The Metropolitan Theatre Awards (Spanish: Premios Metropolitanos de Teatro), commonly known as Premios Los Metro or simply Los Metro, is an annual ceremony which honors theatre performers, live productions, digital theatre and stagecraft in Mexico City only. It is important to mention that the productions noted in these awards are only local productions in Mexico City and not Mexico as a country.
| Premios Metropolitanos de Teatro | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in theatre in Mexico |
| Country | Mexico |
| Presented by | Academia Metropolitana de Teatro |
| First awarded | August 28, 2018 |
| Website | losmetro |
Since 2018 there have been four ceremonies held in Mexico City with a television broadcast covered by MVS TV. The awards are also broadcast digitally through YouTube.
History edit
The awards were established in 2017 by the Academia Metropolitana de Teatro as an annual ceremony with support of the Secretariat of Culture of Mexico and the Secretariat of Tourism of Mexico City,[1] and were first held in 2018.[2] Plans for a ceremony in 2020 were suspended in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The awards are set to resume in 2021.
| Edition | Date | Venue | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | August 28, 2018[3] | Teatro de la Ciudad | Chumel Torres |
| 2nd | August 21, 2019[4] | Teatro Telcel | Michelle Rodríguez |
| 3rd | November 24, 2021 | Teatro Ángel Peralta | Alan Estrada |
| 4th | October 18, 2022 | Regina Blandón |
Categories edit
As of 2021, 34 categories are awarded, with different categories for original plays created in Mexico and local adaptations of international productions. A lifetime achievement award is presented as a non-competitive category with the backing of Mexico's Secretariat of Culture.
Nominees are decided by an internal committee,[5] while winners are voted by a jury of a rotating group of theatre professionals.
Winning nominees are awarded a silver-plated trophy designed by Mexican-Peruvian sculptor Aldo Chaparro,[6] with one category offering a monetary prize for independent producers and theatre associations.[7]
References edit
- ^ México, Secretaría de Cultura de la Ciudad de. "Lanzan Premios Metropolitanos de Teatro para posicionar a la CDMX como capital teatral de categoría mundial". Secretaría de Cultura de la Ciudad de México.
- ^ "Cinco puntos para entender los Premios Metropolitanos de Teatro". Quién. August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Alfombra roja: Premios Metropolitanos de Teatro 2018 - Grupo Milenio".
- ^ "Los Metro 2019: Ganadores - Grupo Milenio".
- ^ "Premios 'Los Metro' 2021 celebran a lo mejor del teatro". Excélsior. October 28, 2021.
- ^ "Los Premios Metropolitanos de Teatro y otras obras que pusieron a Chumel a cantar". cultura.nexos.com.mx.
- ^ "Presenta Premios Metro reconocimiento CDMX a contribución artística o social". December 20, 2017.