Latin Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Song

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Latin Grammy Award for Best Regional Song
Awarded forquality regional Mexican songs
CountryUnited States
Presented by The Latin Recording Academy
First awarded2000
Currently held by Édgar Barrera & Kevyn Mauricio Cruz for "El Amor de Su Vida" (2024)
Most awards Marco Antonio Solís (4)
Most nominations Joan Sebastián (10)
Website latingrammy.com

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican 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. In 2016, the award was changed back to Best Regional Mexican Song.

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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.

Winners and nominees

Year [I] Songwriter(s)WorkPerforming artist(s) [II] NomineesRef.
2000 Kike Santander "Mi Verdad" Alejandro Fernández
[3]
2001 José Vaca Flores"Borracho Te Recuerdo" Vicente Fernández
[5]
2002 Freddie Martínez"Del Otro Lado Del Porton" Ramón Ayala y Sus Bravos del Norte
[6]
2003 Joan Sebastian "Afortunado" Joan Sebastian
[7]
2004 Marco Antonio Solís "Tu Amor O Tu Desprecio" Marco Antonio Solís
[8]
2005 Josué Contreras & Johnny Lee Rosas"Aire" Intocable
[9]
2006 Edgar Cortazar, Ernesto Cortazar & Tony Melendez"Aún Sigues Siendo Mia" Conjunto Primavera
[10]
2007 Freddie Martinez"A Las Escondidas"Joe Lopez featuring Jimmy González y Grupo Mazz
. [11]
2008 Joan Sebastian "Estos Celos" Vicente Fernández
[12]
2009 Marco Antonio Solís "No Molestar" Marco Antonio Solís
[13]
2010 Yoel Henriquez & Paco Lugo"Amarte a La Antigua" Pedro Fernández
[14]
2011 Marco Antonio Solís "Tú Me Vuelves Loco" Marco Antonio Solís
[4]
2012 Luis Carlos Monroy & Adrián Pieragostino"El Mejor Perfume"La Original Banda El Limón De Salvador Lizárraga
 [15] [16]
2013 Pedro Fernández "Cachito De Cielo" Pedro Fernández
[17]
2014 Marco Antonio Solís "De Mil Amores" Marco Antonio Solís
[18]
2015 Mauricio Arriaga, Edgar Barrera & Eduardo Murguía"Todo Tuyo" Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga
[19] [20]
2016 Erika Ender, Manu Moreno & Mónica Vélez"Ataúd" Los Tigres Del Norte
  • Javier Manriquez – "Amor De Los Pobres" (La Original Banda El Limón De Salvador Lizáarraga)
  • Salvador Aponte, Dany Pérez, and César Valdivia – "Me Está Gustando" (Banda Los Recoditos)
  • Espinoza Paz – "Te Dirán" (La Adicitva Banda San José De Mesillas)
  • Joan Sebastian – "Volví Pa'l Pueblo" (Joan Sebastian)
 [21]
2017 Juan Treviño"Siempre Es Así"Juan Treviño feat. AJ Castillo
[22] [23]
2018 Christian Nodal "Probablemente" Christian Nodal
  • Domingo Leiva Delgado - "Arránquense Muchachos" (Pedro Fernández)
  • Gabriel Flores & Yoel Henríquez - "Ayúdame A Olvidarte" (La Explosiva Banda De Maza)
  • Edén Muñoz - "Corrido De Juanito" (Calibre 50)
  • Salvador Hurtado - "El Sueño Americano" (La Energía Norteña)
 [24] [25]
2019 Edgar Barrera, Gussy Lau & Christian Nodal "No Te Contaron Mal" Christian Nodal
  • José Luis Roma - "Alguien Mejor Que Yo" (Bronco)
  • Shae Fiol, Camilo Lara & Mireya Ramos - "Besos de Mezcal" (Flor de Toloache)
  • Edgar Barrera, José Esparza, Gussy Lau & Christian Nodal - "De los Besos Que Te Di" (Christian Nodal)
  • Manuel Monterrosas - "Te Amaré" (Alex Fernández)
 [26]
2020 Natalia Lafourcade "Mi Religión" Natalia Lafourcade
[27]
2021 Edgar Barrera, René Humberto Lau Ibarra & Christian Nodal "Aquí Abajo"Christian Nodal
 [28]
2022 Édgar Barrera, Carín León & Matisse "Como lo Hice Yo"Matisse & Carin León
 [29]
2023 Bad Bunny, Edgar Barrera, Andrés Jael Correa Rios & Mag"Un x100to" Grupo Frontera featuring Bad Bunny
 [30]
2024 Édgar Barrera & Kevyn Mauricio Cruz"El Amor de Su Vida" Grupo Frontera & Grupo Firme
[31]

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