9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards

The 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on Thursday, November 13, 2008, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and were aired on Univision. The Brazilian Field awards were presented on the same day at the Ibirapuera Auditorium in São Paulo. The Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year was Gloria Estefan. Juanes was the night's big winner, winning 5 awards including Album of the Year. He now has 17 Latin Grammy awards which is more than any other recording artist. The show was watched by an average of 5.8 millions.

Awards
Winners are in bold text.

General
Juanes — "Me Enamora"
 * Record of the Year
 * Andrea Bocelli and Laura Pausini — "Vive Ya! (Vivere)"
 * Cabas — "Bonita"
 * Café Tacuba — "Volver a Comenzar"
 * Julieta Venegas — "El presente"

Juanes — La Vida... Es un Ratico
 * Album of the Year
 * Concha Buika — Niña de Fuego
 * Café Tacvba — Sino
 * Vicente Fernández — Para Siempre
 * Kany García — Cualquier Día

Juanes — "Me Enamora"
 * Song of the Year
 * Julieta Venegas — "El presente"
 * Café Tacuba — "Esta Vez"
 * Kany García — "Hoy Ya Me Voy"
 * Aureo Baqueiro and Gian Marco — "Todavía"

Kany García
 * Best New Artist
 * Mónica Giraldo
 * Diogo Nogueira
 * Roberta Sá
 * Ximena Sariñana

Pop
Kany García — Cualquier Día
 * Best Female Pop Vocal Album
 * Ana Gabriel — Arpegios de Amor: Requiem por Tres Almas
 * Alejandra Guzmán — Fuerza
 * Ednita Nazario — Real
 * Rosario — Parte de Mí

Juanes — La Vida... Es un Ratico
 * Best Male Pop Vocal Album
 * Ricardo Arjona — Quién Dijo Ayer
 * Jeremías — Un Día Más En El Gran Circo
 * Alejandro Lerner — Enojado
 * Gian Marco — Desde Adentro

Belanova — Fantasía Pop
 * Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals
 * Hombres G — 10
 * Kudai — Nadha
 * Kumbia All Starz — Planeta Kumbia
 * RBD — Empezar Desde Cero

Urban
Wisin & Yandel — Los Extraterrestres
 * Best Urban Music Album
 * Alexis & Fido — Sobrenatural
 * Tego Calderón — El Abayarde Contraataca
 * Flex — Te Quiero: Romantic Style In Da World
 * Tito El Bambino — It's My Time

Flex — "Te Quiero"
 * Best Urban Song
 * Tingui and Daddy Yankee — "Al Son del Boom" (Miguelito featuring Daddy Yankee)
 * Tito El Bambino — "El Tra"
 * Tego Calderón — "Ni Fu Ni Fa"
 * Alexis, Fido and Toby Love — "Soy Igual Que Tú"

Rock
Andrés Calamaro — La Lengua Popular
 * Best Rock Solo Vocal Album
 * Chetes — Efecto Dominó
 * Alih Jey — Necia
 * Juanse — Energía Divina
 * Loquillo — Balmoral
 * Siddhartha — Why You?

Molotov — ''Eternamiente
 * Best Rock Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals
 * Bersuit — ?
 * Catupecu Machu — Laberintos Entre Artistas y Dialectos
 * Héroes del Silencio — Tour 2007
 * Panda — Sinfonía Soledad

Café Tacuba — "Esta Vez"
 * Best Rock Song
 * Javier Morales — "Ayer" (Black Guayaba)
 * Andrés Calamaro and Cachorro López — "Carnaval de Brasil" (Andrés Calamaro)
 * Andrés Calamaro — "Mi Gin Tonic"
 * Randy Ebright — "Yofo" (Molotov)

Alternative
Julieta Venegas — MTV Unplugged
 * Best Alternative Music Album
 * Babasónicos — Mucho
 * Café Tacuba — Si No
 * Circo — Cursi
 * Manu Chao — La Radiolina

