Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox award The Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album was an award presented to recording artists for quality albums in the Mexican American music genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.<ref name=Grammy>Template:Cite news</ref> Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".<ref name=Overview>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Since its inception, the award category has had several name changes. From 1984 to 1991 the award was known as Best Mexican-American Performance.<ref name="grammyaward-1984"/> From 1992 to 1994 it was awarded as Best Mexican-American Album.<ref name="grammyaward-1992"/> In 1995 it returned to the title Best Mexican-American Performance.<ref name=Grammy1995/> From 1996 to 1998 it was awarded as Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance.<ref name="grammy-1996"/> In 1999, the category name was changed to Best Mexican-American Music Performance, and in 2000 it returned to the title Best Mexican-American Performance once again.<ref name="grammy-1999"/><ref name="Grammy2000"/> From 2001 to 2008 the award was presented as Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album.<ref name="Grammy2001"/><ref name="Grammy2008"/> In 2009, the category was split into two new fields: Best Norteño Album and Best Regional Mexican Album.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Mexican-American artist Flaco Jiménez is the most-awarded performer in the category with four wins, twice as a solo performer and twice as member of Texas Tornados and Los Super Seven. He is followed by fellow Mexican-American performer Pepe Aguilar with three winning albums and by American singers Vikki Carr and Linda Ronstadt, Mexican singers Luis Miguel and Joan Sebastian, and bands La Mafia and Los Lobos, with two wins each. Mexican ranchera performer Vicente Fernández was the most nominated artist without a win with ten unsuccessful "nominations.

Recipients

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Two-time award winner Linda Ronstadt performing in 1976

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Members of the two-time award-winning band Los Lobos performing at the White House in 2009

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Jorge Hernández of the 1988 award-winning group Los Tigres del Norte, performing in 2008

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Oscar de la Rosa of the two-time award-winning band La Mafia

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Three-time award winner Pepe Aguilar performing in 2010

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Two-time award winner Joan Sebastian performing in 2009

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1984	Los Lobos	Template:Sort	Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small	<ref name="grammyaward-1984">Template:Cite news</ref>
1985	Template:Sortname and Luis Miguel	Template:Sort	Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1986	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small	<ref name="grammy-1986">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
1987	Template:Sortname	Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio y Más!	Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small	<ref name="grammyaward-1987">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1988	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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1990	Los Lobos	Template:Sort	Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1991	Texas Tornados	Template:Sort	Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small	<ref name=Grammy1991>Template:Cite news</ref>
1992	Little Joe	Template:Sort	Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small	<ref name="grammyaward-1992">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1993	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small	<ref name="GrammyAwards1993">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1994	Selena	Template:Sort	Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small	<ref name="GrammyAwards1994">Template:Cite news</ref>
1995	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small	<ref name=Grammy1995>Template:Cite news</ref>
1996	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small	<ref name="grammy-1996">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
1997	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small	<ref name="Grammy1997">Template:Cite news</ref>
1998	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1999	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small	<ref name="grammy-1999">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
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2001	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small	<ref name="Grammy2001">Template:Cite news</ref>
2002	Template:Sortname y sus Bravos del Norte	Template:Sort	Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small	<ref name="Grammy2002">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
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2004	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small	<ref name="Grammy2004">Template:Cite news</ref>
2005	Intocable	Template:Sort	Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small	<ref name="Grammy2005">Template:Cite news</ref>
2006	Luis Miguel	Template:Sort	Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small	<ref name=Grammy-Nominees-2006>Template:Cite news</ref>
2007	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small	<ref name="Grammy2007">Template:Cite news</ref>
2008	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small	<ref name="Grammy2008">Template:Cite news</ref>

See also

• Grammy Award for Best Banda Album
• Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)
• Grammy Award for Best Tejano Album
• List of Grammy Award categories
• Regional styles of Mexican music

References

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