# 26th TVyNovelas Awards

The 26th TVyNovelas Awards were an academy of special awards to the best soap operas and TV shows. The awards ceremony took place on April 27, 2008 in the Mundo Imperial Forum, in Acapulco, Guerrero. The ceremony was televised in Mexico by Canal de las Estrellas.
Yuri hosted the show. Destilando amor won 10 awards, the most for the evening, including Best Telenovela. Other winners Lola, érase una vez and Pasión won 2 awards each.

## Summary of awards and nominations

| Telenovela | Nominations | Awards |
| Destilando amor | 12 | 10 |
| Pasión | 12 | 2 |
| Yo amo a Juan Querendón | 7 | 0 |
| Lola, érase una vez | 3 | 2 |
| Muchachitas como tú | 3 | 0 |
| Bajo las riendas del amor | 2 | 0 |

## Winners and nominees
### Telenovelas

| Best Telenovela | Best Original Story or Adaptation |
| Destilando amor Pasión Yo amo a Juan Querendón | Fernando Gaitán, Kary Fajer and Gerardo Luna – Destilando amor Gabriela Ortigoza, Antonio Abascal and Miguel Vallejo – Yo amo a Juan Querendón María Zarattini – Pasión |
| Best Actress | Best Actor |
| Angélica Rivera – Destilando amor Mayrín Villanueva – Yo amo a Juan Querendón Susana González – Pasión | Eduardo Yáñez – Destilando amor Eduardo Santamarina – Yo amo a Juan Querendón Fernando Colunga – Pasión |
| Best Antagonist Actress | Best Antagonist Actor |
| Chantal Andere – Destilando amor Adamari López – Bajo las riendas del amor Daniela Castro – Pasión | Sergio Sendel – Destilando amor Fabián Robles – Muchachitas como tú José Elías Moreno – Pasión |
| Best Leading Actress | Best Leading Actor |
| Ana Martín – Destilando amor Isela Vega – Pasión Silvia Mariscal – Muchachitas como tú | Germán Robles – Pasión Héctor Sáez – Bajo las riendas del amor Julio Alemán – Destilando amor |
| Best Co-lead Actress | Best Co-lead Actor |
| Marisol del Olmo – Pasión Martha Julia – Destilando amor Sylvia Pasquel – Yo amo a Juan Querendón | Alejandro Tommasi – Destilando amor Eugenio Bartilotti – Yo amo a Juan Querendón Sebastián Rulli – Pasión |
| Best Direction | Best Direction of the Cameras |
| Miguel Córcega and Víctor Rodríguez – Destilando amor Lily Garza and Mauricio Rodríguez – Yo amo a Juan Querendón Mónica Miguel – Pasión | Ernesto Arreola – Destilando amor Alejandro Frutos – Pasión Vivian Sánchez Ross and Daniela Ferrer – Lola, érase una vez |

### Others

| Best Child Actress or Actor | Best Series Made in Mexico |
| Octavio Ocaña – Lola, érase una vez Danna Paola – Muchachitas como tú Santiago Hernández – Plaza Sésamo | El Pantera 13 miedos S.O.S.: Sexo y otros secretos ¿Y ahora qué hago? |
| Best Comedy Program | Best Variety Program |
| La familia P. Luche Amor mío Una familia de 10 Vecinos | Hoy ¡Muévete! Viva la mañana |
| Best Competitions Program | Best Restricted TV Program |
| Bailando por un sueño: Primer campeonato mundial de baile Buscando a Timbiriche: La Nueva Banda Los 5 magníficos | ¡Es de noche! ... Y ya llegué Derecho de admisión Está cañón |
| Best Youth Program | Best Special Program |
| Incógnito Pepsi Chart WAX | Miguel Bosé desde el corazón de la tierra 50 años de las telenovelas Pedro Infante vive… El concierto |

### Special Awards

* Revelation of the Year: Eiza González for Lola, érase una vez
* Special Recognition for Artistic Career: Joaquín Cordero
* Special Award for Teletón México: Fernando Landeros

### Performers

| Name(s) | Performed |
| Allisson Lozz K-Paz de la Sierra | "No me supiste querer" |
| Eduardo Yáñez Jorge Salinas Pablo Montero | "Y me he eqivocado" |
| Eiza González | "Si me besas" |
| Emmanuel | "La chica de humo" |
| Fonseca | "Alma de hierro" |
| Mijares | "Bella" |
| Ninel Conde | "Ni un centavo" |
| Yuri | "Qué te pasa" |
| Yuri Emmanuel Mijares | "Toda una vida" |
| Yuri Mijares | "Cuando baja la marea" "Uno entre mil" |

### Absent

People who did not attend the ceremony and were nominated in the shortlist in each category:
* Carla Estrada
* Eugenio Derbez (Luis Manuel Ávila, Bárbara Torres and Miguel Pérez received the award in his place)
* Isela Vega
* María Zarattini