# 8th TVyNovelas Awards

The 8th TVyNovelas Awards were an academy of special awards to the best soap operas and TV shows. The awards ceremony took place on April 2, 1990 in Centro de Espectáculos “Premier“, México D.F. The ceremony was televised in Mexico by Canal de las Estrellas.
Joaquín Cordero and Roxana Saucedo hosted the show. Mi segunda madre won 6 awards, the most for the evening, including Best Telenovela. Other winners Dulce desafío and La casa al final de la calle won 4 awards, Teresa won 3 awards, also including Best Telenovela, Carrusel won 2 awards and Lo blanco y lo negro and Morir para vivir won 1 each.

## Summary of awards and nominations

| Telenovela | Nominations | Awards |
| Mi segunda madre | 10 | 6 |
| Dulce desafío | 9 | 4 |
| La casa al final de la calle | 7 | 4 |
| Teresa | 7 | 3 |
| Simplemente María | 3 | 0 |
| Carrusel | 2 | 2 |
| Lo blanco y lo negro | 2 | 1 |
| Morir para vivir | 1 | 1 |

## Winners and nominees
### Telenovelas

| Best Telenovela | Best Production |
| Mi segunda madre Teresa Dulce desafío | Juan Osorio – La casa al final de la calle |
| Best Actress | Best Actor |
| María Sorté – Mi segunda madre Angélica Aragón – La casa al final de la calle Victoria Ruffo – Simplemente María | Héctor Bonilla – La casa al final de la calle Enrique Novi – Mi segunda madre Manuel Saval – Simplemente María |
| Best Antagonist Actress | Best Antagonist Actor |
| Susana Dosamantes – Morir para vivir Alejandra Maldonado – Mi segunda madre Gabriela Goldsmith – Simplemente María | Fernando Ciangherotti – Mi segunda madre José Alonso – La casa al final de la calle Sergio Klainer – Dulce desafío |
| Best Leading Actress | Best Leading Actor |
| Patricia Reyes Spíndola – Teresa Beatriz Aguirre – Dulce desafío Elsa Aguirre – Lo blanco y lo negro | Ernesto Alonso – Lo blanco y lo negro Claudio Brook – Teresa Enrique Lizalde – Dulce desafío |
| Best Young Lead Actress | Best Young Lead Actor |
| Adela Noriega – Dulce desafío Daniela Castro – Mi segunda madre Patricia Pereyra – Teresa | Eduardo Yáñez – Dulce desafío Guillermo García Cantú – La casa al final de la calle Miguel Pizarro – Teresa |
| Best Female Revelation | Best Male Revelation |
| Salma Hayek – Teresa Ana Patricia Rojo – Dulce desafío Chantal Andere – Dulce desafío | Eduardo Palomo – La casa al final de la calle Alfredo Adame – Mi segunda madre Rafael Rojas – Teresa |

### Other Awards

| Best Debut Actress | Best Debut Actor |
| Chantal Andere – Dulce desafío | Alfredo Adame – Mi segunda madre |
| Best Child Actress | Best Child Actor |
| Ludwika Paleta – Carrusel | Jorge Granillo – Carrusel |
| Best Direction | Best Direction of the Cameras |
| Jorge Fons – La casa al final de la calle | Alejandro Frutos – Mi segunda madre |
| Best Original Story or Adaptation |
| Eric Vonn – Mi segunda madre |

### Comedy and Variety Programs

| Best Comedy Program | Best Musical and Variety Program |
| Los comediantes | Siempre en domingo |
| Best Comedy Actress | Best Comedy Actor |
| Anabel Ferreira – ¡Anabel! | Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo – Dr. Cándido Pérez |
| Best Hostess | Best Host |
| Verónica Castro – Aquí está ...! | Raúl Velasco – Siempre en domingo |
| Revelation as a Hostess | Best Young Singer |
| Rebecca de Alba | Lucero |
| Best Female TV-Singer | Best Male TV-Singer |
| Ana Gabriel | Luis Miguel |
| Revelation as a TV-Singer | International Revelation as a TV-Singer |
| Alejandra Guzmán | Pablo Ruiz |

### Special Awards

* Career as an Actress: Lucía Méndez
* Career as an Actor: Adalberto Martínez "Resortes"
* Career as a Comedian: Roberto Gómez Bolaños
* Most Beautiful Female Hair: Lucero
* Most Beautiful Male Hair: Eduardo Yáñez
* Most Beautiful Smile in Telenovelas: Leticia Calderón

### Awards delivered after the show

Delivered by popular vote, after the transmission of the awards ceremony on TV
* Most Elegant Woman: Lola Beltrán