Premio Lo Nuestro 2002
# Premio Lo Nuestro 2002

The 14th Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony, presented by Univision and honoring the best Latin music of 2001 and 2002, took place on February 7, 2002, at a live presentation held at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. The ceremony was broadcast in the United States and Latin America by Univision.

During the ceremony, twenty-nine categories were presented. Winners were announced at the live event and included Puerto-Rican American singer Olga Tañón receiving four competitive awards. Mexican band Palomo won three awards. Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel, Chilean band La Ley, and Mexican-American performer Lupillo Rivera earned two accolades. Puerto-Rican American singer Gilberto Santa Rosa also was awarded in two categories and received a special tribute along with Juan Gabriel. Mexican singer José José was presented with the Excellence Award.

## Background

In 1989, the Lo Nuestro Awards were established by Univision, 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 Arthur Andersen. The trophy awarded is shaped like a treble clef. The 14th Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony was held on February 7, 2002, in a live presentation held at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. 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. At the live show presentation, Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias debuted the music video of the song "Escape".

## Nominees and winners

Winners were announced before the live audience during the ceremony. Puerto Rican American singer Olga Tañón was the most nominated performer and won her four nominations, including Tropical/Salsa Song of the Year for the single "Cómo Olvidar". Tañón also earned the "People Choice Award" in the Tropical/Salsa field for her album Yo Por Ti. Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel earned the accolade for Pop Album and Pop Song of the Year for "Abrázame Muy Fuerte", the best-performing Latin single of 2001 in the United States.

Mexican band Palomo won three awards in the Regional/Mexican field: Tejano Performance, Group and Song of the Year for the track "No Me Conoces Aún", which spent 31 weeks at number-one in the Billboard Regional Mexican Songs chart, the longest reign on any Nielsen Company BDS-based airplay chart in history. Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira was awarded the "People Choice" for Pop/Rock performance for her album Laundry Service; Mexican singer Thalía won for Regional/Mexican artist, and for the first time the Video of the Year was also selected by the audience and was awarded to Enrique Iglesias for "Héroe".

Nominees and winners of the 13th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards (winners listed first).

| Pop Album | Pop Song |
| - | - |
| Juan Gabriel – Abrázame Muy Fuerte Ricardo Arjona – Galería Caribe Cristian Castro – Azul Alejandro Fernández – Orígenes Marco Antonio Solís – Más de Mi Alma Jaci Velasquez – Mi Corazón | Juan Gabriel – "Abrázame Muy Fuerte" Cristian Castro – "Azul" Marco Antonio Solís – "O Me Voy o Te Vas" Paulina Rubio – "Y Yo Sigo Aquí" Jaci Velasquez – "Cómo Se Cura Una Herida" |
| Pop Male Artist | Pop Female Artist |
| Cristian Castro Alejandro Fernández Juan Gabriel Marco Antonio Solís | Paulina Rubio Christina Aguilera Laura Pausini Jaci Velasquez |
| Pop Duo or Group | Pop New Artist |
| OV7 MDO Nydia Rojas and Juan Gabriel Son by Four | Eduardo Verástegui Alexandre Pires Shalim Tommy Torres |
| Rock Album | Rock Artist |
| La Ley – MTV Unplugged Aterciopelados – Gozo Poderoso El Gran Silencio – Chuntaros Radio Poder Jaguares – Cuando la Sangre Galopa Mœnia – Le Modulor | La Ley Aterciopelados Café Tacuba El Gran Silencio Jaguares |
| Regional Mexican Album | Regional Mexican Song |
| Lupillo Rivera – Despreciado Pepe Aguilar – Me Vas a Extrañar Conjunto Primavera – Ansia de Amar Banda el Recodo – Contigo Por Siempre Joan Sebastian – En Vivo | Palomo – "No Me Conoces Aún" Pepe Aguilar – "Me Vas a Extrañar" Vicente Fernández – "El Ayudante" Lupillo Rivera – "Despreciado" Los Tucanes de Tijuana – "El Amor Soñado" |
| Regional Mexican Male Artist | Regional Mexican Female Artist |
| Lupillo Rivera Pepe Aguilar Vicente Fernández Joan Sebastian | Thalía Graciela Beltrán Rocío Dúrcal Alicia Villarreal |
| Regional Mexican Group | New Regional Mexican Artist |
| Palomo A.B. Quintanilla and Kumbia Kings Banda el Recodo Conjunto Primavera | Jessie Morales Fato Germán Román y su Banda República Los Forasteros de San Luis |
| Tejano Performance | Grupero Performance |
| Intocable A.B. Quintanilla and Kumbia Kings Control Bobby Pulido | Los Temerarios Los Angeles Azules Grupo Bryndis Joan Sebastian |
| Ranchero Performance | Banda Performance |
| Pepe Aguilar Vicente Fernández Julio Preciado Alicia Villarreal | Banda el Recodo Banda Cuisillos Banda Machos Lupillo Rivera |
| Norteño Performance |
| Palomo Conjunto Primavera Los Tigres del Norte Los Tucanes de Tijuana |
| Tropical Album | Tropical Song |
| Olga Tañón – Yo Por Ti Elvis Crespo – Wow! Flash Huey Dunbar – Yo Si Me Enamoré Gilberto Santa Rosa – Intenso Gilberto Santa Rosa – Romántico | Olga Tañón – "Cómo Olvidar" Ilegales – "Tu Recuerdo" Frankie Negrón – "Comerte a Besos" Jerry Rivera – "Quiero" Mickey Taveras – "Mi Historia Entre Tus Dedos" |
| Tropical Male Artist | Tropical Female Artist |
| Gilberto Santa Rosa Frankie Negrón Jerry Rivera Eddie Santiago | Olga Tañón Carolina la O Melina León Milly Quezada |
| Merengue Performance | Salsa Performance |
| Olga Tañón Eddy Herrera Fulanito Grupo Manía Milly Quezada | Gilberto Santa Rosa Frankie Negrón Jerry Rivera Víctor Manuelle |
| Tropical Duo or Group | Tropical New Artist |
| Ilegales Fulanito Grupo Manía Mamajuana | Huey Dunbar Jay Lozada Ricardo y Alberto Zona Prieta |
| Traditional Performance | Video of the Year |
| Alquimia Antony Santos Frank Reyes Luis Vargas | Enrique Iglesias – "Héroe" (dir. Joseph Kahn) A.B. Quintanilla & Kumbia Kings – "Shhh!" Alejandro Fernández – "Tantita Pena" (dir. Guillermo Trujillo) Juan Luis Guerra – "Quisiera" (dir. J. Basanta) Ricardo Montaner – "Bésame" Celso Piña – "Cumbia Sobre el Río" Paulina Rubio – "Y Yo Sigo Aquí" (dir. Gustavo Garzón) Thalía – "Amor a la Mexicana" (banda version) (dir. Emilio Estefan) Thalía – "Reencarnación" (dir. Emilio Estefan) Tranzas – "I Wanna Go" (dir. F. Arzate & León Chiprout) |

## Special awards

* Excellence Award: José José
* Special tribute: Gilberto Santa Rosa and Juan Gabriel.
* Premio del Pueblo (People Choice):
   * Pop/Rock: Shakira for Laundry Service.
   * Tropical: Olga Tañón for Yo Por Ti.
   * Regional/Mexican: Thalía.
