Guitar great De Lucia honored at political Latin Grammys

Late guitar great Paco de Lucia and superstar Enrique Iglesias won top prizes Thursday at the Latin Grammys, which took a political edge as artists cheered President Barack Obama's plan to help immigrants.
      
The top award night for the Spanish- and Portuguese-language music industry paid homage to De Lucia, a Spanish legend of the flamenco guitar, who died in February at age 66.
      
De Lucia posthumously won Album of the Year for "Cancion Andaluza," which also was declared Best Flamenco Album. De Lucia's widow said that the album was a passion for De Lucia, who dedicated the last months of his life to it.
      
Iglesias, who has built a fan base cross language lines through his crossover pop, won three awards including Song of the Year with the Cuban artists Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona for their collaboration "Bailando" ("Dancing").
      
The three artists, who did not attend the ceremony in Las Vegas, dedicated the award to the Cuban people in a video message.
      
Uruguayan singer Jorge Drexler expressed "massive surprise" as he won the prestigious Record of the Year for "Universos Paralelos," a Colombian-inspired song. He dedicated the award both to Colombia and his grandfather.
                      
The Latin Grammys came with an unexpected political undertone as Obama delivered a national address on immigration just as the ceremony was set to begin.
      
The audience at the Mandalay Bay arena watched on a giant screen as Obama, who flies to Las Vegas on Friday, announced plans to protect some five million undocumented migrants from deportation.
     
While main US television networks declined to air Obama's speech, Spanish-language broadcaster Univision delayed its...