Latin Grammy Award for Best Regional Song

Latin Grammy Award for Best Regional Song
Awarded for	quality regional Mexican songs
Country	United States
Presented by	Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
First awarded	2000
Most awards	Marco Antonio Solís (4)
Most nominations	Joan Sebastián (9)
Official website	latingrammy.com

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Regional Song is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally.^[1] The award is reserved to the songwriters of a new song containing at least 51% of the lyrics in Spanish. Instrumental recordings or cover songs are not eligible.^[2] Since its inception, the award category has had one name change. From 2000 to 2012 the award was known as Best Regional Mexican Song. In 2013, the category name was changed to Best Regional Song.

The award was first presented to Colombian songwriter Kike Santander for the track "Mi Verdad", performed by Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández.^[3] Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís is the most awarded songwriter with four wins; in 2011 Solís' song "¿A Dónde Vamos a Parar?" became the first regional song to be nominated for Song of the Year.^[4] American singer Jimmy González is the most nominated performer without a win, with two unsuccessful nominations.

The award has only been presented to songwriters originating from Colombia, Mexico and the United States. Mexican songwriters have won a total of eleven times and American songwriters have received the award on four occasions.

Recipients

Year^[I]	Songwriter(s)	Nationality	Work	Performing artist(s)^[II]	Nominees^[III]	Ref.
2000	Santander, KikeKike Santander	Colombia	"Mi Verdad"	Alejandro Fernández	Ricardo Ceratto — "Me Estoy Acostumbrando a Tí" (Pepe Aguilar) Massias — "Loco" (Alejandro Fernández) Juan Carlos Medrano — "El Carretonero" (Los Rieleros del Norte) Edel Ramírez — "No Debes Llorar" (Los Cosmos)	[3]
2001	José Vaca Flores	Mexico	"Borracho Te Recuerdo"	Vicente Fernández	Enrique Valencia — "De Paisano A Paisano" (Los Tigres del Norte) Francisco de Jesus Martínez — "Disculpe Usted" (Los Humildes) Oscar L. Treviño — "Mi Obsesión" (Los Palominos) Toscano — "Piérdeme El Respeto" (Paquita la del Barrio)	[5]
2002	Freddie Martínez	United States	"Del Otro Lado Del Porton"	Ramón Ayala y Sus Bravos del Norte	Jimmy González — "Ahora Que Hago Sin Ti" (Jimmy Gonzalez y El Grupo Mazz) Joan Sebastian — "Apuesto" (Pepe Aguilar) Joan Sebastian — "Manantial De Llanto" (Joan Sebastián) Sylvia Ivañez and Bebu Silvetti — "Siempre Te Amaré" (Aida Cuevas)	[6]
2003	Joan Sebastian	Mexico	"Afortunado"	Joan Sebastian	A.B. Quintanilla and Alicia Villarreal — "Ay! Papacito" (Límite) Jimmy González — "Dame Un Minuto" (Jimmy González y El Grupo Mazz) Noe Hernández, Alfonso Lizárraga and Joel Lizárraga — "Las Vías Del Amor" (Banda el Recodo) Ramón González Mora — "Perdóname Mi Amor" (Conjunto Primavera)	[7]
2004	Marco Antonio Solís	Mexico	"Tu Amor O Tu Desprecio"	Marco Antonio Solís	Roberto Martínez — "¿A Donde Estabas?" (Intocable) Mario Quintero Lara — "Imperio" (Los Tucanes de Tijuana) José Cantoral — "José Pérez León" (Los Tigres del Norte) Freddie Martinez — "Titere en Tus Manos" (Ramón Ayala y Sus Bravos del Norte)	[8]
2005	Josué Contreras Johnny Lee Rosas	United States	"Aire"	Intocable	Freddie Martínez — "Corazón Dormido" (Jimmy González y Grupo Mazz) Edel Ramírez — "Me Vuelvo Loco" (Los Palominos) Luigi Giraldo, Cruz "CK" Martínez and A.B. Quintanilla — "Na Na Na (Dulce Niña)" (Kumbia Kings)	[9]
2006	Edgar Cortazar Ernesto Cortazar Tony Melendez	Mexico	"Aún Sigues Siendo Mia"	Conjunto Primavera	Mauricio L. Arriaga and J. E. Murgia — "Contra Viento y Marea" (Intocable) Freddie Martínez — "Corazón De Fierro" (Jimmy González y Grupo Mazz) Joan Sebastian — "Más Allá Del Sol" (Joan Sebastian) Ana Gabriel — "Sin Tu Amor" (Ana Gabriel)	[10]
2007	Freddie Martinez	United States	"A Las Escondidas"	Joe Lopez featuring Jimmy González y Grupo Mazz	Edgar Cortazar and Mark Portmann — "¿Cómo Quieres Que Te Olvide?" (Pedro Fernández) Carlos Alberto Agundiz — "Él No Eres Tú" (Los Horóscopos de Durango) Teodoro Bello — "La Tragedia del Vaquero" (Vicente Fernández) Edgar Cortazar, Adrián Pieragostino and José Luis Terrazas — "Me Duele Escuchar Tu Nombre" (Grupo Montéz de Durango) Mauricio L. Arriaga and Eduardo Murguia — "Por Amarte" (Pepe Aguilar) Luis "Louie" Padilla — "Por Ella (Poco a Poco)" (Intocable)	.[11]
2008	Joan Sebastian	Mexico	"Estos Celos"	Vicente Fernández	Freddie Martínez — "Búscame En El Cielo" (Jimmy González y Grupo Mazz) Charlie Corona and Jesse Turner — "Decirte Te Quiero" (Siggno) Adolfo Angel — "Si Tú Te Vas" (Los Temerarios)	[12]
2009	Marco Antonio Solís	Mexico	"No Molestar"	Marco Antonio Solís	Santa Benith and Ediregia — "Almas Gemelas" (El Trono de México) Espinoza Paz — "Espero" (Grupo Montéz de Durango) Los Tucanes de Tijuana — "Se Fue Mi Amor" (Mario Quintero Lara) Joan Sebastian — "Voy A Conquistarte" (Diego Verdaguer)	[13]
2010	Yoel Henriquez Paco Lugo	United States	"Amarte a La Antigua"	Pedro Fernández	Freddie Martinez — "Atrapada En Un Amor" (Elida Reyna y Avante) Pepe Aguilar — "Chaparrita" (Pepe Aguilar) Joan Sebastian — "Estuve" (Alejandro Fernández) Josué Contreras and Johnny Lee Rosas — "No Puedo Volver" (Intocable)	[14]
2011	Marco Antonio Solís	Mexico	"Tú Me Vuelves Loco"	Marco Antonio Solís	Marco Antonio Solís — "¿A Dónde Vamos a Parar?" (Marco Antonio Solís) Mario Quintero Lara — "El Jefe de la Sierra" (Los Tucanes de Tijuana) Joan Sebastián — "El Padrino" (Joan Sebastián) Joan Sebastián — "Huevos Rancheros" (Joan Sebastián)	[4]
2012	Luis Carlos Monroy Adrián Pieragostino	Mexico	"El Mejor Perfume"	La Original Banda El Limón De Salvador Lizárraga	Ismael Gallegos and Alberto Jimenez Maeda — "Ay Mi Mexico" (Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea) Charlie Corona and Jesse Turner — "Como Me Acuerdo De Ti" (Siggno) Luis Carlos Monroy and Adrian Pieragostino — "El Dia Que Me Fui" (Shaila Durcal) Manuel Eduardo Toscano — "Vivo Contenta" (Paquita la del Barrio)	[15][16]
2013	Pedro Fernández	Mexico	"Cachito De Cielo"	Pedro Fernández	Horacio Palencia — "Mi Razón De Ser" (Banda Sinaloense Ms De Sergio Lizárraga) Manuel Eduardo Toscano — "Romeo Y Su Nieta" (Paquita la del Barrio) Luis Carlos Monroy, Adrián Pieragostino, and Alex Rodríguez — "Todo y Nada" (Los Canarios De Michoacán) Adalberto Gallegos — "Tu Última Canción" (Jay Pérez)	[17]
2014	Marco Antonio Solís	Mexico	"De Mil Amores"	Marco Antonio Solís	José Luis Roma — "Amor Amor" (Conjunto Primavera) Mario Alberto Zapata — "Cuando Estás De Buenas" (Pesado) Paulina Aguirre and Alberto Jiménez Maeda — "Mirando Hacia Arriba" (Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea) Afid Ferrer — "Tonto Corazón" (Siggno)	[18]
2015	Mauricio Arriaga, Edgar Barrera and Eduardo Murguía	Mexico	"Todo Tuyo"	Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga	Julio Bahumea — "El Amor De Su Vida" (Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda) José Alberto Inzunza and Luciano Luna — "Me Sobrabas Tú" (Banda Los Recoditos) Raúl Jiménez E. and Chucho Rincón — "Para Que Nunca Llores" (Diego Verdaguer) Espinoza Paz, — "Perdí La Pose" (Espinoza Paz)	[19][20]

