The 2009 Latin American Awards were given last night by Residente, singer of Calle 13. The host remembered the recently deceased singer Mercedes Sosa, he made fun of President Kirchner, and he caused surprise when he talked about Maradona.

“The cigarettes were killing me, I could already feel my chest growing brittle, the old lungs turning brown. That was when I became determined to kick that awful habit through the drinking of alcohol.”