17th TVyNovelas Awards

Date

March 28, 1999

Location

Mexico D.F.

Hosted by

Daniela Romo & Marco Antonio Regil

Most awards

El privilegio de amar (12)

Most nominations

El privilegio de amar (13)

Television/radio coverage

Network

Canal de las Estrellas

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The 17th TVyNovelas Awards were an academy of special awards to the best soap operas and TV shows. The awards ceremony took place on March 28, 1999 in Mexico D.F. The ceremony was televised in Mexico by Canal de las Estrellas.

Daniela Romo and Marco Antonio Regil hosted the show. El privilegio de amar won 12 awards, the most for the evening, including Best Telenovela. Other winners La mentira won 4 awards and La usurpadora, Mi pequeña traviesa, Preciosa and Soñadoras won 1 each.

Summary of awards and nominations

Telenovela	Nominations	Awards
El privilegio de amar	13	12
La mentira	12	4
La usurpadora	9	1
Preciosa	3	1
Soñadoras	3	1
Vivo por Elena	2	0
Mi pequeña traviesa	1	1
Camila	1	0

Winners and nominees

Telenovelas

Marga López, winner for Best Leading Actress

Best Telenovela	Best Original Story or Adaptation
El privilegio de amar^[1] La mentira La usurpadora	Nora Alemán – La mentira
Best Actress	Best Actor
Helena Rojo – El privilegio de amar Gabriela Spanic – La usurpadora Victoria Ruffo – Vivo por Elena	Andrés García – El privilegio de amar Fernando Colunga – La usurpadora Guy Ecker – La mentira
Best Antagonist Actress	Best Antagonist Actor
Cynthia Klitbo – El privilegio de amar Gabriela Spanic – La usurpadora Karla Álvarez – La mentira	Enrique Rocha – El privilegio de amar Juan Pablo Gamboa – La usurpadora Luis Gatica – La mentira
Best Leading Actress	Best Leading Actor
Marga López – El privilegio de amar Libertad Lamarque – La usurpadora Rosa María Bianchi – La mentira	José Carlos Ruiz – Soñadoras Enrique Lizalde – Camila Eric del Castillo – La mentira
Best Supporting Actress	Best Supporting Actor
Carmen Salinas – Preciosa Cecilia Gabriela – Vivo por Elena Chantal Andere – La usurpadora	César Évora – El privilegio de amar Marcelo Buquet – La usurpadora Sergio Basáñez – La mentira
Best Young Lead Actress	Best Young Lead Actor
Adela Noriega – El privilegio de amar Irán Castillo – Preciosa Kate del Castillo – La mentira	Guy Ecker – La mentira Mauricio Islas – Preciosa René Strickler – El privilegio de amar
Best Revelation	Best Debut Actress
Sabine Moussier – El privilegio de amar Aracely Arámbula – Soñadoras Arath de la Torre – Soñadoras	Michelle Vieth – Mi pequeña traviesa

Others

Best Musical Theme	Best Musical Theme Composer
"El privilegio de amar" — Mijares and Lucero – El privilegio de amar	Jorge Avendaño — "El privilegio de amar" – El privilegio de amar
Best Direction	Best Direction of the Cameras
Miguel Córcega and Mónica Miguel – El privilegio de amar	Jesús Nájera Saro and Manuel Barajas – La usurpadora
Best Art Design	Best Decor
Rocío Vélez – La mentira	Rosalba Santoyo – La mentira
Best Comedic Performance	Youth Band of the Year
Eugenio Derbez – Derbez en cuando	Mercurio

Special Awards

Award for Career: Elsa Aguirre
Award for Career: Gaspar Henaine "Capulina"
20 Years of Career: Lucero
International Artist: Thalía
International Projection in Music: Rocío Dúrcal
Most Successful Children's Musical Phenomenon of the Decade: Tatiana
Best Television Production: Miguel Ángel Herros for Coverage of Pope John Paul II's Visit to Mexico
Excellence in Transmission of Generational Encounter with the Pope: Luis de Llano Macedo and Marco Flavio Cruz
Recognition for 10 Years of Continued Success: Cristina Saralegui for El Show de Cristina