Premio Lo Nuestro 2003 was the 15th anniversary of the awards. the show was hosted by Mexican presenters Marco Antonio Regil and Adal Ramones. Juanes, Thalía, Marc Anthony, Pilar Montenegro, Sin Bandera, Banda el Recodo and other Latin music greats gave electrifying performances. In the show, there was 36 awards winners with 135 nominations. In Pop genre, Awards was given for : Album of the Year, Best Male Artist, Best Female Artist, Best Group or duo, Best New Artist and Song of the Year. In Rock Genre : Best Rock Album and Best rock Performer of the Year. In Tropical genre : Best Tropical Album of the Year, Best Tropical Male Artist, Best Tropical Female Artist, Best Tropical Group or Duo of the Year, Best Tropical New Artist, Tropical Song of the Year, Best Merengue Performance, Best Salsa Performance and Best Traditional Performance. Juanes was the biggest winner of night, took home four awards Best Pop Male Artist, Best Music Video, Best Rock Performance, and Pop Song of the Year . In the Regional Mexican, Pilar Montenegro took three awards for Regional Mexican Song of the Year, Pop Song of the Year ("Quitame Ese Hombre"), and for Best Regional Mexican Female Artist. In the tropical genre, Celia Cruz took home with four great awards of the night for Best Salsa Performance, Best Tropical Female Artist, Best Tropical Song of the year and Tropical Album of the Year. At the night, the greatest performance was a medley of top Latin hits from the last 15 years, performed by the artists that made them famous, including Vikki Carr, Son by Four, Los Ilegales, La Mafia, Luis Enrique, Wilfrido Vargas and Olga Tañón. There was a great tribute to Celia Cruz by the world-famous salsa group "Fania All-Stars", of which Cruz was a member during the 1970s, reunited for an exclusive performance that rocked the house.
Appearances Alejandra Guzmán Alejandro Montaner Alicia Machado Arath de la Torre Cynthia Klitbo Edith González Erika Buenfil Jennifer Peña Jon Secada Jorge Aravena Maribel Guardia Roselyn Sánchez Saúl Lisazo Scarlet Ortiz Sofía Vergara Valentino Lanús
Performances Banda el Recodo Fania All-Stars Juanes Marc Anthony Pilar Montenegro Sin Bandera Thalía Medley Performance performers: Vikki Carr Son by Four Los Ilegales La Mafia Luis Enrique Wilfrido Vargas Olga Tañón
Nominees and winners + Pop Album Pop SongSin Bandera – Sin Bandera Las Ketchup – Hijas del Tomate Alejandro Sanz – MTV Unplugged Enrique Iglesias – Quizás Thalía – ThalíaJuanes – "A Dios le Pido" and Pilar Montenegro – "Quitame Ese Hombre" Sin Bandera – "Entra en Mi Vida" Shakira – "Suerte" Chayanne – "Y Tú Te Vas" Pop Male Artist Pop Female ArtistJuanes Chayanne Cristian Enrique Iglesias Luis Miguel Shakira Alejandra Guzmán Pilar Montenegro Laura Pausini Jennifer Peña Thalía Pop Group or Duo Pop New ArtistSin Bandera Kabah Las Ketchup OV7 Las Ketchup Alejandro Montaner Area 305 Sin Bandera Rock Album Rock ArtistManá – Revolución de Amor Cabas – Buenos Muchachos - La Mosca Tsé Tsé Cabas Los Rabanes – Money Pa' Qué Juanes – Un Día NormalJuanes Cabas Maná Los Rabanes Urban Album Urban ArtistEl General– Is Back Proyecto Uno– Pura Gozadera Vico C– Emboscada Big Boy – Emboscada Sindicato Argentino