Café Tacuba — "Volver a Comenzar"
 * Best Alternative Song
 * José Luis Abreu, Marteen Andruet and Orlando Méndez — "Alguien" (Circo)
 * Andrés Calamaro — "5 Minutos Más (Minibar)"
 * Juan Campodónico and Fernando Santullo — "El Mareo" (Bajofondo featuring Gustavo Cerati)
 * Ximena Sariñana — "Normal"
 * María del Mar Rodríguez Carnero — "Papeles Mojados" (Chambao)

Tropical
Marc Anthony — El Cantante
 * Best Salsa Album
 * Grupo Galé — Auténtico
 * Víctor Manuelle — Soy
 * Maelo Ruiz — Puro Corazón...
 * Gilberto Santa Rosa — Contraste

Peter Manjarrés, Emiliano Zuleta and Sergio Luis — Sólo Clásicos
 * Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
 * Chicas de Canela — Chicas de Canela
 * El Combo de las Estrellas — Somos La Esencia
 * Gusi & Beto — La Mandarina
 * Emilianito Zuleta and Toba Zuleta — Palabra de Honor

José Feliciano — Señor Bachata
 * Best Contemporary Tropical Album
 * Joe Arroyo — El Súper Joe
 * Fonseca — Gratitud
 * Adriana Lucía — Porro Nuevo
 * Olga Tañón — Éxitos en Dos Tiempos

Gloria Estefan — 90 Millas
 * Best Traditional Tropical Album
 * Albita, Rey Ruiz and Donato Poveda — Cuba: Un Viaje Musical
 * Chucho Avellanet with Trío Los Andinos — Bohemio
 * Edwin Colón Zayas — El Cuarto Puertorriqueño... Reafirmación
 * Víctor Manuelle — Una Navidad A Mi Estilo


 * Best Tropical Song
 * Emilio Estefan, Jr., Gloria Estefan, Alberto Gaitán and Ricardo Gaitán — "Píntame De Colores" (Gloria Estefan)
 * Juan José Hernández — "Conteo Regresivo" (Gilberto Santa Rosa)
 * Víctor Manuelle — "Llegó El Amor" (Gilberto Santa Rosa)
 * Jorge Celedón — "Me Vio Llorar" (Jorge Celedón and Jimmy Zambrano)

Singer-Songwriter
Fito Páez — Rodolfo
 * Best Singer-Songwriter Album
 * Djavan — Matizes
 * Gilberto Gil — Banda Larga Cordel
 * Pablo Milanés — Regalo
 * Tommy Torres — Tarde O Temprano

Regional Mexican
Vicente Fernández — Para Siempre
 * Best Ranchero Album
 * Pepe Aguilar — 100% Mexicano
 * Pedro Fernández — Dime Mi Amor
 * Los Temerarios — Recuerdos del Alma
 * Jenni Rivera — La Diva en Vivo

Los Horóscopos de Durango — Ayer, Hoy y Siempre
 * Best Banda Album
 * Banda el Recodo — Qué Bonito... ¡Es Lo Bonito!
 * El Chapo — Mis Rancheras Consentidas
 * Los Creadorez del Pasito Duranguense de Alfredo Ramírez — Listos, Montados y Armados
 * Joan Sebastian — No Es De Madera

Emilio Navaira — De Nuevo
 * Best Tejano Album
 * Chente Barrera & Taconazo — Music Lessons
 * Jimmy González & El Grupo Mazz — Incomparable
 * Freddie Martínez — The Legend Returns
 * Elida Reyna — Domingo

Siggno — Six Pack
 * Best Norteño Album
 * Conjunto Primavera — Que Ganas de Volver
 * Los Palominos — Me Enamoré de un Angel
 * Los Tigres del Norte — Raíces
 * Pesado — Corridos: Defendiendo el Honor

