The Soberano Awards are the Dominican music awards, which are awarded annually by the Asociación de Cronistas de Arte of the

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. Often referenced in music line-ups to delineate a musician's popularity in Hispanic countries. Notable winners include Mozart La Para,

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, and

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. It airs annually in the spring on Telemicro 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

. The ceremony is held annually since 1992 in

at the Teatro Nacional.

Name change

The awards were called ''Casandra Awards'' (Premios Casandra in Spanish) since 1985, which was honoring the entertainer

Casandra Damirón Altagracia Casandra Damirón Santana, known as Casandra Damirón (March 12, 1919 - December 5, 1983), was a Dominican singer, dancer and folklorist. Recognition In her country she was known "La Soberana de la Canción" ("The Sovereign of the S ...

, 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