The 13th Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony, presented by

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to honor the best Latin music of 2000 and

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, took place on February 8, 2001, at a live presentation held at the James L. Knight Center in

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. The ceremony was broadcast in the

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and

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by Univision. During the ceremony, twenty-nine categories were presented. Winners were announced at the live event and included Puerto-Rican American band

Son by Four Son by Four is a Latin music group from Puerto Rico, well known for their English U.S. pop hit " The Purest of Pain (A Puro Dolor)". The group is now independent, and they founded their label SB4 Music Group in 2003. Son by Four was created by ...

receiving six competitive awards. Mexican singer-songwriter

Joan Sebastian José Manuel Figueroa Sr. (April 8, 1951 – July 13, 2015), known professionally as Joan Sebastian (), was a Mexican singer and songwriter. Born in Juliantla, Guerrero, he composed more than 1,000 songs, including compositions for artists such ...

earned three accolades and the Excellence Award; and Mexican singer

Pepe Aguilar José Antonio Aguilar Jiménez (born 7 August 1968), better known as Pepe Aguilar, is a Mexican singer. - Accessed on June 17, 2011. From a young age, Aguilar accompanied his parents, singer-actors Antonio Aguilar and Flor Silvestre on tour ...

, American singer

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and Colombian performer

Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977) is a Colombian singer-songwriter. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Music", she has had a Cultural impact of Shakira, significant impact on the ...

earned two awards each. The 13th Lo Nuestro Awards were the first to be held since the inception of the

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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 and winners were selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors of Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and the results were tabulated and certified by the accounting firm

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. The trophy awarded is shaped like a

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. The 13th Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony was held on February 8, 2001, in a live presentation held at the James L. Knight Center in

. The ceremony was broadcast in the United States and Latin America by Univision. The categories included were for the Pop, Tropical/Salsa, Regional Mexican and Music Video fields before the 2000 awards, from 2001 onwards categories were expanded and included a Rock field; for the Regional Mexican genre a Ranchera, Grupero, Tejano and Norteño fields were added; and Traditional, Merengue and Salsa performances were also considered in the Tropical/Salsa field. Before the

inception, the Lo Nuestro Awards were considered as the Grammy Award equivalent for Latin music. Therefore, the Lo Nuestro ceremony was advanced from May to February since the 1st Latin Grammy Awards were held in September, 2000.

Nominees and winners

Winners were announced before the live audience during the ceremony. Puerto Rican American band

were the most nominated performers and won their six nominations, including Pop and Tropical/Salsa Song of the Year for their single "

A Puro Dolor "A Puro Dolor" is a song recorded by Puerto Rican band Son by Four. It was written by Omar Alfanno and released as the first single of the second studio album of the band in 2000. Two versions of the track were produced by Oscar Llord for the a ...

". The song spent 20 weeks at number-one in the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs and is the longest-running single in the history of the chart with 61 weeks. Mexican singer

Paulina Rubio Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes (; born 17 June 1971) is a Mexican singer, songwriter and television personality. Referred to as "Honorific nicknames in popular music, The Golden Girl", she first achieved recognition as a member of the successf ...

was awarded for Pop Album of the Year with ''

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'', the best-selling Latin album in the United States in 2001. At the newly introduced rock categories, Colombian singer-songwriter

won her two nominations, Artist and Album of the Year for ''

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'', which also won the

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. Mexican performer

dominated the Regional/Mexican field winning Album (''Secreto de Amor''), Song ("Secreto de Amor"), and Grupero Performance. Sebastian also received the Excellence Award. Fellow Mexican singer

Thalía Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda (; born 26 August 1971), known mononymously as Thalía, is a Mexican singer, songwriter and actress. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Pop", she is considered one of the most ...

was honored with the "Premio del Pueblo" (''Viewers Choice'') in the pop field, while Puerto-Rican American

Elvis Crespo Elvis Crespo Díaz (born July 30, 1971) is an American merengue singer. He has won multiple awards, including a Grammy and a Latin Grammy Award in merengue music. Early years Crespo was born in New York City and was named "Elvis" after Elvi ...

earned the same distinction for the Tropical field, and singer-songwriter

received the same accolade for the Regional/Mexican field. Aguilar also won for Ranchero Performance and Regional/Mexican Male Artist. Nominees and winners of the 13th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards (winners listed first).

Special awards

*Excellence Award:

. *Special Tribute ("Jóvenes con Legado"):

Chayanne Elmer Figueroa Arce, better known under the stage name Chayanne, (born June 28, 1968) is a Puerto Rican Latin pop singer and actor. As a solo artist, Chayanne has released 21 albums and sold over 15 million records worldwide, making him one of ...

. *Internet Awards: **Pop:

Azul Azul Azul Azul is a pop-rock-dance group formed in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia in the early 1990s. Azul Azul had their major breakthrough in 1995 with a song called ''El Huevo'' (Spanish for "The Egg"). Azul Azul launched albums the following yea ...

. **Tropical:

Carlos Vives Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombians, Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. One of the List of best-selling Latin music artists, best-selling Latin music artists of all time, with over 20 million records world ...

. **Regional/Mexican:

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. *Premio del Pueblo (''Viewers Choice''): **Pop:

. **Tropical:

. **Regional/Mexican:

References

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Background

Nominees and winners

Special awards

See also

References