Joan Sebastian — "Estos Celos" (Vicente Fernández)
 * Best Regional Mexican Song
 * Freddie Martínez, Jr. — "Búscame En El Cielo" (Jimmy González & El Grupo Mazz)
 * Charlie Corona and Jesse Turner — "Decirte Te Quiero" (Siggno)
 * Adolfo Angel — "Si Tú Te Vas" (Los Temerarios)

Instrumental
Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá — Orquesta Filarmómoca de Bogotá - 40 Años
 * Best Instrumental Album
 * Kenny G — Rhythm & Romance
 * Paulo Moura — Pra Cá E Para Lá
 * Gonzalo Rubalcaba — Avatar
 * Bebo Valdés and Javier Colina — Live at the Village Vanguard

Traditional
Cholo Valderrama — Caballo!
 * Best Folk Album
 * Damaris — Mil Caminos
 * Mariza — Terra
 * Perú Negro — Zamba Malató
 * Walter Silva — 20 Éxitos

Various Artists — Buenos Aires, Días y Noches de Tango
 * Best Tango Album
 * Esteban Morgado Cuarteto — Milongueros
 * Luis Salinas — Tango
 * Javier Vinasco and Edith Ruiz — Astos Piazzolla/Heitor Villa-Lobos
 * Pablo Ziegler, Quique Sinesi and Walter Castro — Buenos Aires Report

Juan Habichuela — Una Guitarra En Granada
 * Best Flamenco Album
 * Diego Amador — Río de los Canasteros
 * Camarón de la Isla — Reencuentro
 * Esperanza Fernández — Recuerdos
 * Lole — Metáfora

Jazz
Caribbean Jazz Project featuring Dave Samuels — Afro Bop Alliance
 * Best Latin Jazz Album
 * Hamilton de Holanda Quinteto — Brasilianos 2
 * Pau Brasil — Nonada
 * David Sánchez — Cultural Survival
 * Charlie Sepúlveda & The Turnaround — Charlie Sepulveda & The Turnaround

Christian
Soraya Moraes — Tengo Sed de Tí
 * Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)
 * Aline Barros — Refréscate!
 * Alex Campos — Cuidaré de Ti
 * Jesus Adrian Romero — Ayer Te Ví... Fue Más Claro Que La Luna
 * Marcos Witt — Sinfonía del Alma

Soraya Moraes — Som Da Chuva
 * Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)
 * Aline Barros — Aline Barros & CIA 2
 * Fernanda Brum — Cura-Me
 * Toque No Altar — E Impossivel Mas Deus Pode
 * Andre Valadao — Sobrenatural
 * Italo Villar — Deus Sonha Com Vocé

Brazilian
Vanessa da Mata — Sim
 * Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album
 * Arnaldo Antunes — Ao Vivo no Estúdio
 * Danni Carlos — Música Nova
 * Ney Matogrosso — Inflassificáveis
 * Rosa Passos — Romance

CPM 22 — Cidade Cinza
 * Best Brazilian Rock Album
 * Charlie Brown Jr. — Ritmo, Ritual e Responsa
 * Detonautas Roque Clube — O Retorno de Saturno
 * Nação Zumbi — Fome de Tudo
 * Pitty — {Des}concerto ao Vivo - 06-07-07 Traje: (Rock Fino)

Paulinho da Viola — Acústico MTV
 * Best Samba/Pagode Album

Maria Rita — Samba Meu
 * Beth Carvalho — Canta o Samba da Bahia ao Vivo
 * Arlindo Cruz — Sambista Perfeito
 * Luiz Melodia — Estação Melodia

Seu Jorge — América Brasil o Disco
 * Best MPB Album
 * Maria Bethânia — Dentro do Mar Tem Rio - Ao Vivo
 * Chico Buarque — Chico Buarque Carioca - Ao Vivo
 * Omara Portuondo and Maria Bethânia — Omara Portuondo e Maria Bethânia
 * Roberta Sá — Que Belo Estranho Dia Pra Se Ter Alegria
 * Caetano Veloso — Multishow ao Vivo Cê

