# 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.

## Summary of awards and nominations

| Telenovela | Nominations | Awards |
| Esmeralda | 11 | 4 |
| Te sigo amando | 7 | 2 |
| Alguna vez tendremos alas | 6 | 1 |
| Pueblo chico, infierno grande | 5 | 5 |
| Mirada de mujer | 5 | 2 |
| María Isabel | 4 | 2 |
| Mi querida Isabel | 2 | 0 |
| El alma no tiene color | 1 | 1 |
| Huracán | 1 | 1 |
| Salud, dinero y amor | 1 | 1 |

## Winners and nominees
### Telenovelas

| Best Telenovela | Best Musical Theme |
| Esmeralda Mirada de mujer Te sigo amando | "El alma no tiene color" — Laura Flores and Marco Antonio Solís – El alma no tiene color |
| Best Actress | Best Actor |
| Angélica Aragón – Mirada de mujer Claudia Ramírez – Te sigo amando Leticia Calderon – Esmeralda | Sergio Goyri – Te sigo amando Ari Telch – Mirada de mujer Fernando Colunga – Esmeralda |
| Best Antagonist Actress | Best 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 Actress | Best 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 Actress | Best 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 Actress | Best Young Lead Actor |
| Adela Noriega – María Isabel Karla Álvarez – Mi querida Isabel Kate del Castillo – Alguna vez tendremos alas | Juan Soler – Pueblo chico, infierno grande Fernando Carrillo – María Isabel Osvaldo Benavides – Te sigo amando |
| Best Revelation | Best Debut Actress |
| Alejandro Ruiz – Esmeralda Eugenia Cauduro – Alguna vez tendremos alas Nora Salinas – Esmeralda | Bárbara Mori – Mirada de mujer |

### Others

| Best Direction | Best Direction of the Cameras |
| Beatriz Sheridan, Martha Luna and Karina Duprez – Esmeralda | Jesús Nájera Saro – Esmeralda |
| Best Art Direction | Best Decor |
| Arturo Flores – Pueblo chico, infierno grande | Sandra Cortés – Pueblo chico, infierno grande |
| Best Original Story or Adaptation |
| Javier Ruán – Pueblo chico, infierno grande |

### Special Awards

* Award for Career: Libertad Lamarque
* Award for Career: Eric del Castillo
* Career as a Singer: Enrique Guzmán
* International Projection: Thalía
* Best Entertainer: Adal Ramones
* Best Presenters: Guillermo Ochoa and Lucero for Teletón 1997
* Best Teletheater Program with Social Content: Mujer, casos de la vida real
* Best Album: Me estoy enamorando by Alejandro Fernández