71-year old Manuela Josefa Cabrera, best known as Fefita la Grande was finally recognized for her prolific career in music, winning the top award, the Soberano at the Premios Soberano that took place yesterday evening, Tuesday 31 May 2016 at the National Theater in Santo Domingo.
The Soberano Awards are organized by the Association of Show Business Reporters (Acroarte) and honor the best of local music, TV, radio, theater, classical, arts and movies. This year’s show was hosted by Cheddy Garcia and Irving Alberti.
The respected female merengue accordionist has been in show business for more than 50 years. She famously taught herself to play the instrument and began performing at the age of nine, using her father’s accordion in her native Santiago Rodriguez province. To this day, she is one of the best-known representatives of the Perico Ripiao or grassroots merengue musical genre.
The other award winners are:
* Classical:
Lyrical Singer: Natalie Pena Comas
Classical Dancer: Marcos Rodriguez (Gala de la Danza Mundial)
Choreographer: Victor Ramirez (Universos Rotos)
Theatrical Production: “Cita a ciegas”
Musical of the Year: “Perfectus Quorum”
Stage Production: “Il Pagliacci”
Theater Director: Isabel Spencer, “Hasta el abismo”
Theater Actor of the Year: Jorge Santiago “Cita a ciegas”
Theater Actress of the Year: Lidia Ariza “Cita a ciegas”
Outstanding Performer Abroad: Nathalie Pena Comas
* Cinema:
Movie of the Year: “La Gunguna”
Cinema Actor: Gerardo Mercedes, “La Gunguna”
Cinema Actress: Crystal Jimenez, “Detective Willy”
Cinema Director: Ernesto Alemany, “La Gunguna”
Video of the Year: “Muchachita linda”, Juan Luis Guerra (director Jean Guerra)
* Communication/ TV:
Daily Entertainment Show: El Show del Mediodia
Children’s Program: El Show de Huguito
Investigative TV Program: Nuria
Weekly Variety TV show: Con Jatnna
Regional Entertainment Show: Ustedes y Nosotros
Best overseas broadcaster: Tony Dandrades on Univision
Comedian of the Year: Cheddy Garcia
TV broadcaster of the Year: Ana Rossina Troncoso
Best Season Program: “Trayectoria,” Juan Carlos Arvelo
Best TV Host: Mariasela Alvarez
Best TV Entertainer: Michael Miguel Holguin
Best Weekly Entertainment Show: Divertido con Jochy
* Popular:
Contemporary Religious Music: Marcos Yaroide
Merengue Band: Miriam Cruz
Grassroots Music Group: El Prodigio
Musical Arrangement: Emmanuel Frias
Composer of the Year: Jose Pena Suazo
Bachata song of the Year: “Como seras tu,” (Raulin Rodriguez, composer Frank Luis Martinez)
Outstanding artist performing overseas: Romeo Santos
Merengue song of the year: “Nuevecita de caja,” Hermanos Rosario (composer Miguel Braho)
Breakout artist of the year: Revolucion Salsera
Salsa act of the year: Chiquito Team Band
Comedy Show: “Raymond & Miguel 20 anos de humor”
Bachata singer of the year: Raulin Rodriguez
Album of the year: “De mis insomnios,” Pavel Nunez
Urban artist or group: Mozart La Para
Solo Singer: Diomary La Mala
Concert of the Year: “Todo tiene su hora,” Juan Luis Guerra
Show of the year: “Luz en las tinieblas,” Marcos Yaroide
Duo of the Year: Romeo Santos & Marc Anthony (“Yo tambien”)
* The four special awards winners were:
Soberano Internacional: J Balvin, Gente de Zona
Soberano al Merito: The New York Band
Soberano Especial: Gilberto Santa Rosa
Soberano del Publico: Mozart la Para
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