BEIJING, Oct. 20 -- Teenage pop star Belinda, who starred
in the Disney Channel's "Cheetah Girls 2," won the video of the year award
Thursday at the MTV Video Music Awards Latin America in Mexico City.
The 18-year-old native of Madrid, Spain, who grew up
in Mexico, also won best solo artist.
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Mexican singer Belinda (L) performs
during the MTV Latin America awards in Mexico City Oct. 18, 2007.
(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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Belinda, whose album "Utopia" garnered two Latin
Grammy nominations, performed at the show broadcast on MTV Latin America and MTV
TR3S, MTV's bilingual channel in the United States.
The Mexican rock band Mana took home the ceremony's
first trophy - a plastic tongue pierced with an MTV pin - for best group or duo
and also won artist of the year.
Accordion-toting Julieta Venegas, a native of the
Mexican border city of Tijuana, won best pop artist.
"The world is upside down when I get the award for
best pop artist," said Venegas, who broke into Latin America's music scene with
albums that were heavy on rock. "I don't think I fit the profile but maybe the
world is changing."
British rock band The Cure opened the ceremony with
its signature melancholy sound, followed by the Latin rhythms of Colombian
singer Juanes.
The awards show, held in Mexico City for the second
year in a row, was embraced by Mayor Marcelo Ebrard, who inaugurated an exhibit
of giant photos from previous shows along the capital's main Reforma boulevard.
Mexican movie star Diego Luna hosted the awards show
at the Palacio de los Deportes before an audience of 10,000.
Canadian singer Avril Lavigne, 23, tried out her
Spanish when receiving the trophy for song of the year for "Girlfriend."
"Hola, Gracias, this is awesome!" Lavigne told the
crowd. She also won best international pop artist.
(Source: China Daily/Agencies)
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