César Menotti & Fabiano — .com Você
 * Best Romantic Music Album
 * Bruno & Marrone — Acústico II - Volume 1
 * Daniel — Difícil Não Falar de Amor
 * Leonardo — Coração Bandido
 * Roberta Miranda — Senhora Raiz

Elba Ramalho — Qual o Assunto Que Mais Lhe Interessa?
 * Best Contemporary Brazilian Roots Album
 * Harmonia do Samba — Esse Som Vai Te Levar - Ao Vivo
 * Trio Curupira — Pés no Brasil, Cabeça no Mundo
 * Trio Virgulino — 26 Anos de Estrada
 * Victor & Leo — Ao Vivo em Uberlândia

Chitãozinho & Xororó — Grandes Clássicos Sertanejos Acústico I
 * Best Brazilian Roots/Regional Album
 * Pedro Bento and Zé da Estrada — 50 Anos de Mariachis & Grandes Sucessos Sertanejos
 * Banda Calypso —  Acústico 
 * Cezar & Paulinho — Companheiro é Companheiro
 * Siba e A Fuloresta — Toda Vez Que Eu Dou Um Passo o Mundo Sai Dolugar

Marco Moraes and Soraya Moraes — "Som da Chuva" (Soraya Moraes)
 * Best Brazilian Song
 * Vanessa da Mata and Sérgio Mendes — "Acode"
 * Dudu Falcão — "Coisas Que Eu Sei" (Danni Carlos)
 * Djavan — "Delírio dos Mortais"
 * Jota Maranhão and Jorge Vercillo — "Ela Une Todas as Coisas" (Jorge Vercillo)

Children's
Miguelito — El Heredero
 * Best Latin Children Album
 * Claraluna — Un Lugar Llamado Colombia
 * Raquel Durães — Hora de Dormir
 * Niños Adorando — Niños Adorando 3
 * Remi — Alegrate
 * Strings For Kids — Acordes para Hormiguitas y Menudas Criaturas

Classical
Plácido Domingo — Pasión Española
 * Best Classical Album
 * Gustavo Dudamel — Fiesta
 * Sérgio and Odair Assad — Jardim Abandonado
 * Sílvio Barbato and Turíbio Santos — Violão Sinfônico

Carlos José Castro — "Concierto del Sol" (Orquesta Filarmónica de Costa Rica) Sérgio — "Tahhiyya Li Ossoulina" (Sérgio Assad and Odair Assad)
 * Best Classical Contemporary Composition
 * Jorge Liderman — "Barcelonazo" (Jorge Liderman)
 * Roberto Valera — "Non Divisi" (Camerata Romeu)
 * Aurelio De La Vega — "Variación del Recuerdo" (The North/South Chamber Orchestra)

Recording Package
Leicia Gotlibowski, Daniel Kotliar, Karina Levy, Andres Mayo and Mercedes Sencio — Buenos Aires, Días y Noches de Tango (Various Artists)
 * Best Recording Package
 * Santiago Velazco-Land — Cara B (Jorge Drexler)
 * Jorge du Peixe and Valentina Trajano — Fome de Tudo (Nação Zumbi)
 * Gaspar Guerra — Gózalo (Orquesta La 33)
 * Fritz Torres — Tijuana Sound Machine (Nortec Collective presents Bostich and Fussible)

Production
Moogie Canazio and Luiz Tornaghi — Dentro Do Mar Tem Rio - Ao Vivo (Maria Bethânia)
 * Best Engineered Album
 * Humberto Gatica and Bernie Grundman — David Cavazos (David Cavazos)
 * Gabriel Peña, Héctor Iván Rosa, Bobby Valentín and José Lugo — Evolution (Bobby Valentín)
 * Ariel Alejandro Gato — Obra Inversa (Obra Inversa)
 * Chris Brooke, Steve Churchyard, Humberto Gatica, Rodolfo Vazquez and Stephen Marcussen — Rhythm & Romance (Kenny G)
 * Engineers:
 * Carlos "KK" Akamine, Al Schmitt and Doug Sax — Romance (Rosa Passos)

