12th TVyNovelas Awards


The 12th TVyNovelas Awards were an academy of special awards to the best soap operas and TV shows. The awards ceremony took place on April 29, 1994, in México D.F. The ceremony was televised in Mexico by Canal de las Estrellas.
Raúl Velasco hosted the show. Corazón salvaje won 10 awards, the most for the evening, including Best Telenovela. Other winners Dos mujeres, un camino won 3 awards, Los parientes pobres won 2 awards and Capricho and Entre la vida y la muerte won 1 each.

Winners and nominees

Telenovelas

Best TelenovelaBest Musical Theme
Corazón salvaje
"Corazón salvaje" — Mijares – Corazón salvaje
  • * "Buscando el paraíso" — Pedro Fernández and Alejandro Ibarra – Buscando el paraíso
  • * "Los parientes pobres" — Lucero – Los parientes pobres
    • Best ActressBest Actor
    Edith González – Corazón salvaje
  • * Leticia Calderon – Entre la vida y la muerte
  • * Victoria Ruffo – Capricho
    		• Eduardo Palomo – Corazón salvaje
  • * Ernesto Laguardia – Los parientes pobres
  • * Juan Ferrara – Valentina
    • Best Antagonist ActressBest Antagonist Actor
    Diana Bracho – Capricho
  • * Chantal Andere – Los parientes pobres
  • * Laura Flores – Clarisa
    		• Sebastián Ligarde – Entre la vida y la muerte
  • * Enrique Rocha – Dos mujeres, un camino
  • * Humberto Elizondo – Los parientes pobres
    • Best Leading ActressBest Leading Actor
    Claudia Islas – Corazón salvaje
  • * Alicia Montoya – Valentina
  • * María Teresa Rivas – Capricho
    		• Enrique Rocha – Dos mujeres, un camino
  • * Enrique Lizalde – Corazón salvaje
  • * Joaquín Cordero – Los parientes pobres
    • Best Young Lead ActressBest Young Lead Actor
    Lucero – Los parientes pobres
  • * Arcelia Ramírez – Más allá del puente
  • * Itatí Cantoral – Dos mujeres, un camino
    		• Rodrigo Vidal – Dos mujeres, un camino
  • * Eduardo Santamarina – Más allá del puente
  • * Pedro Fernández – Buscando el paraíso
    • Best Female RevelationBest Male Revelation
    Ana Colchero – Corazón salvaje
  • * Angélica Rivera – Sueño de amor
  • * Yolanda Ventura – Corazón salvaje
    		• Ariel López Padilla – Corazón salvaje
  • * César Évora – Corazón salvaje
  • * Fernando Colunga – Más allá del puente
    • Best Original Story or AdaptationBest Direction
    María Zarattini – Corazón salvajeAlberto Cortés – Corazón salvaje

    Special Awards

    Artistic Career: Angélica MaríaFilm Career: Luis AguilarRecognition to the Best Entertainment Program: Primer ImpactoTelenovela with the Highest Rating: Dos mujeres, un camino

    International Segment

    This segment was transmitted only in the United States by Univisión:Most Successful Telenovela: Corazón salvajeSecond Most Successful Telenovela: Los parientes pobres

    Absent

    People who did not attend the ceremony and were nominated in the shortlist in each category: