Merengue group Los Hermanos Rosario won the El Soberano prize at the 28th Casandra Awards, in a spectacular show televised last night Tuesday, 13 March, hosted by comedians Cuquin Victoria and Felipe Polanco (Boruga). Socorro Castellanos received a special Casandra Award for Merit. Mana, Natalia Jimenez, William Levy and Gloria Trevi received International Casandra Awards. The 2012 winners of the leading annual prize granted by the show business writers associations to the entertainment industry by categories are:
Classics & Theater Category
Best Theater Director: Haffe Serulle (Pros-Tib)
Best Theatrical Actress of the Year: Cecilia Garcia (Master Class)
Best Theatrical Actor: Fausto Rojas (Confesion de una mascara)
Best Drama: Master Class (Carlos Espinal)
Best Classical Dancer: Lisbell Piedra
Best Classical/Modern Choreographer: Elizabeth Crooke
Best Classical/Modern Performance: Los colores de la danza (Marinella Sallent)
Best Classical Lyrical Soloist: Juan Cuevas
Most Outstanding Dominican Artist Abroad: Zoe Saldana (actress)
Best Musical: Dreamgirls (Amaury Sanchez)
Communications Category
Best Actor: Raymond Pozo (Lotoman)
Best Movie Actress: Julietta Rodriguez (La hija natural)
Director of the Year: Leticia Tonos (La hija natural)
Best Daily Variety TV Program: Chevere nights (Telesistema)
Best Children’s TV program: El campamento de Robert Luis
Best Youth TV Program: Iamdra Full
Best Comedy Program: Raymond y Miguel
Best Broadcaster: Sergio Carlo
Best TV animator: Michael Miguel
Best TV host: Roberto Angel Salcedo
Best Comedian: Fausto Mata
Best Investigative Journalism: El Informe (Alicia Ortega – Antena Latina)
Best Weekly Variety TV Program: Noche de Luz (Luz Garcia)
Best Weekly Entertainment Program: Divertido con Jochy
Seasonal Program: Un tiempo despues (Yolanda Martinez, Telesistema)
Dominican TV Hosts Abroad: Ernesto Jerez
Best Video Clip: Pa que me mires (Wason Brazoban, director: Alberto Zayas)
TV Special Production: Cinco siglos de adviento (Fundacion Memoria de Nacion, Maximo Jose Rodriguez)
Best film: Jean Gentil (Laura Amelia Guzman and Israel Cardenas)
Popular Category
Best band: Miriam Cruz
Best Grassroots Group: Banda Real
Best Orchestration: Victor Waill
Composer of the Year: Anthony Romeo
Bachata song of the Year: Tu y nadie mas, Zacarias Ferreira (Composer: Zacarias Ferreira)
Street Merengue: El Cata
Dominican Artist Abroad: Prince Royce
Popular Dominican Group Abroad: Hector Acosta
Merengue Song of the Year: Vida loca, Eddy Herrera (Composer: Martin de Leon)
Male Singer: Wason Brazoban
Female Singer: Jackeline Estevez
Revelation of the Year: El Batallon
Salsa Musician of the Year: Alex Matos
Production of the Year: 20 Aniversario Eddy Herrera (production Evelio Herrera)
Bachata Singer of the Year: Zacarias Ferreira
Album of the Year: Quedate conmigo (Zacarias Ferreira)
Concert of the Year: Jazzeando (Sandy Gabriel)
Urban Music Group or Artist: Don Miguelo
Rock Group of the Year: Toque Profundo
Contemporary Religious Music Group: Marcos Yaroide
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