1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards
Music awards presented Sept 2000 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles at the Staples Center on Wednesday, September 13, 2000. The big winners were Luis Miguel, Santana and Maná with 3 awards; Juan Luis Guerra, Shakira, Fito Páez and Emilio Estefan Jr. received 2 awards each.
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1st Latin Grammy Awards | ||||
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Date | September 13, 2000 (2000-09-13) | |||
Venue | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California | |||
Hosted by | Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, Andy García, Jimmy Smits and Antonio Banderas | |||
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Person of the Year | Emilio Estefan Jr. | |||
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Network | CBS | |||
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Winners were chosen by voting members of the Latin Academy from a list of finalists. The inaugural ceremony was broadcast live on CBS that year and was seen in more than 100 countries across the world.[1] The two-hour show was the first bilingual broadcast ever to air on network television during prime time.[2]