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Carlos Rivera was the big winner at the 2026 Heat Latin Music Awards on Thursday (Nov. 5), nabbing the awards for best male artist, best music video for “Sin Despedida” in collaboration with Alejandro Fernández, and album of the year for ¡Vida México!

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Other winners of the night included Karol G as best female artist, Grupo Firme as regional Mexican artist, and Ovy on the Drums as producer of the year. Meanwhile, Gloria Trevi, Olga Tañon, La Arrolladora Banda El Limón de René Camacho, Los Angeles Azules and Piso 21 all received special awards at the popularly known Premios Heat .

For the first time in the ceremony’s history two Cuban reparto acts took center stage. Pututi and Nesty performed a medley of “Efimero” and “Los Despechaos”—the latter peaked at No.…