8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards

The 8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on Thursday, November 8, 2007, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show aired on Univision. Juan Luis Guerra was the night's big winner, winning 5 awards including Album of the Year. Juan Luis Guerra was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year one night prior to the telecast.

8th Latin Grammy Awards
DateNovember 8, 2007
VenueMandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Hosted byEugenio Derbez and Lucero
Highlights
Person of the YearJuan Luis Guerra
Television/radio coverage
NetworkUnivision

Awards

Winners are in bold text.

General

Record of the Year

Juan Luis Guerra — "La Llave de Mi Corazón"

Album of the Year

Juan Luis GuerraLa Llave de mi Corazón

Song of the Year

Juan Luis Guerra — "La Llave De Mi Corazón"

Best New Artist

Jesse & Joy

Pop

Best Female Pop Vocal Album

Laura PausiniYo Canto

Best Male Pop Vocal Album

Ricky MartinMTV Unplugged

Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals

La Quinta EstaciónEl Mundo Se Equivoca

Urban

Best Urban Music Album

Calle 13Residente O Visitante

Best Urban Song

Eduardo Cabra, Panasuyo and Rene Perez — "Pal Norte" (Calle 13 featuring Orishas)

Rock

Best Rock Solo Vocal Album

Fito PáezEl Mundo Cabe En Una Canción

  • Belo y Los Susodichos — Pisando Lo Fregao
  • Iván FerreiroLas Siete y Media
  • Rosendo MercadoEl Endemico Embustero y El Incauto Pertinaz
  • Ariel RotDúos, Tríos y Otras Perversiones

Best Rock Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals

Los RabanesKamikaze

Best Rock Song

Gustavo Cerati — "La Excepción"

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album

AterciopeladosOye

Best Alternative Song

Manu Chao — "Me Llaman Calle"

Tropical

Best Salsa Album

El Gran Combo de Puerto RicoArroz con Habichuela

Best Merengue Album

Juan Luis GuerraLa Llave de mi Corazón

Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album

Jorge Celedón and Jimmy Zambrano — Son...Para El Mundo

  • Checo AcostaChecazos de Carnaval 3
  • Binomio de Oro de AméricaImpredecible
  • Alfredo Gutiérrez — El Más Grande con Los Grandes
  • Peter Manjarrés and Sergio Luis Rodríguez — El Papá de Los Amores

Best Contemporary Tropical Album

Oscar D'LeónFuzionando

Best Traditional Tropical Album

Bobby CruzRománticos De Ayer, Hoy y Siempre

  • Francisco Cespedes — Con El Permiso de Bola
  • Ibrahim FerrerMi Sueño
  • La Charanga Cubana — A Comer Chicharrón
  • Alfredo Valdés Jr. — De La Habana a Nueva York

Best Tropical Song

Juan Luis Guerra — "La Llave de Mi Corazón"

Singer-Songwriter

Best Singer-Songwriter Album

Caetano Veloso

Regional Mexican

Best Ranchero Album

Pepe AguilarEnamorado

Best Banda Album

Los Horóscopos de DurangoDesatados

Best Grupero Album

Grupo BryndisSólo Pienso En Ti

Best Tejano Album

Los PalominosEvoluciones

Best Norteño Album

Michael SalgadoEn Vivo

  • Conjunto PrimaveraEl Amor Que Nunca Fue
  • IntocableCrossroads — Cruce De Caminos
  • Pesado — Piénsame Un Momento
  • Siggno — Capítulo 5

Best Regional Mexican Song

Freddie Martinez, Sr. — "A Las Escondidas" (Joe Lopez featuring Jimmy González & El Grupo Mazz)

Instrumental

Best Instrumental Album

Chick Corea and Béla FleckThe Enchantment

  • Ray BarrettoStandards Rican-ditioned
  • Ed CalleIn The Zone
  • Carlos Franzetti Trio — Live In Buenos Aires
  • Hamilton de Holanda Quintet — Brasilianos

Traditional

Best Folk Album

Los Gaiteros de San JacintoUn Fuego de Sangre Pura

Best Tango Album

Raul Jaurena — Te Amo Tango

  • Luisa Maria Güell — Una
  • Rodolfo Mederos Orquesta Típica — Comunidad
  • Vayo — Tango Legends

Best Flamenco Album

Ojos de BrujoTecharí

  • Calima — Azul
  • Juan Carmona — Sinfonia Flamenca
  • Miguel Poveda — Tierra De Calma
  • Son De La Frontera — Cal

Jazz

Best Latin Jazz Album

Arturo SandovalRumba Palace

Christian

Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)

Marcos WittAlegría

Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)

Aline BarrosCaminho De Milagres

  • Padre Juarez de Castro — Deus Está Aqui
  • Eyshila — Até Tocar O Céu
  • Cristina Mel — Um Novo Tempo
  • Robinson Monteiro — Uma Nova História
  • Oficina G3Oficina Elektracustika G3

Brazilian

Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album

LenineAcústico MTV

Best Brazilian Rock Album

LobãoAcústico MTV

Best Samba/Pagode Album

Zeca PagodinhoAcústico MTV 2 Gafieira

Best MPB Album

Leny Andrade and Cesar Camargo MarianoAo Vivo

Best Romantic Music Album

Cauby Peixoto — Eternamente Cauby Peixoto: 55 Anos de Carreira

Best Brazilian Roots/Regional Album

Daniela MercuryBalé Mulato - Ao Vivo

Best Brazilian Song

Caetano Veloso — "Não Me Arrependo"

Children's

Best Latin Children Album

Voz VeisCómo Se Llega A Belén

Classical

Best Classical Album

John NeschlingBeethoven Abertura Consagração da Casa Sinfonia Nº 6
Montserrat CaballéLa Canción Romántica Española

Recording Package

Best Recording Package

Catalina Díez — Los Vallenatos de Andrés (Various Artists)

Production

Best Engineered Album

Allan Leschhorn, Luis Mansilla, Ronnie Torres and Adam Ayan — La Llave de mi Corazón (Juan Luis Guerra)

  • Mario Breuer, Gustavo "Pichon" dal Pont, Javier Garza and Giovanni Versari — A Tu Lado (Juan Fernando Velasco)
  • Álvaro Alencar and Ricardo Garcia — Acústico MTV (Lenine)
  • Jay Ashby, Jay Dudt and Hollis Greathouse — Especiaria (Flavio Chamis)
  • Gil Cerezo, Carlos Chairez, Omar Gongora, Ulises Lozano and Cesar Pliego — Reina (Kinky)

Producer of the Year

Sebastian Krys

Music Video

Best Short Form Music Video

Voz Veis — "Ven A Mi Casa Esta Navidad"

Best Long Form Music Video

Ricky MartinMTV Unplugged

Special Awards

Lifetime Achievement Awards

Trustees Awards

  • Joao Araujo
  • Leopoldo Federico.
  • Fernando Hernández

Performers

Presenters

References

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