9th Latin Grammy Awards | |
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Date | November 13, 2008 |
Venue | Toyota Center, Houston, Texas |
Hosted by | Cristián de la Fuente and Patricia Manterola |
Highlights | |
Person of the Year | Gloria Estefan |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | Univision |
Viewership | 5.8 million |
The 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on Thursday, November 13, 2008, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and were aired on Univision. The Brazilian Field awards were presented on the same day at the Ibirapuera Auditorium in São Paulo. The Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year was Gloria Estefan.[1] Juanes was the night's big winner, winning 5 awards including Album of the Year. He now has 17 Latin Grammy awards which is more than any other recording artist. The show was watched by an average of 5.8 millions.[2]