Alejandro Sanz dominates 5th Latin Grammy Awards

Spanish pop singer Alejandro Sanz was the big winner at Wednesday night's (9/1) Latin Grammy Awards, racking up trophies in all four categories for which he was nominated.

Sanz, who wasn't at the ceremony, scored wins for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Album, all for his 2003 album, "No es lo Mismo," and its title track.

Sanz adds the four trophies to a case that already holds seven previous Latin Grammys; the 11 awards make him the top Latin Grammy winner of all time.

Additionally, "No es lo Mismo" won the award for best-engineered album, an honor that went to engineers Mick Guzauski, Rafa Sardina and Pepo Sherman.

The night's other multiple-award winners were Maria Rita , who scored for Best New Artist, and also won the award for most-popular Brazillian album; and Cafe Tacuba , whose "Eres" topped the Best Rock Song category, and whose "Cuatro Caminos" won for Best Alternative Music Album.

A total of 43 awards were handed out. Winners were selected by votes from the approximately 3,000 members of the Latin Recording Academy. A complete list of winners appears below.

Album of the Year
"No Es Lo Mismo," Alejandro Sanz

Best Alternative Music Album
"Cuatro Caminos," Cafe Tacuba

Best Ranchero Album
"En Vivo Juntos Por Ultima Vez," Vicente y Alejandro Fernandez

Record of the Year
"No Es Lo Mismo," Alejandro Sanz

Best New Artist
Maria Rita

Best Female Pop Vocal Album
"De Mil Colores," Rosario

MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album
"Maria Rita," Maria Rita

Best Music Video
"Mas y Mas," Robi Draco Rosa

Song of the Year
"No Es Lo Mismo," Alejandro Sanz, songwriter and artist

Best Male Pop Vocal Album
"No Es Lo Mismo," Alejandro Sanz

Best Pop Album By a Duo or Group with Vocal
"De Viaje," Sin Bandera

Best Urban Music Album
"En Honor A La Verdad," Vico C

Best Rock Solo Vocal Album
"Si," Julieta Venegas

Best Rock Album By a Duo or Group with Vocal
"Libertad," La Ley

Best Rock Song
"Eres," Emmanuel Del Real, songwriter (Cafe Tacuba, artist)

Best Salsa Album
"Regalo Del Alma," Celia Cruz

Best Merengue Album
"Sin Desperdicio," Johnny Ventura

Best Contemporary Tropical Album
"Albita Llego," Albita

Best Traditional Tropical Album
"Lagrimas Negras," Bebo Valdes and Diego El Cigala

Best Tropical Song
"Rie y Llora," Sergio George and Fernando Osorio, songwriters (Celia Cruz, artist)

Best Singer-Songwriter Album
"Soraya," Soraya

Best Banda Album
"Por Ti," Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga

Best Grupero Album
"Cuando El Corazon Se Cruza," Alicia Villarreal

Best Tejano Album
"Live En El Valle," Jimmy Gonzalez and Grupo Mazz

Best Norteno Album
"Pacto De Sangre," Los Tigres Del Norte

Best Regional Mexican Song
"Tu Amor O Tu Desprecio," Marco Antonio Solis, songwriter (Marco Antonio Solis, artist)

Best Instrumental Album
"Obrigado Brazil Live In Concert," Yo-Yo Ma

Best Folk Album
"K," Kepa Junkera

Best Tango Album
"Postangos En Vivo En Rosario," Gerardo Gandini

Best Flamenco Album
"Cositas Buenas," Paco De Lucia

Best Latin Jazz Album
"New Conceptions," Chucho Valdes

Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)
"Recordando Otra Vez," Marcos Witt

Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)
"Fruto De Amor," Aline Barros;

Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album
"Carlinhos Brown Es Carlito Marron," Carlinhos Brown

Best Brazilian Rock Album
"Cosmotron," Skank

Best Samba/Pagode Album
"Para Caymmi. De Nana, Dori e Danilo," Nana, Dori e Danilo

Best Romantic Music Album
"Zeze Di Camargo & Luciano," Zeze Di Camargo & Luciano

Best Brazilian Roots/Regional Album
"No Seculo XXI, No Patio Do Forro," Banda De Pifanos De Caruaru

Best Brazilian Song (Portuguese Language)
"A Festa," Milton Nascimento, songwriter (Maria Rita, artist)

Best Latin Children's Album
"Ninos Adorando," Ninos Adorando

Best Classical Album (tie)
- "Carmen Symphony," Orquestra Simfonica De Barcelona I Nacional De Catalunya & Jose Serebrier
- "Jobim Sinfonico," Various Artists

Best Engineered Album
"No Es Lo Mismo," Rafa Sardina, engineer (Alejandro Sanz, artist)

Producer of the Year
Javier Limon

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