The annual show business extravaganza, the El Soberano Awards, organized by the Association of Arts Writers (Acroarte) and sponsored by Cerveceria Nacional Dominicana, honored the arts writers’ top picks for 2014. The main award, El Gran Soberano, went to playwright and actor Ivan Garcia.
The Oscars-style televised show began yesterday evening, Tuesday 14 April 2015 with the red carpet interviews at 7pm. It continued inside the National Theater from 9pm lasting until around midnight. It was an evening that celebrated merengue (Fernando Villalona), bachata (Frank Reyes) and salsa, but there was also space for new beats like dembow (Mozart La Para). There was time for nostalgia, with tributes to fashion designer Oscar de la Renta and singer Sonia Silvestre, who both passed away in 2014. Homage was also paid to ballad singers Olga Lara and Vickiana.
Former Miss World Mariasela Alvarez and comedian Cuquin Victoria were the hosts.
The winners for their performances in 2014 are:
El Soberano Award:
Ivan Garcia
Voter’s Popularity Award:
Mozart La Para
Late Tribute Award:
Oscar de la Renta
Merit Award:
Olga Lara, Vickiana
Classics & Theater:
Best Theater Director:
Mario Lebron (La Venus de las pieles)
Best Drama Production:
La Venus de las pieles (Proa Teatro)
Best Theater Actor:
Josue Guerrero (La Venus de las pieles)
Best Theater Actress of the Year:
Maria Castillo (La residencia)
Dance, Music and Shows:
Concert of the Year:
Espirituosi (Monika Despradel)
Best Classical Dancer:
Pablo Perez (Habitantes)
Best Classical/ Modern Choreographer:
Awilda Polanco (Exclamaciones/Habitantes)
Best Classical/Modern Performance:
Luisa Fernanda (Edgar Perez)
Best Classical Vocalist:
Nathalie Pena-Comas
Best Musical:
In The Heights (Amaury Sanchez)
Most Outstanding Dominican Artist Abroad:
Aisha Syed
Best Popular Group Abroad:
Romeo
Best Vocalist of the Year:
Pavel Nunez
Best Orchestra:
Miriam Cruz
Best Contemporary Religious Music:
Barack
Best Orchestration and Musical Arranger:
Amaury Sanchez.
Best Songwriter:
Romeo
Best Music CD:
Formula Vol. 2 (Romeo Santos)
Merengue Song of the Year:
Dios me tiene lo Mio (Pena Suazo)
Bachata Song of the Year:
Eres mia (Romeo Santos, Composer: Romeo Santos),
Comedy Show of the Year:
Festival de Humor Luisito Marti (Producer: Kaki Marti),
Best Urban Artist/Group:
Don Miguelo
Best Bachata Performer:
Raulin Rodriguez, Anthony Santos, Frank Reyes
Best Grassroots Music Group:
Krisspy
Best Salsa Performance:
Chiquito Team Band
Newcomer of the Year:
Shadow Blow
Television & Radio:
Best Investigative Journalism or Special Program:
El Informe (Alicia Ortega)
Best Daily Variety TV program:
Chevere Nights
Best Weekly Variety TV Program:
Bien de Bien
Best Weekly TV show:
Pegate y gana con El Pacha
Best Regional Variety Show:
Ustedes y nosotros
Best Children’s TV program:
Kankimania
Best TV Comedy:
A reir con Raymond y Miguel
Best Comedian:
Cheddy Garcia.
Best Broadcaster:
Laura Castellanos.
Best Broadcaster abroad:
Tony Dandrade
Best TV MC:
Jochy Santos
Best TV Host:
Milagros German
Best Video Clip of the Year:
Tus besos (Juan Luis Guerra, Director: Jean Guerra)
Best Movie:
Codigo Paz (Pedro Urrutia)
Best Movie Director:
Pedro Urrutia (Codigo paz)
Best Movie Actor:
Luis Jose German (De pez en cuando)
Best Movie Actress:
Paula Ferry (Codigo Paz)
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