The Soberano Awards are the
Dominican music awards, which are awarded annually by the Asociación de Cronistas de Arte of the
Dominican Republic in
Santo Domingo. Often referenced in music line-ups to delineate a musician's popularity in Hispanic countries. Notable winners include Mozart La Para,
Prince Royce, and
Don Omar. It airs annually in the spring on
Telemicro
Telemicro (Spanish: Corporacion de Television y Microondas, English: Television and Microwave Corporation) is a television broadcast channel in the Dominican Republic which is owned by Juan Ramón Gómez Díaz under Grupo de Medios Telemicro. Tel ...
in the Dominican Republic.
History
The Soberano Awards (formerly known as Casandra Awards) is an award given since 1985, by the Association of Art Critics of the
Dominican Republic. The ceremony is held annually since 1992 in
Santo Domingo at the
Teatro Nacional
Teatro may refer to:
* Theatre
* Teatro (band), musical act signed to Sony BMG
* Teatro (Willie Nelson album), ''Teatro'' (Willie Nelson album), 1998
* Teatro (Draco Rosa album), ''Teatro'' (Draco Rosa album), 2008
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Name change
The awards were called ''Casandra Awards'' (Premios Casandra in Spanish) since 1985, which was honoring the entertainer
Casandra Damirón, but it was later renamed in 2012 ending the dispute with her family, to Soberano Awards (Premios Soberano in Spanish). The descendants of Casandra Damirón decided to withdraw the authorization to use Casandra's name from the awards name arguing that for the previous two years the ceremony departed from the rules which "have governed the award in terms of its content and ''raison d'être''".
"Casandra awards are in conflict"
''Dominican Central'', August 6, 2012 (retrieved December 20, 2017)
References
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External links
Premios Soberano Official website
Awards established in 1985
Latin American music awards
Dominican Republic awards
1985 establishments in the Dominican Republic