Holding up his stiletto-tipped trophy, the singer of "Livin' La Vida Loca" issued a warning to any who engage in human trafficking: "We are at war with you."
agustin.gurza@latimes .com; matea.gold@latimes.com
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Agustin Gurza reported from Los Angeles, Matea Gold from New York.
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List of the Latin Grammy Award winners
For recordings released during the eligibility year April 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006
General
Record of the year
"La Tortura," Shakira (Gustavo Celis and Rob Jacobs, engineers/mixers)
Album of the year
"Fijacion Oral Vol. 1," Shakira (Gustavo Cerati, Lester Mendez, Luis F. Ochoa, Rick Rubin and Shakira, producers; Gustavo Celis, Serban Ghanea, Mauricio Guerrero, Rob Jacobs, Kevin Killen and Dave Way, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer)
Song of the year
"La Tortura," Luis F. Ochoa,
Alejandro Sanz and Shakira (Shakira, artist)
Best new artist
Calle 13
Pop
Female pop vocal album
"Fijacion Oral Vol. 1," Shakira
Male pop vocal album
"Adentro," Ricardo Arjona
Pop album by a duo or group with vocal
"Guapa," La Oreja de Van Gogh
Urban
Urban music album
"Calle 13," Calle 13
Rock
Rock solo vocal album
"Ahi Vamos," Gustavo Cerati
Rock album by a duo or group with vocal
"Casa," Natalia y La Forquetina
Alternative music album
"Sal y Limon," Julieta Venegas
Rock song
"Crimen," Gustavo Cerati
(Cerati, artist)
Tropical
Salsa album
"Directo Al Corazon," Gilberto Santa Rosa
Merengue album
"MQ," Milly Quezada
Cumbia/vallenato album
"Cien Dias de Bohemia,"
Los Hermanos Zuleta
Contemporary tropical album
"Una Nueva Mujer," Olga Tanon
Traditional tropical album
"AM/PM Lineas Paralelas,"
Andy Montanez and Pablo
Milanes
Tropical song
"Te Mando Flores," Juan
Fernando Fonseca (Fonseca, artist)
Singer-Songwriter
Singer-songwriter album
"Como Un Campo de Maiz,"
Pablo Milanes
Regional --Mexican
Ranchero album
"Historias de Mi Tierra," Pepe Aguilar
Banda album
"Mas Alla Del Sol," Joan
Sebastian
Grupero album
"En El Auditorio Nacional,"
Joan Sebastian
Tejano album
"Nuevamente," La Mafia
Norteno album
"Historias Que Contar," Los
Tigres Del Norte
Tropical regional Mexican album
"Kumbia Kings Live," A.B.
Quintanilla III y Los Kumbia Kings
Regional Mexican song
"Aun Sigues Siendo Mia,"
Osvaldo Villarreal (Conjunto Primavera, artist)
Instrumental
Instrumental album
"Bebo," Bebo Valdes
Traditional
Folk album
"Corazon Libre," Mercedes Sosa
Tango album
"Cafe de los Maestros," Cafe de los Maestros
Flamenco album
"Picasso en Mis Ojos,"
Diego el Cigala
Jazz
Latin jazz album
"Solo," Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Christian
Christian album (Spanish
language)
"Dios es Bueno," Marcos Witt
Christian album (Portuguese language)
"Aline Barros and Cia," Aline Barros
Brazilian
Brazilian contemporary
pop album
"Timeless," Sergio Mendes
Brazilian rock album
"Hoje," Os Paralamas do
Sucesso
Samba/pagode album
"Universo Ao Meu Redor," Marisa Monte
MPB (musica popular
brasileira) album
"Segundo," Maria Rita
Romantic music album
"Roberto Carlos," Roberto
Carlos
Brazilian roots/regional album
"Vida Marvada," Chitaozinho and Xororo
Brazilian song (Portuguese language)
"Caminho das Aguas," Rodrigo Maranhao (Maria Rita, artist)
Children's
Latin children's album
"Adriana Partimpim -- O Show," Adriana Partimpim
Classical
Classical album
"Rhapsody in Blue," Michel Camilo and Ernest Martinez Izquierdo (Elaine Martone,
producer)
Recording package
"Cafe de los Maestros,"
Laura Varsky, art director
Production
Best engineered album
"Fijacion Oral Vol. 1," Gustavo Celis, Serban Ghanea, Mauricio Guerrero, Rob Jacobs, Killen Kevin, Dave Way (Shakira,
artist)
Producer of the year
Cachorro Lopez
Music Video
Short-form music video
"Atrevete Te, Te!," Calle 13; Fish, director; Gabriel Coss, producer;
Long-form music video
(tie) "Bianco y Negro en Vivo," Bebo and Cigala; Fernando Trueba, director and producer; "Un Viaje," Cafe Tacuba, Tito Lara, director; Gerardo Gutierrez, producer.
