The Lo Nuestro Award for Regional Mexican Group or Duo of the Year is an award presented annually by American network Univision. It was first awarded in 1989 and has been given annually since. The accolade was established to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music. The nominees and winners were originally selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors of Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and also based on chart performance on Billboard Latin music charts, with the results being tabulated and certified by the accounting firm Deloitte. At the present time, the winners are selected by the audience through an online survey. The trophy awarded is shaped in the form of a treble clef.
The award was first presented to Mexican band Los Bukis. American group Intocable holds the record for the most awards, winning on five occasions out of seven nominations. Mexican band La Original Banda el Limón de Salvador Lizarraga are the most nominated band without a win, with four unsuccessful nominations.
Winners and nominees Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees for the majority of the years awarded. Key Meaning Indicates the winner Year PerformerRef 1989 (1st) Los Bukis Bronco Los Tigres del Norte Los Yonics 1990 (2nd) Grupo Bronco Los Caminantes Los Tigres del Norte Los Yonics 1991 (3rd) Los Temerarios Grupo Bronco Mazz Los Tigres del Norte 1992 (4th) La Mafia Grupo Bronco Mazz La Sombra 1993 (5th) La Mafia Grupo Bronco Mazz Los Temerarios 1994 (6th) La Mafia Los Bukis Grupo Bronco Mazz 1995 (7th) Marco Antonio Solís and Los Bukis Los Fugitivos Los Temerarios Los Tigres del Norte 1996 (8th) La Mafia and Los Bukis Bronco Liberación 1997 (9th) Límite Bronco La Mafia Los Mismos 1998 (10th) Límite 1999 (11th) Límite Los Temerarios Los Tigres del Norte Los Tucanes de Tijuana 2000 (12th) Conjunto Primavera A.B. Quintanilla and Kumbia Kings Banda el Recodo Los Angeles Azules 2001 (13th) Los Tigres del Norte Los Ángeles de Charly Banda el Recodo Conjunto Primavera 2002 (14th) Palomo A.B. Quintanilla and Kumbia Kings Banda el Recodo Conjunto Primavera 2003 (15th) Intocable Alberto and Roberto Banda el Recodo Conjunto Primavera Germán Lizárraga and su Banda Estrellas de Sinaloa 2004 (16th) Kumbia Kings, , and El Gran Silencio Conjunto Primavera Palomo Intocable 2005 (17th) Montez de Durango Banda el Recodo Conjunto Primavera Los Tigres del Norte 2006 (18th) Intocable Beto y sus Canarios Conjunto Primavera K-Paz de la Sierra 2007 (19th) Intocable Conjunto Primavera Grupo Montéz de Durango Los Tigres del Norte 2008 (20th) Intocable Alegres de la Sierra Conjunto Primavera Los Tigres del Norte 2009 (21st) Alacranes Musical Conjunto Primavera Montez de Durango La Arrolladora Banda El Limón Los Creadorez del Pasito Duranguense de Alfredo Ramírez 2010 (22nd) La Arrolladora Banda El Limón Alacranes Musical Banda el Recodo Dareyes de la Sierr Montéz de Durango 2011 (23rd) Banda el Recodo El Trono de Mexico Intocable La Arrolladora Banda El Limón La Original Banda El Limón 2012 (24th) Intocable Banda Los Recoditos La Arrolladora Banda El Limón La Original Banda el Limón de Salvador Lizarraga Voz de Mando 2013 (25th) La Arrolladora Banda El Limón de René Camacho La Adictiva Banda San José de Mesillas Calibre 50 La Original Banda El Limón de Salvador Lizárraga 2014 (26th) Banda el Recodo La Arrolladora Banda El Limón de René Camacho Calibre 50 La Original Banda El Limón de Salvador Lizárraga Voz de Mando 2015 (27th) La Arrolladora Banda El Limón de René Camacho Banda Carnaval Banda Los Recoditos Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga Calibre 50
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