• ^{^[I]} Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.
• ^{^[II]} The performing artist is only listed but does not receive the award.
• ^{^[III]} Showing the name of the songwriter(s), the nominated song and in parentheses the performer's name(s).

See also

• Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year
• Lo Nuestro Award for Regional Mexican Song of the Year

References

General

• "Latin Grammy Award Winners". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 31, 2011. Note: User must select the "Regional Mexican Field" category as the genre under the search feature.

Specific

1. "Sobre La Academia Latina de la Grabación" (in Spanish). Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
2. "Category Guide: Regional Mexican Field". Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
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5. "The Full List of Nominations". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company). July 18, 2001. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
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8. "Lista de nominados al los Grammy Latinos" (in Spanish). Terra Networks México. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
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10. Faber, Judy (September 26, 2006). "Shakira Leads Latin Grammy Nominations". CBS News. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
11. "Lista de nominados al Grammy Latino 2007" (in Spanish). Mujer Activa. August 31, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
12. "9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company). September 10, 2007. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
13. "Conoce a los nominados a los Grammy Latinos" (in Spanish). Terra Networks México. September 19, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
14. "Latin Grammy nominees announced: Alejandro Sanz and Camila among top contenders". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company). September 8, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
15. "Latin Grammys 2012: Full List Of Nominees". HuffPost Latino Voices (TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc.). September 25, 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
16. "Past Winners Search". The Latin Grammys. The Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
17. "Latin Grammys 2013: The complete list of winners and nominees". LA Times (Tribune Publishing). November 21, 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
18. "Latin Grammys 2014: Complete list of nominees and winners". LA Times (Tribune Publishing). November 20, 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
19. Roiz, Jessica (23 September 2015). "Latin Grammy 2015 Nominations: Ricky Martin, J Balvin, Alejandro Sanz Get Nods, Plus Full List". Latin Times. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
20. Saldana, Janel (November 19, 2015). "Latin Grammy Winners 2015: Natalia Lafourcade, J Balvin Take Home Awards, Plus Full List!". Latin Times. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

External links

• Official site of the Latin Grammy Awards