Niña Pastori received the Latin Grammy award for Best Folk Album on Thursday and took advantage of her brief acceptance speech to dedicate it to the DANA victims in Valencia: "I am happy, but I cannot forget the people from my land, especially Valencia, who have suffered greatly from the DANA. A big kiss to my people from Valencia, to all the people who have been attentive and fighting, we are a supportive country and this Latin Grammy is for them," she said from the stage.
This is the sixth Latin Grammy that Niña Pastori has won in her career.
The artist from Cádiz was competing alongside Lila Downs and Soledad, with whom she recorded the album Raíz nunca me fui. This album is a continuation of the one the three artists (Spanish, Mexican, and Argentine, respectively) recorded a decade ago to reclaim their respective folk origins while celebrating the combination and fusion of styles and cultures. A happy reunion that once again receives the same award: their first joint album, Raíz, was also recognized with the Latin Grammy for Best Folk Album in 2014.
The 25th edition of the Latin Grammy Awards was celebrated on Thursday night in the very Latin city of Miami. Juan Luis Guerra was the big winner with four awards, including Best Album and Record of the Year. Spanish music did not fare well: our artists had 15 nominations, but almost all ended in disappointment.
In addition to Niña Pastori, the guitarist Antonio Rey also took home a gramophone in a category guaranteed for Spanish music, that of Best Flamenco Album. Antonio Rey won with Historias de un flamenco over Vicente Amigo (Andenes del tiempo) and Las Migas (Rumberas); this is the second time the Madrid guitarist has won this award.
Iñigo Quintero was unable to win one of the major awards of the night, the Best New Artist, which was awarded to the Colombian Ela Taubert.
Quevedo lost in the Best Urban Song category to Bonita by Daddy Yankee.
Ale Acosta and Valeria Castro lost to Tiësto's remix of Bzrp Session 53 by Bizarrap and Shakira.
David Bisbal lost in Best Pop Song to Feriado by Rawayana.
Rozalén, nominated in two categories, lost in Best Singer-Songwriter Album to Pausa by Leonel García and in Best Singer-Songwriter Song to Derrumbe by Jorge Drexler, and García by Kany García, who shared the award.
C. Tangana had a tough time in the Best Short Version Music Video category and also did not win. The award went to another musician who has ventured into film direction, Residente, who won with 313, featuring the Spanish artists Sílvia Pérez Cruz and actress Penélope Cruz.
Mägo de Oz lost to Aterciopelados for Best Rock Album.
Diego el Cigala lost to Kany García for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
Carlos Sadness and Vetusta Morla also did not win the Best Packaging Design award.
On the other hand, the Spanish-Argentine artist Nathy Peluso was one of the surprises of the gala, winning three Latin Grammy Awards: Best Alternative Song for El día que perdí mi juventud, Best Long Version Music Video for Grasa, and Best Rap Song for Aprender a amar.
Jorge Drexler also won two trophies for Derrumbe, for Song of the Year (one of the most important awards of the ceremony) and Best Singer-Songwriter Song.