Los del Río

Distinctions and awards

Year 2026
  • Honorary Ambassadors (General Society of Spanish Authors and Publishers)
Year 2025
  • Ambassadors of Seville 2025 (Seville City Council together with the Association of Tourist Businesses of Seville City Centre and the Association of Hotels of Seville)
  • Best Ambassadors of Spain (Diplomatic Academy of the Kingdom of Spain)
Year 2024
  • Los del Río are chosen by the Seville City Council to switch on the lights for the April Fair
Year 2023
  • Men of the Year (GQ Magazine)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award (SICAB)
  • Sevillians of the year ( Rotary Club Seville)
Year 2022
  • "Bride of the Sun" award for culture
  • Town Criers of the Marbella Fair (Marbella City Council)
  • Gold medal of the province of Seville (Seville Provincial Council)
  • Award "Orujeros mayores de Potes" in Cantabría
Year 2021
  • Premio Award "Cadena Ser"
  • Music gold medal "Art and culture group"
  • Ambassadors of "Andalusians Sharing"
  • Favorites 2021 (Seville Magazine)
Year 2018
  • La Musa Awards Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame : "Macarena, song of all times"
Year 2017
  • Award for musical excellence awarded by LATIN GRAMMY awards
Year 2016
  • Medal of "Cámara de Comercio de Sevilla"
Year 2015
  • Cruz al Mérito de la Guardia Civil distintivo Blanco
  • Universal Artists (Society of Performing Artists of Spain)
Year 2014
  • Ondas award for his career
Year 2013
  • Gold Medal of the city of Seville
Year 2008
  • Concession Miami Country Keys
Year 2004
  • Gold medal of the Junta de Andalucía
  • The City Hall of Dos Hermanas (Seville) dedicates an auditorium to Los del Río as recognition of their career
Year 2003
  • Gold Metal for merit at work granted by The Ministry of Labor of Spanish Government
  • The City Hall of Seville dedicates a square to Los del Río in recognition of their career
Year 2002
  • A square in Dos Hermanas has been named after Rafael Ruiz Perdigones
  • A square in Dos Hermanas has been named after Antonio Romero Monge.
Year 2001
  • Recognition of "Españoles Universales" of the Chamber of Commerce of Spain in United States
Year 1999
  • Golden Microphone. Cadena Ser chooses Macarena as the most remarkable song in the history of Spanish music.
  • Ondas Awards
  • SGAE awards for Macarena for the most radiated and most danced album in the world during the years 1996 and 1997
Year 1998
  • Placing the star on the boulevard of stars in Marbella
Year 1997
  • Appointments of Favorite Sons of Dos Hermanas (Seville)
  • The World Music Awards, Montecarlo
  • Proclamation of the New York City Hall as "Macarena day" on february 2014
  • "Gran Manzana de Oro" of the New York City Hall
  • "The World Music Awards": World´s best selling latin group of the year
  • Latin Award B.M.I.
Year 1996
  • The World Music Awards, Montecarlo
  • Premio Ondas
  • Hispanic award in Miami for "Fenómeno latinoamericano del año"
  • AWARDS "Lo nuestro", Tropical Salsa Miami
  • SGAE award for the most international song of the year
  • "The most Universal" award by Cadena Ser
  • Awards Viva Comet (Germany)
Year 1995
  • The World Music Awards: World`s best selling spanish group of the year
Year 1993
  • Summer song in Radiolé
Year 1984
  • Pasaje Los del Río in Dos Hermanas is named to commemorate the 20th anniversary of their career
Year 1972
  • First award "Sevillanísima" of the COPE
Year 1968
  • Best 1967 Radio Spain award