Latin Music

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Whenever Latin pop sensation Alejandro Sanz writes music, he sets off on a "long mental journey" to find inspiration.

LAS VEGAS - Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 won all five awards it was nominated for Thursday at the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas, including two of the top awards of the night and honors in both urban and alternative categories.

LAS VEGAS - Partial list of winners from the 2008 Latin Grammy Awards in Houston, Texas: Record of the year: "No Hay Nadie Como Tu," Calle 13 featuring Cafe Tacvba.

LAS VEGAS - Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 scooped up four gold gramophones at the Latin Grammys Thursday night, with their politically charged reggaeton winning best urban album for "Los de Atras Vienen Conmigo." The half brothers that make up Calle 13 - Rene Perez, who is known as "Residente," and Eduardo Cabra, or "Visitante" - posed for cameras on the carpet before the ceremony with their mother and salsero Ruben Blades.

LAS VEGAS - The half-brothers who make up the Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 posed for cameras on the carpet in Las Vegas, confident and happy and already leading the competition with three Latin Grammys and five nominations.