The votes have been cast by Dominican show business writers for the Casandra Awards, the Dominican Oscars ceremony for the performing arts, set to be held with invited guests and telecast nationwide on Tuesday, 13 March from the National Theater, on Telemicro, Channel 5 as of 7pm. Guest artists include Canada’s Cirque Eloize, Mexico’s Gloria Trevi, Puerto Rico’s Daddy Yankee and Dominican Wilfrido Vargas, now resident in Colombia, who will receive a tribute.
The Casandra Awards honor the best in the entertainment business during the previous year.
The nominees are:
Classics & Theater Category
Best Theater Director: Carlos Espinal (Master Class), Haffe Serulle (Pros-Tib), Radhames Polanco (Confesion de una mascara), Germana Quintana (La Duda), Maria Castillo (Dreamgirls)
Best Theatrical Actress of the Year: Lidia Ariza (La duda), Cecilia Garcia (Master Class), Viena Gonzalez (El tsunami), Cristal Marie (Dreamgirls), Luvil Gonzalez (Confesion de una mascara)
Best Theatrical Actor: Claudio Rivera (El tsunami), Fausto Rojas (Confesion de una mascara), Waddys Jaquez (Dreamgirls), Jose Manuel Rodriguez (La propuesta), Stuart Ortiz (Pros-Tib)
Best Drama: La duda (Germana Quintana), Master Class (Carlos Espinal), El tsunami (Claudio Rivera), Confesion de una mascara (Radhames Polanco), Pros-Tib (Haffe Serulle)
Best Classical Dancer: Maykel Acosta, Lisbell Piedra, Stephanie Bauger, Pablo Perez
Best Classical/Modern Choreographer: Elizabeth Crooke, Carlos Veitia, Isadora Bruno
Best Classical/Modern Performance: Los colores de la danza (Marinella Sallent), Folklore a los cuatro vientos (Josefine Minino)
Best Classical Lyrical Soloist: Juan Cuevas, Glenmer Perez, Paola Gonzalez
Most Outstanding Dominican Artist Abroad: Michel Camilo (pianist), Zoe Saldana (actress), Enrique Pina (classical vocal soloist)
Best Musical: Blancanieves y los siete enanitos (Fidel Lopez), Dreamgirls (Amaury Sanchez, Rent (Luichy Guzman), Hansel y Gretel (Luis Marcell Ricart), Las aventuras de Willie (Amaury Sanchez)
Communications Category
Best Actor: Manolo Ozuna (I Love Bachata), Raymond Pozo (Lotoman), Victor Checo (La hija natural)
Best Movie Actress: Julietta Rodriguez (La hija natural), Olga Buccarelli (Lotoman)
Director of the Year: Jorge and Luis Morillo (3 al Rescate), Archie Lopez (Lotoman), Laura Amelia Guzman and Israel Cardenas (Jean Gentil), Leticia Tonos (La hija natural), Roberto Angel Salcedo (I Love Bachata)
Best Daily Variety TV Program: Chevere nights (Telesistema), El poder de las 12 (Supercanal 33), El show del mediodia, De extremo a extremo, Escandalo del 13
Best Children’s TV program: Kankimania, vivan los ninos, El campamento de Robert Luis, La hora de ser feliz
Best Youth TV Program: Iamdra Full, Todos con Emely, Relevos VIP
Best Comedy Program: Raymond y Miguel, Tirimundati, Boca de Piano es un show, Happy Team
Best broadcaster: Sergio Carlo, Susi Caraballo, Frank Brea, Kevin Cabral, Carlos Santana
Best TV animator: Jhoel Lopez, Jochy Santos, Michael Miguel, Brenda Sanchez, Nelson Javier
Best TV host: Milagros German, Miralba Ruiz, Luz Garcia, Tania Baez, Roberto Angel Salcedo
Best Comedian: Raymond Pozo, Miguel Cespedes, Fausto Mata, Felipe Polanco, Cuquin Victoria
Best Investigative Journalism: El Informe (Alicia Ortega – Antena Latina), Nuria (Nuria Piera, Color Vision), Zona 5 (Laura Castellanos), Mil Historias (Judith Leclerc)
Best Weekly Variety TV Program: Hola Gente (Tania Baez), Noche de Luz (Luz Garcia), De calle con Dafne (Dafne Guzman), Gianni Espectacular (Gianni Paulino), Muy personal (Miralba Ruiz)
Seasonal Program: El camion de los suenos (Miralba Ruiz, TeleAntillas), Un tiempo despues (Yolanda Martinez, Telesistema), Acceso total (Georgina Duluc, TeleAntillas)
Best Regional Entertainment Program: El show de Nelson (Nelson Javier), Ustedes y nosotros (Jose Fabian), Francisco muy diferente (Francisco Vasquez)
Dominican TV Hosts Abroad: Mariela Encarnacion,Nancy Alvarez, Frederick Martinez (El Pacha),Ernesto Jerez, Charytin Goico
Best Video clip: Haciendome el loco (Ilegales, directed by Jochy Fersobe), Da pa lo do (Rita Indiana, director: Engel Leonardo), Me va a quemar el celular (Villano Sam, directors: Jose Miguel Perez, Mario Esteban and Bismark Ayala), Pa que me mires (Wason Brazoban, director: Alberto Zayas), Con fe (Chichi Peralta, director: Alejandro Perez)
TV Special Production: 30 de marzo: consolidacion de la Independencia Nacional (Victor R. Valerio), La palabra vive Homenaje al Maestro (Robert Lizardo, Inside Japan (Chichi Peralta), Cinco siglos de adviento (Fundacion Memoria de Nacion, Maximo Jose Rodriguez), Dominicana en Mar de Plata (Raul Camilo).
