# TVyNovelas Award for Best Young Lead Actor
## Winners and nominees
### 1980s

| Winner | Nominated |
| 3rd TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Guillermo Capetillo for La fiera | Jaime Garza for Guadalupe Manuel Saval for Los años felices |
| 4th TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Juan Antonio Edwards for Vivir un poco | Arturo Peniche for Vivir un poco Eduardo Palomo for El ángel caído Jaime Garza for Vivir un poco |
| 5th TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Alberto Mayagoitia for Pobre juventud | Eduardo Palomo for Lista negra Guillermo García Cantú for El engaño Manuel Saval for Muchachita |
| 6th TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Ernesto Laguardia for Quinceañera | Edgardo Gazcón for Cómo duele callar Luis Xavier for Victoria |
| 7th TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Ernesto Laguardia for Flor y canela | Demián Bichir for El rincón de los prodigios Omar Fierro for Amor en silencio |

### 1990s

| Winner | Nominated |
| 8th TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Eduardo Yáñez for Dulce desafío | Guillermo García Cantú for La casa al final de la calle Miguel Pizarro for Teresa |
| 9th TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Omar Fierro for Cuando llega el amor | Ari Telch for La fuerza del amor Armando Araiza for Un rostro en mi pasado Ernesto Laguardia for Cenizas y diamantes Rafael Rojas for Mi pequeña Soledad |
| 10th TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Raúl Araiza for Cadenas de amargura | Eduardo Palomo for La Pícara Soñadora Toño Mauri for Madres egoístas |
| 11th TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Eduardo Santamarina for De frente al sol | Eduardo Capetillo for Baila conmigo Rafael Rojas for Baila conmigo |
| 12th TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Rodrigo Vidal for Dos mujeres, un camino | Eduardo Santamarina for Más allá del puente Pedro Fernández for Buscando el paraíso |
| 13th TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Germán Gutiérrez for Imperio de cristal | Alexis Ayala for Agujetas de color de rosa Gerardo Hemmer for Prisionera de amor |
| 14th TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Osvaldo Benavides for María la del barrio | Arath de la Torre for Caminos cruzados Daniel Zamora for María José |
| 1997 ||
| 16th TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Osvaldo Benavides for Te sigo amando | Arath de la Torre for Mi pequeña traviesa René Strickler for Alguna vez tendremos alas |
| 17th TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Guy Ecker for La mentira | Mauricio Islas for Preciosa René Strickler for El privilegio de amar |

### 2000s

| Winner | Nominated |
| 18th TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Kuno Becker for Mujeres engañadas | Aitor Iturrioz for Por tu amor Eduardo Verástegui for Alma rebelde |
| 2001 to 2005 ||
| 24th TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Mauricio Aspe for La madrastra | Alfonso Herrera for Rebelde Christopher von Uckermann for Rebelde José Luis Reséndez for La madrastra |
| 25th TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Imanol Landeta for Código postal | Erick Guecha for La fea más bella |
| 2008 ||
| 27th TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Eleazar Gómez for Las tontas no van al cielo | Eugenio Siller for Al diablo con los guapos José Ron for Juro Que Te Amo |

### 2010s

| Winner | Nominated |
| 28th TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | José Ron for Los exitosos Pérez | Eleazar Gómez for Atrévete a soñar Gonzalo García Vivanco for Verano de amor |
| 29th TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Alfonso Dosal for Para volver a amar | Diego Amozurrutia for Llena de amor Eleazar Gómez for Cuando me enamoro |
| 30th TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Osvaldo de León for Una familia con suerte | Alejandro Speitzer for Esperanza del corazón Brandon Peniche for Ni contigo ni sin ti Diego Amozurrutia for Amorcito corazón |
| 31st TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Ferdinando Valencia for Por Ella Soy Eva | Eddy Vilard for Amor bravío Pablo Lyle for Cachito de cielo |
| 32nd TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Alejandro Speitzer for Mentir para vivir | Eleazar Gómez for Amores verdaderos Ricardo Franco for Corazón indomable |
| 33rd TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | José Eduardo Derbez for Qué pobres tan ricos | Brandon Peniche for La malquerida Juan Pablo Gil for Mi corazón es tuyo Pablo Lyle for Por siempre mi amor |
| 34th TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Brandon Peniche for Que te perdone Dios | Alfonso Dosal for A que no me dejas Paul Stanley for Amor de barrio Diego de Erice for La sombra del pasado Alfredo Gatica for La vecina |
| 35th TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Polo Morín for Sueño de amor | Josh Gutiérrez for El hotel de los secretos Federico Ayos for La candidata Juan Pablo Gil for Las amazonas José Pablo Minor for Sin rastro de ti |
| 36th TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Germán Bracco for Caer en tentación | Emmanuel Palomares for En tierras salvajes Álex Perea for La doble vida de Estela Carrillo Juan Diego Covarrubias for Me declaro culpable Emmanuel Orenday for Sin tu mirada |
| 37th TVyNovelas Awards ||
| | Santiago Achaga for Like | Gonzalo Peña for Amar a muerte Carlos Said for Like Mauricio Abad for Like Emilio Osorio for Mi marido tiene familia |

## Records

* Most awarded actor: Ernesto Laguardia and Osvaldo Benavides, 2 times.
* Most awarded actor (ever winner): Osvaldo Benavides, 2 times.
* Most nominated actor: Ernesto Laguardia and Eleazar Gómez with 4 nominations.
* Most nominated actor without a win: Eduardo Palomo with 3 nominations.
* Youngest winner: Osvaldo Benavides, 17 years old.
* Youngest nominee: Alejandro Speitzer, 16 years old.
* Oldest winner: Guy Ecker, 40 years old.
* Oldest nominee: René Strickler, 36 years old.
* Actors winning after short time: Ernesto Laguardia by (Quinceañera, 1988) and (Flor y canela, 1989), 2 consecutive years.
* Actors winning after long time: Osvaldo Benavides by (María la del barrio, 1996) and (Te sigo amando, 1998), 2 years difference.
* Actors winning this category, despite having been as a main villain: Rodrigo Vidal (Dos mujeres, un camino, 1994)
* Actors was nominated in this category, despite having played as a main villain: Rafael Rojas (Baila conmigo, 1993)
* Foreign winning actors:
** Guy Ecker from Brazil
** Osvaldo de León from United States
** Santiago Achaga from Argentina