Sergio George
 * Producer of the Year
 * Alejandro Acosta, Bob Benozzo and Roberto Cantero
 * Tweety González and Ximena Sariñana
 * Javier Limón
 * Cachorro Lopez

Music Video
Juanes — "Me Enamora"
 * Best Short Form Music Video
 * Babasónicos — "Pijamas"
 * Bajofondo — "Pa' Bailar"
 * Manu Chao — "Me Llaman Calle"
 * Molotov — "Yofo"

Julieta Venegas — MTV Unplugged
 * Best Long Form Music Video
 * Miguel Bosé — Papitour
 * Gloria Estefan — 90 Millas
 * Joan Manuel Serrat and Joaquín Sabina — Dos Pajaros de un Tiro
 * Various Artists — Buenos Aires, Días y Noches de Tango

Special Awards

 * Lifetime Achievement Awards
 * Angélica María
 * Vikki Carr
 * Cheo Feliciano
 * Astrud Gilberto
 * María Dolores Pradera
 * Estela Raval


 * Trustees Awards
 * Simón Díaz
 * Larry Harlow
 * Juanito Márquez

Performers

 * Gloria Estefan — "Mi Tierra / Oye Mi Canto"
 * Gloria Estefan, José Feliciano, Gian Marco and Carlos Santana — "No Lloren"
 * Kany García — "Esta Soledad"
 * Café Tacuba — "Esta Vez"
 * Heatt - National recording artist from Phoenix, Az
 * Gilberto Santa Rosa — "Amnesía"
 * Alejandra Guzmán — "Hasta el Final"
 * Olga Tañón featuring Jenni Rivera and Vikki Carr — "Presencie tu Amor / Cosas del Amor"
 * Julieta Venegas featuring Michael Salgado and David Lee Garza — "El presente"
 * Flex and Belinda — "Te Quiero"
 * Juanes featuring John Legend — "Me Enamora / Odio Por Amor / If You're Out There"
 * Banda el Recodo — "Te Presumo"
 * Jorge Celedón featuring Jimmy Zambrano and El Mariachi Vargas — "Que bonita es esta Vida"
 * Fonseca — "El Arroyito"
 * Jenni Rivera and Lupillo Rivera — "Sufriendo a Solas"
 * Michael Salgado, Emiliano Zuleta, Fernando Otero, Héctor del Curto and David Lee Garza — "Especial accordion tribute"
 * Los Tigres del Norte — "Somos mas Americanos"
 * Víctor Manuelle — "Mi Salsa"
 * Rosario, Juanes, Olga Tañón, Jeremías, Tommy Torres, Antonio Carmona and Belinda — "No Dudaria"

Live from Brazil:
 * Sandy and Paula Toller — "E o Mundo Não se Acabou"
 * Sepultura — "The Girl from Ipanema / We've Lost You"

Presenters

 * Daniela Castro and César Évora — presented Best New Artist
 * Eduardo Santamarina and Montserrat Olivier — presented Best Pop Vocal Album, Female
 * Carlos Santana and Ednita Nazario — presented Record of the Year
 * Ximena Sariñana and Eugenio Siller — presented Best Urban Song
 * Cabas and Concha Buika — presented Best Norteño Album
 * Mayrín Villanueva and Grupo Pesado — presented Song of the Year
 * Alexis & Fido — presented Best Contemporary Tropical Album
 * Kenny G and Karyme Lozano — presented Best Tropical Song
 * Kudai — presented Best Rock Song
 * Tito El Bambino and Adriana Fonseca — presented Best Tejano Album
 * Vicky Terrazas and Marisol Terrazas — presented Best Pop Vocal Album, Male
 * Andy García — presented People of the Year
 * Juan Luis Guerra — presented Album of the Year

Trivia

 * Gloria Estefan became the first female to receive the academy's Person of the Year award. In addition she was the first artist to receive this honor as well as the MusiCares Person of the Year honor which she received in 1994 prior to the Grammy Awards.