The Latin Grammy Award for Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album was an honor presented annually at the
Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally.[1] The award went to solo artists, duos, or groups for releasing vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% of new recordings in the
ranchero music genre.[2]
Vicente Fernández is the most awarded performer in this category having won eight times including once for three consecutive years from 2002 to 2004 and once for four consecutive years from 2008 to 2011. He is also the most nominated artist in the category with fifteen nominations
Pepe Aguilar is the second most-awarded performer with four wins.
The award has been presented mostly by artists originating from Mexico on all but three occasions. In 2005 when it was awarded to Puerto Rican singer
Luis Miguel, who happens to reside in Mexico, 2005 for the album México En La Piel[3] and the following two years to an American singer of Mexican origin Pepe Aguilar.
In 2016, the award was not awarded due to a lack of entries.[4] All-female band
Flor de Toloache won the award in 2017, becoming the first female recipient of the award as well as the first band to win.
Winners and nominees
Alejandro Fernández was the first recipient of the award. He has won the award three times, including one with his father
Vicente Fernández.Vicente Fernández the most awarded performer in this category with nine wins, including a win with his son
Alejandro Fernández. Vicente is also the most nominated artists with fifteen nominations.Two-time winner
Luis Miguel. His second win was for ¡México Por Siempre!, which also won
Album of the Year.Mexican-American singer
Pepe Aguilar winner in 2006, 2007, 2012, and 2014.Pedro Fernández winner in 2001 and 2015.2017 winners
Flor de Toloache, the first female recipients of the award as well as the first band to win.Three-time winner,
Christian Nodal in 2019, 2022 & 2023.