From the Latin Grammy II

Thalia isn't much of a singer, but her show's art direction and coreography made up for it.

Marcos Rodriguez, the founder and managing director of Palladium equity partners, whose fund recently grew to over half a million dollars was watching the show from the VIP seats.

Mana, very much in tune with world trends, is an eco-friendly group. Singing along with Juan Luis Guerra stirred up the audience.

Tonight, Univision spared no expense; their production had all the bells and whistles. Steady cams all over the place, flat screens of all shapes and sizes and a double stage set to minimize time loss. The art direction is phenomenal.

Emilio Estefan is here, of course. No surprise. However, Univision's president Ray Rodriguez was MIA.

Shakira, who was the only artist to fly in on a private jet, missed the rehearsals due to technical problems with her Jet. Fortunately her talent and skills kept anyone from noticing.

The top artists were staying at the Ritz Carlton at Central Park South; Mark, the polish driver of the hotel's black Bentley, drove them around. Others stayed at The Mandarin Oriental at the Time AOL center and were seen earlier at the hotel's spa in total nirvana.

Reggaeton is absolutely hot. It's literally on fire. We won't comment on it however, or pretend that we understand anything about it.

Colombia had an amazing night: Fonseca won his first Grammy, with "Te Mando Flores", a song which ranked at the top of the charts in Colombia last year, and Shakira scored 4 more.

Ricky Martin was awarded artist of the year; Miguel Bose introduced him and presented him with the award. During his speech, he announced that he will dedicate himself to fight against human trafficking with children.