8th TVyNovelas Awards

The 8th TVyNovelas Awards were an academy of special awards to the best soap operas and TV shows. The awards ceremony took place on April 2, 1990 in Centro de Espectáculos “Premier“, México D.F. The ceremony was televised in Mexico by Canal de las Estrellas.

8th TVyNovelas Awards
Date	April 2, 1990
Location	Centro de Espectáculos “Premier“, México D.F.
Hosted by	Joaquín Cordero & Roxana Saucedo
Most awards	Mi segunda madre (6)
Most nominations	Mi segunda madre (13)
Television/radio coverage
Network	Canal de las Estrellas
Produced by	Raúl Velasco

Joaquín Cordero and Roxana Saucedo hosted the show. Mi segunda madre won 6 awards, the most for the evening, including Best Telenovela. Other winners Dulce desafío and La casa al final de la calle won 4 awards, Teresa won 3 awards, also including Best Telenovela, Carrusel won 2 awards and Lo blanco y lo negro and Morir para vivir won 1 each.

Salma Hayek, winner for Best Female Revelation

Eduardo Palomo, winner for Best Male Revelation

Ana Gabriel, winner for Best Female TV-Singer

Luis Miguel, winner for Best Male TV-Singer

Alejandra Guzmán, winner for Revelation as a TV-Singer

Lucero, awarded with 2 Special Awards for Best Young Singer and Most Beautiful Female Hair

Lucía Méndez, awarded with a Special Award for her Career as an Actress

Leticia Calderón, awarded with a Special Award for Most Beautiful Smile in Telenovelas

Summary of awards and nominations

Telenovela	Nominations	Awards
Mi segunda madre	13	6
Teresa	8	3
Dulce desafío	7	4
La casa al final de la calle	7	4
Carrusel	3	2
Simplemente María	3	0
Lo blanco y lo negro	2	1
Morir para vivir	1	1

Winners and nominees

Telenovelas

Best Telenovela	Best Original Story or Adaptation
Mi segunda madre Teresa Dulce desafío	Eric Vonn – Mi segunda madre
Best Actress	Best Actor
María Sorté – Mi segunda madre Angélica Aragón – La casa al final de la calle Victoria Ruffo – Simplemente María	Héctor Bonilla – La casa al final de la calle Enrique Novi – Mi segunda madre Manuel Saval – Simplemente María
Best Antagonist Actress	Best Antagonist Actor
Susana Dosamantes – Morir para vivir Alejandra Maldonado – Mi segunda madre Gabriela Goldsmith – Simplemente María	Fernando Ciangherotti – Mi segunda madre José Alonso – La casa al final de la calle Sergio Klainer – Dulce desafío
Best Leading Actress	Best Leading Actor
Patricia Reyes Spíndola – Teresa Beatriz Aguirre – Dulce desafío Elsa Aguirre – Lo blanco y lo negro	Ernesto Alonso – Lo blanco y lo negro Claudio Brook – Teresa Enrique Lizalde – Dulce desafío
Best Young Lead Actress	Best Young Lead Actor
Adela Noriega – Dulce desafío Daniela Castro – Mi segunda madre Patricia Pereyra – Teresa	Eduardo Yáñez – Dulce desafío Guillermo García Cantú – La casa al final de la calle Miguel Pizarro – Teresa
Best Female Revelation	Best Male Revelation
Salma Hayek – Teresa Chantal Andere – Dulce desafío Gina Moret – Mi segunda madre	Eduardo Palomo – La casa al final de la calle Alfredo Adame – Mi segunda madre Rafael Rojas – Teresa
Best Child Actress	Best Child Actor
Ludwika Paleta – Carrusel Alejandra Gollas – Mi segunda madre Flor Mariana – Mi segunda madre	Jorge Granillo – Carrusel Joseph Birch – Carrusel Óscar Vallejo – Teresa
Best Direction	Best Direction of the Cameras
Jorge Fons – La casa al final de la calle	Alejandro Frutos – Mi segunda madre

Others

Best Debut Actress	Best Debut Actor
Chantal Andere – Dulce desafío	Alfredo Adame – Mi segunda madre
Best Production	Best Comedy Program
Juan Osorio – La casa al final de la calle	Los comediantes
Best Comedy Actress	Best Comedy Actor
Anabel Ferreira – ¡Anabel!	Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo – Dr. Cándido Pérez
Best Hostess	Best Host
Verónica Castro – Aquí está ...!	Raúl Velasco – Siempre en domingo
Revelation as a Hostess	Best Musical and Variety Program
Rebecca de Alba	Siempre en domingo
Best Female TV-Singer	Best Male TV-Singer
Ana Gabriel	Luis Miguel
Revelation as a TV-Singer	International Revelation as a TV-Singer
Alejandra Guzmán	Pablo Ruiz
Best Young Singer	Career as a Comedian
Lucero	Roberto Gómez Bolaños
Career as an Actress	Career as an Actor
Lucía Méndez	Adalberto Martínez "Resortes"

Special Awards

• Most Beautiful Female Hair: Lucero
• Most Beautiful Male Hair: Eduardo Yáñez
• Most Beautiful Smile in Telenovelas: Leticia Calderón

Awards delivered after the show

Delivered by popular vote, after the transmission of the awards ceremony on TV

• Most Elegant Woman: Lola Beltrán