21st TVyNovelas Awards

The 21st TVyNovelas Awards were an academy of special awards to the best soap operas and TV shows. The awards ceremony took place on May 31, 2003 in Mexico D.F. The ceremony was televised in Mexico by Canal de las Estrellas and in the United States by Univision.

Marco Antonio Regil and Rebecca de Alba hosted the show. La otra won 6 awards, the most for the evening, including Best Telenovela. Other winners Clase 406, Las vías del amor and Niña amada mía won 2 awards each and De pocas, pocas pulgas won 1 award.



Special Awards

 * "Silvia Derbez" Award: Yadhira Carrillo for La otra
 * Special Accolade for Altruism: Xavier López "Chabelo"
 * Best International Debut as a Singer: David Bisbal
 * 50 Years as an Actress: Carmen Salinas
 * Career as a Singer: Emmanuel
 * Musical Career: "El consorcio"
 * Musical Debut of 2003 in Mexican Regional Music: Pepe Aguilar
 * 20 years of Musical Career: The different generations of the band Magneto
 * Best Family Show Magazine 2002: Programa VidaTV
 * Special Award: Eduardo Salazar (on the battlefront)
 * Joaquín López Dóriga (war correspondent)
 * Jorge Berry (Information operation from Mexico)
 * Screening of Children's Telenovelas: Rosy Ocampo
 * Pioneer in Telenovelas: Irma Lozano
 * Lifetime Achievement Award as an Actress: Marga López
 * Career as a Writer and Pioneer in Mexican Telenovelas: Fernanda Villeli
 * Children's Animation: Daniela Aedo