Daily Archives: July 18, 2009

Here’s a recap of last night’s award show.  We have no pics or video because I volunteered in the media room and was unable to do the Tejano Beat coverage I would have liked. I will share backstage insights and highlights however, so enjoy!

Elida Reyna won top female vocalist and during her acceptance speech, she recognized the young female artists and reminisced about her first performance at the TMAs in 1994 with her blue dress that she said people continually remind her about via YouTube videos.

Jay Perez took the Male Vocalist of the Year award and gave a shout out to Ruben Ramos, saying it was an honor for him to watch Ramos win the Entertainer of the Year award. During his speech, Jay said as a kid who grew up in the Cassiano Homes of West side San Antonio, he never dreamed he would be in the position he is now. He thanked the fans and said he was proud to leave a legacy for his children and his family with his award-winning career.

Ramos boldy but graciously picked up his well-deserved Entertainer of the Year award and thanked the “guerrillas” in his band, The Mexican Revolution. In his speech, Ramos said his band was the best – and giving a friendly jab to fellow nominees Jimmy Gonzalez and Grupo Mazz! Ramos and the Revolution’s performance that night did convince the audience of that and Ramos showed why he was selected as the winner of that award.

Gonzalez and Grupo Mazz – who were the first performers of the night – picked up the most awards of any artist/group with three, including the biggie, Song of the Year, for “Retrato Quebrado;” Album of the Year – Group for “The Legend Continues” and Crossover Song of the Year for Aunque Se Burlan de Mi.”

Overall, despite the inevitable bumps and mixups that go along with an awards show production, I enjoyed the show and was impressed. Read the rest of this entry →