Best film: La hija natural (Leticia Tonos), 3 al rescate (Jorge and Luis Morillo), Lotoman (Archi Lopez), Jean Gentil (Laura Amelia Guzman and Israel Cardenas), I Love Bachata (Roberto Angel Salcedo)
Popular Category
Best band: Miriam Cruz, Hector Acosta, Eddy Herrera, Los Rosario, Tono Rosario
Best Grassroots Group: Banda Real, Jovanny Polanco, Krisspy, Wilman Pena
Best Orchestration: Victor Waill, Henry Jimenez, Ramon Orlando, Edwin Garcia, Zacarias Ferreira
Composer of the Year: Anthony Romeo, Daniel Santacruz, Vicente Garcia
Bachata song of the Year: Vencido, Joe Veras (Composer: Juan Carlos Felix and Joe Veras), You, Anthony Romeo Santos (Composer: Anthony Romeo Santos), Tu y nadie mas, Zacarias Ferreira (Composer: Zacarias Ferreira), Perdoname, Kilo Rodriguez (Composer: Lincoln Silverio), Mi ultima carta, Prince Royce (Composer: Geoffrey Rojas)
Street Merengue: El Cata, Juliana
Dominican Artist Abroad: Juan Luis Guerra, Prince Royce, Tercer Cielo
Popular Dominican Group Abroad: Hector Acosta, Eddy Herrera, Los Rosario, Sergio Vargas, Ilegales
Merengue Song of the Year: Vida loca, Eddy Herrera (Composer: Martin de Leon), Que vuelva mi morena, Hector Acosta (Composer: Vladimir Dotel), Esa muchacha, Los Rosario (Composer: Rafa Rosario and Rene Solis), Sin Dios no hay nada, Fernandito Villalona (Composer: Hendry Zarzuela): Es necesario, Miriam Cruz (Composer: Johnny Ventura)
Male Singer: Wason Brazoban, Pavel Nunez
Female Singer: Jackeline Estevez, Martha Heredia, Alexa, Cristal Marie
Revelation of the Year: El Varon de la Bachata, Joel Santos, Vicente Garcia, Yunel Cruz, El Batallon
Salsa Musician of the Year: Alex Matos, Sexappeal, Micheli
Concert of the Year: Mano a mano (Michel Camilo), Several performers (Sinatra, El Tributo), 20 anos despues, Anthony Rios and Yolandita Monge, Jazzeando, Sandy Gabriel; Prince Royce, El Concierto
Production of the Year: Miriam: Es necesario, Miriam Cruz, (production Rene Brea), Yo soy la buena, Jackeline Esteves (production Rafael Perez), 20 Aniversario Eddy Herrera (production Evelio Herrera)
Bachata Singer of the Year: Zacarias Ferreira, Joe Veras, Anthony Santos, Frank Reyes
Album of the Year: Milly Quezada (Aqui estoy yo), Tu y nadie mas (Zacarias Ferreira), Jazzeando (Sandy Gabriel), Mi luz (Fernandito Villalona), Porque no vienes (Sexappeal)
Urban Music Group or Artist: Vakero, Secreto, Don Miguelo, El Poeta Callejero, La Materialista
Rock Group of the Year: Toque Profundo, Diego Mena, Poolpo, Futuros Divorciados
Contemporary Religious Music Group: Johan Paulino, Alfareros, Tercer Cielo, Isabel Valdez, Marcos Yaroide
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