# 12th TVyNovelas Awards

The 12th TVyNovelas Awards were an academy of special awards to the best soap operas and TV shows. The awards ceremony took place on April 29, 1994, in México D.F. The ceremony was televised in Mexico by Canal de las Estrellas.
Raúl Velasco hosted the show. Corazón salvaje won 10 awards, the most for the evening, including Best Telenovela. Other winners Dos mujeres, un camino won 3 awards, Los parientes pobres won 2 awards and Capricho and Entre la vida y la muerte won 1 each.

## Summary of awards and nominations

| Telenovela | Nominations | Awards |
| Corazón salvaje | 13 | 10 |
| Los parientes pobres | 8 | 2 |
| Dos mujeres, un camino | 6 | 3 |
| Capricho | 3 | 1 |
| Más allá del puente | 3 | 0 |
| Entre la vida y la muerte | 2 | 1 |
| Buscando el paraíso | 2 | 0 |
| Valentina | 2 | 0 |
| Clarisa | 1 | 0 |
| Sueño de amor | 1 | 0 |

## Winners and nominees
### Telenovelas

| Best Telenovela | Best Direction |
| Corazón salvaje Dos mujeres, un camino Los parientes pobres | Alberto Cortés – Corazón salvaje |
| Best Actress | Best Actor |
| Edith González – Corazón salvaje Leticia Calderon – Entre la vida y la muerte Victoria Ruffo – Capricho | Eduardo Palomo – Corazón salvaje Ernesto Laguardia – Los parientes pobres Juan Ferrara – Valentina |
| Best Antagonist Actress | Best Antagonist Actor |
| Diana Bracho – Capricho Chantal Andere – Los parientes pobres Laura Flores – Clarisa | Sebastián Ligarde – Entre la vida y la muerte Enrique Rocha – Dos mujeres, un camino Humberto Elizondo – Los parientes pobres |
| Best Leading Actress | Best Leading Actor |
| Claudia Islas – Corazón salvaje Alicia Montoya – Valentina María Teresa Rivas – Capricho | Enrique Rocha – Dos mujeres, un camino Enrique Lizalde – Corazón salvaje Joaquín Cordero – Los parientes pobres |
| Best Young Lead Actress | Best Young Lead Actor |
| Lucero – Los parientes pobres Arcelia Ramírez – Más allá del puente Itatí Cantoral – Dos mujeres, un camino | Rodrigo Vidal – Dos mujeres, un camino Eduardo Santamarina – Más allá del puente Pedro Fernández – Buscando el paraíso |
| Best Female Revelation | Best Male Revelation |
| Ana Colchero – Corazón salvaje Angélica Rivera – Sueño de amor Yolanda Ventura – Corazón salvaje | Ariel López Padilla – Corazón salvaje César Évora – Corazón salvaje Fernando Colunga – Más allá del puente |
| Best Musical Theme | Best Original Story or Adaptation |
| "Corazón salvaje" — Mijares – Corazón salvaje "Buscando el paraíso" — Pedro Fernández and Alejandro Ibarra – Buscando el paraíso "Los parientes pobres" — Lucero – Los parientes pobres | María Zarattini – Corazón salvaje |

### Others

| Best Comedy Program | Best Musical and Variety Program |
| Juntos, pero no revueltos Al derecho y al derbez Hasta que la muerte los separe | Siempre en domingo |
| Best Comedic Performance | Best Hostess |
| Maribel Fernández – Hasta que la muerte los separe Lucila Mariscal – Las aventuras de Lencha María Alicia Delgado – ¡Anabel! | Verónica Castro – Furia musical Liza Echeverría – Galardón a los grandes Rebecca de Alba – Un nuevo día |
| Best Female Singer | Best Male Singer |
| Lucero | Cristian Castro |
| Best Revelation Singer |
| Marcos Llunas |

### Special Awards

* Artistic Career: Angélica María
* Film Career: Luis Aguilar
* Recognition to the Best Entertainment Program: Primer Impacto
* Telenovela with the Highest Rating: Dos mujeres, un camino

### International Segment

This segment was transmitted only in the United States by Univisión:
* Most Successful Telenovela: Corazón salvaje
* Second Most Successful Telenovela: Los parientes pobres

### Absent

People who did not attend the ceremony and were nominated in the shortlist in each category:
* Alicia Montoya
* Arcelia Ramírez
* Edith González
* Humberto Elizondo
* Itatí Cantoral
* Joaquin Cordero
* María Teresa Rivas
* Victoria Ruffo