Juanes, Shakira and Diego Torres Top List of Nominees With Five Nominations,
Followed by Kinky, La Ley and Paulina Rubio With Four
Argentina's Mario Pergolini and Mexico's Diego Luna Will Host
Mana, Shakira and System of a Down Set To Perform Live
Voting Starts September 7th at MTVLA.com
MIAMI, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- MTV Networks Latin America announced today
the nominees for the first annual "MTV Video Music Awards Latin America."
Tied with five nominations each are Colombians Juanes, Shakira and Diego
Torres from Argentina, followed by Mexican Band Kinky, Chilean band La Ley and
Mexican Paulina Rubio, with four nominations. In addition, it was announced
that Argentine TV and radio personality Mario Pergolini and Mexican actor
Diego Luna will host and Mana, Shakira and System Of A Down will perform. The
star-studded event will broadcast live from Miami Beach's Jackie Gleason
Theater on Thursday, October 24, 2002 at 9:00PM ET (8:00 PM Mexico, 9:00 PM,
Chile and 10:00 PM Argentina). Additional performers and presenters to be
announced shortly.
"Mario and Diego are so MTV because their attitude, sense of humor and
irreverence reflects the spirit of our audience and show," said Antoinette
Zel, President, MTV Networks Latin America. "Mario's over-the-top personality
and strong credible voice among Argentine youth, combined with Diego's rising
international success make them the perfect fit for our show. Add Mana,
Shakira and System of a Down's performances to the mix and you have a
phenomenal inaugural event that defines the tastes and sensibility of Latin
American youth."
Mario Pergolini is considered Argentina's #1 TV host with an impressive
10-year plus career with several highly-rated shows such as "La TV Ataca,"
"Hacelo X Mi" and the current "Caiga Quien Caiga." Simultaneously, Pergolini
hosts his own morning radio show "Malas Companias" ("Bad Company"), on
Argentina's top rated "95.9 Rock & Pop" FM station.
With a prolific career in both film and television, Mexican actor Diego
Luna rocketed to sky-high crossover stardom with the release of the
internationally multi-awarded film "...Y Tu Mama Tambien" (...And Your Mother
Too), directed by Alfonso Cuaron. This year, Diego is featured in the film
"Frida," about the life of painter Frida Kahlo starring Salma Hayek.
Currently, Diego is being directed by Kevin Costner and will co-star with him
in the upcoming film "Open Range."
"This is the first event that truly showcases what's popular to young
people in Latin America and gives us a platform to celebrate the region's
trends with musical reverence and pop culture irreverence," said Charlie
Singer, Senior Vice President, Programming and Production, MTV Networks Latin
America.
"We're very excited about the nominations as they definitely reflect the
great variety of the talent that is relevant to our audience in the region,"
added Jose Tillan, Vice President, Music and Artist Relations, MTV Networks
Latin America.
Nomination ballots for the "MTV Video Music Awards Latin America" were
sent to a "Music and Video Academy" comprised of music industry professionals
and MTV viewers who determined the nominees for 17 categories. Ballots were
cast via internet.
The winner for each category will be chosen by fans who will cast their
vote exclusively online at MTV Latin America's website http://www.mtvla.com between
September 7th and October 7th 2002. Harris Interactive, a worldwide internet
market research and consulting firm, acting as a private auditor will tabulate
the results for the "MTV Video Music Awards Latin America."
Charlie Singer will executive produce. Audrey Morrissey (a veteran of many
MTV productions and award shows, and producer of "Alejandro Sanz MTV
Unplugged," "La Ley MTV Unplugged") will serve as producer; and Manny
Rodriguez ("Alejandro Sanz MTV Unplugged," "La Ley MTV Unplugged") will
direct.
Following are all the categories and the nominees for the "MTV Video Music
Awards Latin America" listed alphabetically within each category.
MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS LATIN AMERICA
NOMINEES
Following is a tally of nominations by artist:
Juanes 5
Shakira 5
Diego Torres 5
La Ley 4
Paulina Rubio 4
Babasonicos 3
Catupecu Machu 3
Enrique Iglesias 3
Kinky 4
Alejandro Sanz 3
Los Bunkers 2
Gustavo Cerati 2
Ely Guerra 2
Nelly Furtado 2
Avril Lavigne 2
Linkin Park 2
Celso Pina 2
System of a Down 2
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Juanes (Surco/Universal)
La Ley (Warner)
Alejandro Sanz (Warner)
Shakira (Sony)
Diego Torres (BMG)
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Enrique Iglesias
Video: Heroe
Director: Joseph Kahn
Record Label: Universal
Juanes
Video: A Dios Le Pido
Director: Gustavo Garzon
Record Label: Universal
Paulina Rubio
Video: Si Tu Te Vas
Director: The Brothers Strause
Record Label: Universal
Shakira
Video: Suerte
Director: Francis Lawrence
Record Label: Sony
Diego Torres
Video: Color Esperanza
Director: Eduardo Pinto y Nahuel Lerena
Record Label: BMG
BEST ARTIST NORTH
Juanes (Surco/Universal)
Kinky (BMG)
Paulina Rubio (Universal)
Shakira (Sony)
Aleks Syntek (EMI)
BEST NEW ARTIST NORTH
Cabas (EMI)
Celso Pina (MCM/Warner)
Kinky (BMG)
Sin Bandera (Sony)
Volovan (Suave)
BEST ARTIST SOUTHEAST
Babasonicos (Pop Art)
Bersuit (Universal)
Catupecu Machu (EMI)
Gustavo Cerati (BMG)
Diego Torres (BMG)
BEST NEW ARTIST SOUTHEAST
Bandana (BMG)
Jorge Drexler (EMI)
Leo Garcia (EMI)
Daniela Herrero (Sony)
Parralenos (Universal)
BEST ARTIST SOUTHWEST
Los Bunkers (Sony)
Javiera y los Imposibles (Sony)
La Ley (Warner)
Libido (Sony)
Los Prisioneros (Warner)
BEST NEW ARTIST SOUTHWEST
Los Bunkers (Sony)
Mamma Soul (EMI)
DJ Mendez (Universal)
No Me Acuerdo (Warner)
Sinergia (Sello Azul)
BEST NEW ARTIST INTERNATIONAL
Nelly Furtado (Universal)
Gorillaz (EMI)
Avril Lavigne (BMG)
Linkin Park (Warner)
System of a Down (Sony)
BEST ROCK ARTIST INTERNATIONAL
Coldplay (EMI)
Linkin Park (Warner)
No Doubt (Universal)
Red Hot Chili Peppers (Warner)
System of a Down (Sony)
BEST POP ARTIST INTERNATIONAL
Nelly Furtado (Universal)
Avril Lavigne (BMG)
Kylie Minogue (EMI)
Pink (BMG)
Britney Spears (EMI)
BEST ALTERNATIVE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Enrique Bunbury (EMI)
Manu Chao (EMI)
Ely Guerra (EMI)
Kinky (BMG)
Celso Pina (MCM/Warner)
BEST ROCK ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Aterciopelados (BMG)
Babasonicos (Pop Art)
Catupecu Machu (EMI)
Juanes (Surco/Universal)
La Ley (Warner)
BEST POP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Enrique Iglesias (Universal)
Paulina Rubio (Universal)
Alejandro Sanz (Warner)
Shakira (Sony)
Diego Torres (BMG)
BEST FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Erica Garcia (Surco/Universal)
Ely Guerra (EMI)
Paulina Rubio (Universal)
Shakira (Sony Music)
Thalia (EMI)
BEST MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Gustavo Cerati (BMG)
Enrique Iglesias (Universal)
Juanes (Surco/Universal)
Alejandro Sanz (Warner)
Diego Torres (BMG)
BEST GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Babasonicos (Pop Art)
Catupecu Machu (EMI)
Kinky (BMG)
La Ley (Warner)
La Oreja de Van Gogh (Sony)
MTV Latin America, a unit of MTV Networks Latin America, Inc., is a 24-
hour Spanish-language cable television network that airs music programming to
more than 12.3 million households in Spanish-speaking Latin America. The
network is delivered via satellite to cable, MMDS, UHF broadcast and direct-
to-home viewers aged 12-34. MTV Networks Latin America, Inc., a unit of
Viacom International, owns and operates MTV Latin America and Nickelodeon
Latin America, which have regional headquarters in Buenos Aires, Mexico City
and Sao Paulo (for Nickelodeon only) and operating headquarters in Miami.
MTV Networks International includes the premier multimedia entertainment
brands MTV: Music Television, VH1, Nickelodeon, TMF (The Music Factory) and
KinderNet seen in more than 374 million households in 164 countries and 18
languages via 71 locally programmed and operated TV channels and 38 Web sites.
The company's diverse holdings also include interests in television
syndication, publishing, home video, radio, recorded music, licensing &
merchandising and two feature film divisions, MTV Films and Nickelodeon
Movies. MTV Networks is a unit of Viacom International Inc.
(NYSE: VIA, VIA.B).
SOURCE MTV Networks Latin America
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