del Hip Hop – Un Paso a la EternidadEl General Big Boy Proyecto Uno Vico C Regional Mexican Album Regional Mexican SongConjunto Primavera – Perdóname Mi Amor Liberación – Ahora y Siempre Lupillo Rivera – Amorcito Corazón Tucanes de Tijuana – Juego a la Vida Intocable – SueñosPilar Montenegro – "Quitame Ese Hombre" Germán Lizárraga and su Banda Estrellas de Sinaloa – "Estoy Sufriendo" Banda el Recodo – "No Me Se Rajar" Conjunto Primavera – "Perdóname Mi Amor" Alberto and Roberto – "Tu Forma de Ser" Regional Mexican Male Artist Regional Mexican Female ArtistJoan Sebastian Lupillo Rivera Marco Antonio Solís Pedro Fernández Pilar Montenegro Aracely Arámbula Jenni Rivera Paquita la del Barrio Regional Mexican Group or Duo Regional Mexican New ArtistIntocable Alberto and Roberto Banda el Recodo Conjunto Primavera Germán Lizárraga and su Banda Estrellas de SinaloaGermán Lizárraga and su Banda Estrellas de Sinaloa Adolfo Urías y su Lobo Norteño Aracely Arámbula Aroma Tejano Performance Grupero PerformanceIntocable Jimmy González and el Grupo Mazz Los Palominos Control Bobby PulidoLos Temerarios Alberto and Roberto Liberación Joan Sebastian Ranchero Performance Banda PerformanceVicente Fernández Pablo Montero Paquita la del Barrio Pedro FernándezBanda el Recodo El Coyote and su Banda Tierra Santa Germán Lizárraga and su Banda Estrellas de Sinaloa Lupillo Rivera Rogelio Martínez Norteño PerformanceConjunto Primavera El Poder del Norte Los Tigres del Norte Ramón Ayala y sus Bravos del Norte Tropical Album Tropical SongCelia Cruz – La Negra Tiene Tumbao Celso Piña and su Ronda Bogotá – A Bailar Cumbia Monchy & Alexandra – Confesiones Carlos Vives – Déjame Entrar Marc Anthony – LibreCelia Cruz – "La Vida es un Carnaval" Celso Piña and su Ronda Bogotá – "Cumba Sobre el Río" Celia Cruz – "La Negra Tiene Tumbao" Marc Anthony – "Viviendo" Tropical Male Artist Tropical Female ArtistMarc Anthony Carlos Vives Elvis Crespo Gilberto Santa RosaCelia Cruz Brenda K. Starr Susana Baca Milly Quezada Merengue Artist Salsa ArtistElvis Crespo Ilegales Fulanito Oro SolidoCelia Cruz El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico Gilberto Santa Rosa Marc Anthony Tropical Duo or Group Tropical New ArtistCelso Piña and su Ronda Bogotá Fulanito Ilegales Monchy & AlexandraProyecto Nuevo Dooble Fiilo Rafy Burgos "El Cupido" Traditional Performance Video of the YearCelso Piña and su Ronda Bogotá Carlos Vives Fito Olivares Monchy & AlexandraJuanes – "A Dios le Pido" (dir. Gustavo Garzón) Maná – "Ángel de Amor" (dir. Marlene Rodriguez) Carlos Vives – "Carito" (dir. Oscar Azul) Pablo Montero – "Hay Otra en Tu Lugar" (dir. Martin White Eagle) Cristian – "Lloviendo Estrellas" (dir. Paolo Scarfo) Enrique Iglesias – "Mentiroso" (dir. Simon Brand) Jorge Moreno – "Mi Sufrimiento" (dir. Jorge Moreno) Paulina Rubio – "Si Tú Te Vas" (banda version) (dir. Wayne Isham) Cabas – "Tu Boca" (dir. Felipe Dothee-Cigoto) Jerry Rivera – "Vuela Muy Alto" (dir. Marcelo Paez)
Special awards Lo Nuestro Excellence Award: Luis Miguel People's Choice: Pop: Thalía Rock: Shakira Tropical: Marc Anthony Regional/Mexican: Vicente Fernández Urban: El General
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