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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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,
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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), known professionally as Ana Gabriel, is a Mexican singer and songwriter. With over 40 million records sold worldwide, Gabriel is the best-selling Mexican female artist, and one of the best- ...
, French band
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, and Mexican group
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, and performer
Vicente Fernández Vicente Fernández Gómez (17 February 1940 – 12 December 2021) was a Mexican mariachi singer, actor and film producer. Nicknamed "Chente" (short for Vicente), "El Charro de Huentitán" (The Charro from Huentitán), "El Ídolo de México" (Th ...
earned two accolades each.


Background

In 1989, the
Lo Nuestro Awards The Lo Nuestro Awards or Premios Lo Nuestro (Spanish language, Spanish for "Ours") is a Spanish-language awards show honoring the best of Latin music (genre), Latin music, presented by TelevisaUnivision, and is carried by its Univision network in ...
were established by
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, 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
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,
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. 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
Vicente Fernández Vicente Fernández Gómez (17 February 1940 – 12 December 2021) was a Mexican mariachi singer, actor and film producer. Nicknamed "Chente" (short for Vicente), "El Charro de Huentitán" (The Charro from Huentitán), "El Ídolo de México" (Th ...
and group Los Yonics, 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
Ana Gabriel María Guadalupe Araujo Yong (born December 10, 1955), known professionally as Ana Gabriel, is a Mexican singer and songwriter. With over 40 million records sold worldwide, Gabriel is the best-selling Mexican female artist, and one of the best- ...
was awarded for Female Pop Artist and Pop Album of the Year with '' Tierra de Nadie''. Nicaraguan singer
Luis Enrique Luis Enrique Martínez García (; born 8 May 1970), known as Luis Enrique, is a Spanish football manager and former player. He is the manager of Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain. A versatile player with good technique, he was capable of playin ...
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 Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso (21 October 1925 – 16 July 2003), known as Celia Cruz, was a Cuban singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during the 1950s as a singer of , earning the nickna ...
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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See also

* 1989 in Latin music *
1990 in Latin music This is a list of notable events in Latin music (genre), Latin music (music from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas of Latin America, Europe, and the United States) that took place in 1990. Events *January 10 – EMI Latin bought Bob Gr ...
*
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album The Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for releasing albums in the Latin pop genre. Honors in ...


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