page_title: Villalobos Brothers
section_title: Awards
hierarchical_section_title: Villalobos Brothers / Critical reception and awards / Awards
caption_attribution_description: English: The Villalobos Brothers Perform at Telemundo 47 Television Networks
context_page_description: The Villalobos Brothers, are a trio of violinists, singer-songwriters, composers, arrangers, and multi-talented instrumentalists. They have performed at the Latin Grammy Awards, Carnegie Hall, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the 60th Anniversary of the United Nations, the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center, the New York Mets field at Shea Stadium, and other historic venues.
  They have accompanied and collaborated with many artists, including Morley, Paloma San Basilio, Paddy Moloney and The Chieftains, Eddie Palmieri, Graciela, Dolly Parton, León Gieco, Leni Stern, César Camargo Mariano, Lila Downs, Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz, Pierre Boulez, Alberto Vázquez, Johnny Ventura, Dan Zanes and Rafael Escalona. Their first solo album, "Villa-Lobos", was released in 2009.
context_section_description: 2011 – Bronze Medal for Best Documentary in the category of Social Issues at the New York Festivals International Radio Competition
  2007 – Leaders of the Future Award presented by the Tepeyac Association of New York
  2003 – Beca para Ejecutantes Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes FONCA (National Fund for Culture and Arts of Mexico)
  2000 – Fulbright Grant awarded to Ernesto Villalobos by the U.S. Department of State
  1999 – National Medal in Music awarded by the President of Mexico, Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León
  1997 – Gold Medal at the Fifth National Violin Competition 
  1995 – TELMEX Foundation Grant sponsored by business magnate and philanthropist Carlos Slim Helú
caption: The Villalobos Brothers after a performance on Telemundo 47
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