The 2nd Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony, presented by

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honoring the best Latin music of 1989 and

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took place on May 24, 1990, at a live presentation held at the Knight Center in

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. The ceremony was broadcast in the United States and Latin America by Univision. During the ceremony, sixteen categories were presented. Winners were announced at the live event and included Nicaraguan singer

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receiving three competitive awards. Mexican singer-songwriter

Ana Gabriel María Guadalupe Araujo Yong (born December 10, 1955), better known as Ana Gabriel, is a Mexican singer and songwriter from Guamuchil, Sinaloa, Mexico. She first sang on the stage at age six, singing "Regalo A Dios" by José Alfredo Jiménez. ...

, French band

Kaoma Kaoma was a French-Brazilian band formed in 1988 by Loalwa Braz (lead vocals), Chyco Dru (bass), Jacky Arconte (guitar), Jean-Claude Bonaventure (keyboard), Michel Abihssira (drums and percussion) and Fania (backing vocals). Dru is from Martini ...

, and Mexican group

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, and performer

Vicente Fernández Vicente Fernández Gómez (17 February 1940 – 12 December 2021) was a Mexican singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer. Nicknamed "Chente" (short for Vicente), "El Charro de Huentitán" (The Charro from Huentitán), "El Ídolo de México ...

earned two accolades each.

Background

In 1989, the

Lo Nuestro Awards The Lo Nuestro Awards or Premios Lo Nuestro (Spanish for "Our Thing") is a Spanish-language awards show honoring the best of Latin music, presented by Univision, a Spanish-language television network based in the United States. The awards began in ...

were established by

, to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music. The nominees and winners were selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors of Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and also based on chart performance on ''

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'' Latin music charts, with the results being tabulated and certified by the accounting firm

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. The award included a trophy shaped like a

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. The categories were for the Pop, Tropical/Salsa, and Regional Mexican genres. The 2nd Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony was held on May 24, 1991, in a live presentation held at the Knight Center in

. The ceremony was broadcast in the United States and Latin America by Univision.

Winners and nominees

Winners were announced before the live audience during the ceremony. Mexican singer

and group

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, and Puerto-Rican band

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were the most nominated acts with four nominations each. Fernández won two awards for Regional/Mexican Artist and Song of the Year for his top ten single "Por Tu Maldito Amor". Mexican singer-songwriter

was awarded for Female Pop Artist and Pop Album of the Year with '' Tierra de Nadie''. Nicaraguan singer

dominated the Tropical/Salsa field winning all his nominations, including Artist, Song and Album of the Year for his release '' Mi Mundo''. Cuban-American singer

Celia Cruz Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso (21 October 1925 – 16 July 2003), known as Celia Cruz, was a naturalized Cuban-American singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during t ...

earned the first

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and fellow Cuban performer

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won for Crossover Artist of the Year.

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References

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Background

Winners and nominees

Presenters

Performers

See also

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