MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica 2003

The second annual MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica 2003 took place on October 23, 2003, in Miami at the Jackie Gleason Theater for the second time in a row.

MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica 2003
Date	October 23, 2003
Location	Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami
Country	United States
Hosted by	Diego Luna
Preshow host(s)	Catupecu Machu Elan Kevin Johansen Líbido Qbo
Act(s)	Alejandro Sanz Alex Lora Andrea Echeverri Charly Alberti Control Machete Dido Ely Guerra Gustavo Cerati Iggy Pop Jorge González Juanes Korn La Ley Natalia Lafourcade Plastilina Mosh Sum 41 The Mars Volta Vicentico

Diego Luna hosted the awards alone for the first time. He previously co-hosted the 2002 edition.

Nominations

Winners in bold.

Artist of the Year

• Café Tacuba
• Juanes
• La Ley
• Maná
• Molotov
• Natalia Lafourcade

Video of the Year

• Café Tacuba — "EO (El Sonidero)"
• Gustavo Cerati — "Cosas Imposibles"
• Juanes — "Fotografía (featuring Nelly Furtado)"
• La Ley — "Ámate y Sálvate"
• Molotov — "Frijolero"

Best Solo Artist

• Diego Torres
• Gustavo Cerati
• Natalia Lafourcade
• Ricky Martin
• Vicentico

Best Group or Duet

• Café Tacuba
• La Ley
• La Oreja de Van Gogh
• Maná
• Molotov

Best Pop Artist

• Diego Torres
• Natalia Lafourcade
• Paulina Rubio
• Ricky Martin
• Thalía

Best Rock Artist

• Gustavo Cerati
• Jaguares
• Juanes
• La Ley
• Maná

Best Alternative Artist

• Café Tacuba
• El Otro Yo
• Kinky
• Molotov
• Plastilina Mosh

Best Independent Artist

• Hermanos Brothers
• Miranda!
• Panda
• Totus Toss
• Volován

No public voting

Best Pop Artist — International

• Avril Lavigne
• Christina Aguilera
• Justin Timberlake
• Madonna
• Robbie Williams

Best Rock Artist — International

• Audioslave
• Coldplay
• Evanescence
• Linkin Park
• Radiohead

Best New Artist — International

• Audioslave
• Beyoncé
• Evanescence
• t.A.T.u.
• The White Stripes

Best Artist — Mexico

• Café Tacuba
• Maná
• Mœnia
• Molotov
• Natalia Lafourcade

Best New Artist — Mexpico

• Cartel de Santa
• Inspector
• Natalia Lafourcade
• Panteón Rococó
• Qbo

Best Artist — Central

• Aterciopelados
• Juanes
• La Ley
• Líbido
• Los Prisioneros

Best New Artist — Central

• Coni Lewin
• Marciano
• Pettinellis
• TK
• Zen

Best Artist — Argentina

• Babasónicos
• Bersuit Vergarabat
• Gustavo Cerati
• Kevin Johansen
• Vicentico

Best New Artist — Argentina

• Carajo
• Emme
• Kevin Johansen
• Miranda!
• Vicentico

Performances

Pre-show

• Elán — "Midnight"
• Kevin Johansen — "Sur o No Sur"
• Qbo — "No Más"
• Líbido — "Frágil"
• Catupecu Machu — "Y Lo Que Quiero Es Que Pises sin el Suelo"

Main show

• Álex Lora, Andrea Echeverri, Charly Alberti, Jorge González, Juanes, Plastilina Mosh, Ricky Martin and Vicentico as "Los Black Stripes" — "We Are South American Rockers" / "Bolero Falaz" / "Gimme Tha Power" / "Livin' la Vida Loca" / "El Matador"
• Alejandro Sanz — "No Es Lo Mismo "
• Korn — "Right Now"
• La Ley and Ely Guerra — "Ámate y Sálvate" and "El Duelo"
• Dido — "White Flag"
• Café Tacuba — "Eres" and "Cero y Uno"
• The Mars Volta — "Drunkship of Lanterns"
• Gustavo Cerati — "Artefacto"
• Natalia Lafourcade and Control Machete — "En el 2000" and "Bien, Bien"
• Iggy Pop and Sum 41 — "Little Know It All" and "Lust for Life"

Appearances

• Madonna — introduced the audience to the show
• Britney Spears, Erik Estrada, Daisy Fuentes, Iggy Pop and Sum 41 — appeared in the Opening Sketch
• Diego Maradona — appeared during Diego Luna's opening monologue
• Álex Lora, Juanes and Charly Alberti — presented Best Group or Duet
• Andrea Echeverri (from Aterciopelados) and Dido — introduced Alejandro Sanz
• Patricia Velásquez and Sum 41 — presented Best Pop Artist
• Fher, Alex and Sergio (from Maná) — presented Best Rock Artist—International
• Daniela Cicarelli, Amelia Vega and Elsa Benítez — presented Best Rock Artist
• Kelly Osbourne and Molotov — introduced Korn
• Catupecu Machu and Leticia Bredice — presented Best New Artist—Argentina
• Amaia and Pablo (from La Oreja de Van Gogh) and Alfonso and "Midi" (from Mœnia) — introduced La Ley
• Elan and María Jimena Pereyra — introduced Dido
• Sofía Mulánovich, Chris Pontius, Steve-O and Manny Puig — presented Best Artist—Central
• Gustavo Cerati — introduced Café Tacuba
• Daisy Fuentes and Deborah Ombres — presented Best Solo Artist
• Zack de la Rocha — introduced The Mars Volta
• The cast of Dirty Sanchez and Fabiola Campomanes — presented Best Alternative Artist
• Natalia Lafourcade and Gil and Ulises (from Kinky) — introduced Gustavo Cerati
• Martha Higareda and Alfonso Herrera — introduced Natalia Lafourcade
• Diego Torres, Esther Cañadas and Robi Rosa — presented Video of the Year
• Alejandro Sanz — presented Artist of the Year