The 5th Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony, presented by the

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and ''

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'' magazine, honored the best Latin music of 1992 and

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and took place on May 20, 1993, at a live presentation held at the James L. Knight Center in

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. The ceremony was broadcast in the United States and Latin America by Univision. During the ceremony, twenty categories were presented. Winners were announced at the live event and included Cuban-American singer Jon Secada and

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performer

Selena Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995) was an American singer-songwriter. Known as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Tejano Music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most cel ...

, each receiving three awards, and

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y 440, La Mafia and Jerry Rivera, each receiving two awards. Among its honors, Secada won the award for "Pop Album of the Year," La Mafia and Selena shared the award for "Regional Mexican Album of the Year," and Rivera won the award for "Tropical/Salsa Album of the Year." Mexican singer-songwriter

Armando Manzanero Armando Manzanero Canché (7 December 1934 – 28 December 2020) was a Mexican musician, singer, composer, actor and music producer, widely considered the premier Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era and one of the most successful comp ...

received the Excellence Award.

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

, to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music. The nominees were selected by Univision and ''

'' magazine, and the winners chosen by the public. The categories included are for the Pop, Tropical/Salsa, Regional Mexican and Rap genres, and Music Video. The trophy awarded is shaped like a

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. The 5th Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony was held on May 20, 1993, in a live presentation held at the James L. Knight Center in

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

Nominees and winners

Winners were announced before the live audience during the ceremony. Cuban singer Jon Secada was the most nominated performer, with five nominations, including Pop Album ('' Jon Secada''), Male Artist, New Artist, Pop Song ("

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"), and Video of the Year (" Otro Día Más Sin Verte"). Secada was awarded in the first three categories, with Mexican singer

Luis Miguel Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (; born 19 April 1970) is a Mexican singer and record producer. Born in Puerto Rico to an Italian mother and a Spanish father, he is often referred to as Honorific nicknames in popular music, ''El Sol de Mexico'' ...

winning for Pop Song for the single " No Sé Tú", and Spanish band Mecano receiving the accolade for Video of the Year for "Una Rosa es Una Rosa". All the songs nominated for Pop Song of the Year, Secada's "Angel", "El Centro de Mi Corazón" by Chayanne, "Castillo Azul" by

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, "Evidencias" by Ana Gabriel, and Miguel's "No Sé Tú", reached number-one at the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs chart.

performer

dominated the Regional Mexican field winning all her nominations, including Album of the Year (''

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''), Regional Mexican Song (" Como La Flor") and Female Artist. Jerry Rivera and

y 440 were awarded two prizes at the Tropical/Salsa field, Rivera for his album '' Cuenta Conmigo'' and Male Artist of the Year, and Guerra y 440 earning the awards for Song (" El Costo de la Vida") and Group of the Year.

Honorary awards

*Excellence Award:

References

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Background

Nominees and winners

Honorary awards

See also

References