MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica 2002

The first annual MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica 2002 took place on October 24, 2002, in Miami at the Jackie Gleason Theater.

Nominations
Winners in bold.

Artist of the Year

 * Alejandro Sanz
 * Diego Torres
 * Juanes
 * La Ley
 * Shakira

Video of the Year

 * Diego Torres — "Color Esperanza"
 * Enrique Iglesias — "Héroe"
 * Juanes — "A Dios le Pido"
 * Paulina Rubio — "Si Tú Te Vas"
 * Shakira — "Suerte"

Best Male Artist

 * Alejandro Sanz
 * Diego Torres
 * Enrique Iglesias
 * Gustavo Cerati
 * Juanes

Best Female Artist

 * Ely Guerra
 * Érica García
 * Paulina Rubio
 * Shakira
 * Thalía

Best Group or Duet

 * Babasónicos
 * Catupecu Machu
 * Kinky
 * La Ley
 * La Oreja de Van Gogh

Best Pop Artist

 * Alejandro Sanz
 * Diego Torres
 * Enrique Iglesias
 * Paulina Rubio
 * Shakira

Best Rock Artist

 * Aterciopelados
 * Babasónicos
 * Catupecu Machu
 * Juanes
 * La Ley

Best Alternative Artist

 * Celso Piña
 * Ely Guerra
 * Enrique Bunbury
 * Kinky
 * Manu Chao

Best Pop Artist — International

 * Avril Lavigne
 * Britney Spears
 * Kylie Minogue
 * Nelly Furtado
 * Pink

Best Rock Artist — International

 * Coldplay
 * Linkin Park
 * No Doubt
 * Red Hot Chili Peppers
 * System of a Down

Best New Artist — International

 * Avril Lavigne
 * Gorillaz
 * Linkin Park
 * Nelly Furtado
 * System of a Down

Best Artist — North

 * Aleks Syntek
 * Juanes
 * Kinky
 * Paulina Rubio
 * Shakira

Best New Artist — North

 * Cabas
 * Celso Piña
 * Kinky
 * Sin Bandera
 * Volován

Best Artist — Southwest

 * Javiera y Los Imposibles
 * La Ley
 * Líbido
 * Los Bunkers
 * Los Prisioneros

Best New Artist — Southwest

 * DJ Méndez
 * Los Bunkers
 * Mamma Soul
 * No Me Acuerdo
 * Sinergia

Best Artist — Southeast

 * Babasónicos
 * Bersuit Vergarabat
 * Catupecu Machu
 * Diego Torres
 * Gustavo Cerati

Best New Artist — Southeast

 * Bandana
 * Daniela Herrero
 * Jorge Drexler
 * Leo García
 * Parraleños

MTV Legend Award

 * Soda Stereo

Performances

 * Santana and Michelle Branch — "The Game of Love"
 * Molotov and Juanes — "Here Comes the Mayo" / "Mala Gente"
 * Avril Lavigne — "Complicated"
 * Shakira — "Inevitable"
 * Maná — "Ángel de Amor"
 * System of a Down — "Chop Suey!"
 * Café Tacuba, Álvaro Henríquez, Javiera Parra, Ely Guerra and Érica García — "Olor a Gas"
 * Diego Torres — "Color Esperanza"
 * Kinky and Paulina Rubio — "Más" / "I Was Made for Lovin' You"

Appearances

 * The Rolling Stones — introduced the audience to the show and introduced Santana and Michelle Branch
 * Juanes and Diego Torres — presented Best Female Artist
 * Johnny Knoxville, Jason Acuña and Ryan Dunn — presented Best Rock Artist
 * Paulina Rubio — introduced Molotov
 * Anastacia, Enrique Bunbury and Dante Spinetta — presented Best New Artist—International
 * Álex Lora, Ricardo Mollo and Jorge González — presented Video of the Year
 * Nick Carter (from the Backstreet Boys) and Fey — introduced Avril Lavigne
 * Yamila Díaz-Rahi, Liliana Domínguez and Roselyn Sánchez — presented Best Rock Artist—International
 * Julio Iglesias Jr. and Bandana — introduced Shakira
 * Natalia Oreiro and Ruth Infarinato — presented Best Artist—Southeast
 * Avril Lavigne, Aleks Syntek and Facundo Gómez — presented Best Group or Duet
 * Carlos Santana — introduced Maná
 * Jaime Bayly, Angie Cepeda and Sofía Vergara — presented Best Artist—Southwest
 * Adrián Dárgelos (from Babasónicos) and Cabas — presented Best Pop Artist—International
 * Iggy Pop and Dolores Barreiro — introduced System of a Down
 * Mario Pergolini — presented MTV Legend Award
 * Andrea Echeverri and Héctor Buitrago (from Aterciopelados) — introduced Café Tacuba, Álvaro Henríquez, Javiera Parra, Ely Guerra and Érica García
 * Javiera Parra (from Javiera y Los Imposibles) and Ely Guerra — introduced Diego Torres
 * Howie Dorough (from the Backstreet Boys), Yolanda Andrade and Montserrat Olivier — presented Best Male Artist
 * Maná — presented Artist of the Year