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Awards - RAPHAEL wws

Some of the Awards

325 Gold records
48 Platinum records
Ilmo. Sr. of the Orden of Cisneros
Excmo. Señor Comendador de Isabel la Católica, awarded by H.M. King Juan Carlos I
Four times Popular, Pueblo Newsapaper, Madrid
Three times "Super Popular", Pueblo Newsapaper, Madrid
Four "Aplauso" awards
Seven times "Olé de la Canción", Barcelona
Threes "Heraldo" of Mexico (The most important award in this country)
Rafael Guinad award, Venezuela"
Hoja de Plata award, Madrid
Gold Medal from the Circulo de Bellas Artes, Spain
Gold Medal of the Writers Guild, Madrid
Twice Quijote de Oro awards, Spanish Television Network
Six times winner of the "Super-Sales" award
Four ACE awards to the Best Concert of the Year, Asociación de Críticos de Espectáculos, de New York
Two El Sol Azteca awards, Mexico
Gold Record for best singer in Midem (Cannes, France)
Four Quacapuro de Oro awards, Venezuela
Best Spanish Pop singer award, Sindicato Nacional del Espectáculo
Gold and Diamond Medal from the Departament of Turism, Mexico
Four Antorchas de Plata, Viña del Mar Music Festival, Chile
Three Grammy nominations, USA
Gran Galardón of the Sociedad de General de Autores Españoles
Favorite son of Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela y Perú
Keys to the cities of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami (Five times)
Two streets, one in Linares and another one in Estepona (Andalusia) are named after him
Named "Universal Spanierd" by the "Spanish Chamber of Commerce" in Miami
Named "Universal Andalusian" by the "Andalucía en el Mundo" magazine
Uranium Record (unique in the history of the recording industry) for sales of over 20 million albums