16th TVyNovelas Awards


The 16th TVyNovelas Awards were an academy of special awards to the best soap operas and TV shows. The awards ceremony took place on 1998 in Mexico D.F. The ceremony was televised in Mexico by Canal de las Estrellas.
Rebecca de Alba and Alfredo Adame hosted the show. Pueblo chico, infierno grande won 5 awards, the most for the evening. Other winners Esmeralda won 4 awards, including Best Telenovela, María Isabel, Mirada de mujer and Te sigo amando won 2 awards and Alguna vez tendremos alas, El alma no tiene color, Huracán and Salud, dinero y amor won 1 each.

Winners and nominees

Telenovelas

Best TelenovelaBest Musical Theme
Esmeralda
"El alma no tiene color" — Laura Flores and Marco Antonio Solís – El alma no tiene color
Best ActressBest Actor
Angélica Aragón – Mirada de mujer
  • * Claudia Ramírez – Te sigo amando
  • * Leticia Calderon – Esmeralda
    		• Sergio Goyri – Te sigo amando
  • * Fernando Colunga – Esmeralda
  • * Luis José Santander – Te sigo amando
    • Best Antagonist ActressBest Antagonist Actor
    Cynthia Klitbo – Alguna vez tendremos alas
  • * Jacqueline Andere – Mi querida Isabel
  • * Laura Zapata – Esmeralda
    		• Héctor Suárez Gomís – Salud, dinero y amor
  • * Alberto Estrella – Alguna vez tendremos alas
  • * Salvador Pineda – Esmeralda
    • Best Leading ActressBest Leading Actor
    Katy Jurado – Te sigo amando
  • * Carmen Montejo – Te sigo amando
  • * Patricia Reyes Spíndola – María Isabel
    		• Jorge Russek – Huracán
  • * Enrique Lizalde – Esmeralda
  • * Fernando Luján – Mirada de mujer
    • Best Supporting ActressBest Supporting Actor
    Alma Delfina – Pueblo chico, infierno grande
  • * Margarita Isabel – Alguna vez tendremos alas
  • * Raquel Morell – Esmeralda
    		• José Carlos Ruiz – María Isabel
  • * Édgar Vivar – Alguna vez tendremos alas
  • * Juan Manuel Bernal – Te sigo amando
    • Best Young Lead ActressBest Young Lead Actor
    Adela Noriega – María Isabel
  • * Kate del Castillo – Alguna vez tendremos alas
  • * Mercedes Molto – Mi querida Isabel
    		• Juan Soler – Pueblo chico, infierno grande
  • * Fernando Carrillo – María Isabel
  • * Osvaldo Benavides – Te sigo amando
    • Best RevelationBest Debut Actress
    Alejandro Ruiz – Esmeralda
  • * Eugenia Cauduro – Alguna vez tendremos alas
  • * Nora Salinas – Esmeralda
    		• Bárbara Mori – Mirada de mujer

    Special Awards

    Award for Career: Libertad LamarqueAward for Career: Eric del CastilloCareer as a Singer: Enrique GuzmánInternational Projection: ThalíaBest Entertainer: Adal RamonesBest Presenters: Guillermo Ochoa and Lucero for Teletón 1997Best Teletheater Program with Social Content: Mujer, casos de la vida realBest Album: Me estoy enamorando by Alejandro Fernández