mariachi Album
Regional Mexican Song
Songwriting awards