1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards

1st Latin Grammy Awards
DateSeptember 13, 2000 (2000-09-13)
VenueStaples Center, Los Angeles, California
Hosted byGloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, Andy García, Jimmy Smits and Antonio Banderas
Highlights
Person of the YearEmilio Estefan Jr.
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBS

The 1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles at the Staples Center on Wednesday, September 13, 2000. The big winners were Luis Miguel, Santana and Maná with 3 awards; Juan Luis Guerra, Shakira, Fito Páez and Emilio Estefan Jr. received 2 awards each.

Winners were chosen by voting members of the Latin Academy from a list of finalists. The inaugural ceremony was broadcast live on CBS that year and was seen in more than 100 countries across the world. The two-hour show was the first bilingual broadcast ever to air on network television during prime time.