Uruguayan Jorge Drexler and Enrique Iglesias were the big winners of the annual Latin Grammy music awards gala ceremony in which Barack Obama's announcement on the new strategy for immigration has played an important role. Enrique Iglesias won three Latin Grammy awards, including Song of the Year, while Drexler and the singer Ana Tijoux have won the award for record of the year for the song "Universos Paralelos".
The late guitarist Paco de Lucia, whose album "Cancion Andaluza" was named album of the year, won two Latin Grammy awards, which are the most important Latin music industry awards. Paco de Lucia died in February at the age of 66, from a heart attack. The new executive order of Barack Obama on immigration, which could allow approximately five million people determined to stay and work illegally in the United States has been a subject as important as its music, at the awards ceremony broadcasted live from Las Vegas.
Latin Grammy gala debut was delayed for broadcast Obama's speech on immigration related Executive Order, a very important issue for the Latino community in the United States. The audience applauded the speech of US President and Enrique Iglesias has said his views on this matter, while thanking for the award for song of the year, won for the song "Bailando", in a speech made in a small live broadcasts in Paris. "This is not only a historic night for Latino artists but for all members of the Latino community in the United States," said Iglesias, aged 39 years. Pitbull sang with R&B artist Chris Brown and singer of reggaeton Wisin for interpretation of the song "Control".
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