The first annual MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica 2002 took place on October 24, 2002, in Miami at the Jackie Gleason Theater.

Nominations Winners in bold.

Artist of the Year Alejandro Sanz Diego Torres Juanes La Ley Shakira

Video of the Year Diego Torres — "Color Esperanza" Enrique Iglesias — "Héroe" Juanes — "A Dios le Pido" Paulina Rubio — "Si Tú Te Vas" Shakira — "Suerte"

Best Male Artist Alejandro Sanz Diego Torres Enrique Iglesias Gustavo Cerati Juanes

Best Female Artist Ely Guerra Érica García Paulina Rubio Shakira Thalía

Best Group or Duet Babasónicos Catupecu Machu Kinky La Ley La Oreja de Van Gogh

Best Pop Artist Alejandro Sanz Diego Torres Enrique Iglesias Paulina Rubio Shakira

Best Rock Artist Aterciopelados Babasónicos Catupecu Machu Juanes La Ley

Best Alternative Artist Celso Piña Ely Guerra Enrique Bunbury Kinky Manu Chao

Best Pop Artist — International Avril Lavigne Britney Spears Kylie Minogue Nelly Furtado Pink

Best Rock Artist — International Coldplay Linkin Park No Doubt Red Hot Chili Peppers System of a Down

Best New Artist — International Avril Lavigne Gorillaz Linkin Park Nelly Furtado System of a Down

Best Artist — North Aleks Syntek Juanes Kinky Paulina Rubio Shakira

Best New Artist — North Cabas Celso Piña Kinky Sin Bandera Volován

Best Artist — Southwest Javiera y Los Imposibles La Ley Líbido Los Bunkers Los Prisioneros

Best New Artist — Southwest DJ Méndez Los Bunkers Mamma Soul No Me Acuerdo Sinergia

Best Artist — Southeast Babasónicos Bersuit Vergarabat Catupecu Machu Diego Torres Gustavo Cerati

Best New Artist — Southeast Bandana Daniela Herrero Jorge Drexler Leo García Parraleños

MTV Legend Award Soda Stereo

Performances Santana and Michelle Branch — "The Game of Love" Molotov and Juanes — "Here Comes the Mayo" / "Mala Gente" Avril Lavigne — "Complicated" Shakira — "Inevitable" Maná — "Ángel de Amor" System of a Down — "Chop Suey!" Café Tacuba, Álvaro Henríquez, Javiera Parra, Ely Guerra and Érica García — "Olor a Gas" Diego Torres — "Color Esperanza" Kinky and Paulina Rubio — "Más" / "I Was Made for Lovin' You"

Appearances The Rolling Stones — introduced the audience to the show and introduced Santana and Michelle Branch Juanes and Diego Torres — presented Best Female Artist Johnny Knoxville, Jason Acuña and Ryan Dunn — presented Best Rock Artist Paulina Rubio — introduced Molotov Anastacia, Enrique Bunbury and Dante Spinetta — presented Best New Artist—International Álex Lora, Ricardo Mollo and Jorge González — presented Video of the Year Nick Carter (from the Backstreet Boys) and Fey — introduced Avril Lavigne Yamila Díaz-Rahi, Liliana Domínguez and Roselyn Sánchez — presented Best Rock Artist—International Julio Iglesias Jr. and Bandana — introduced Shakira Natalia Oreiro and Ruth Infarinato — presented Best Artist—Southeast Avril Lavigne, Aleks Syntek and Facundo Gómez — presented Best Group or Duet Carlos Santana — introduced Maná Jaime Bayly, Angie Cepeda and Sofía Vergara — presented Best Artist—Southwest Adrián Dárgelos (from Babasónicos) and Cabas — presented Best Pop Artist—International Iggy Pop and Dolores Barreiro — introduced System of a Down Mario Pergolini — presented MTV Legend Award Andrea Echeverri and Héctor Buitrago (from Aterciopelados) — introduced Café Tacuba, Álvaro Henríquez, Javiera Parra, Ely Guerra and Érica García Javiera Parra (from Javiera y Los Imposibles) and Ely Guerra — introduced Diego Torres Howie Dorough (from the Backstreet Boys), Yolanda Andrade and Montserrat Olivier — presented Best Male Artist Maná — presented Artist of the Year

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