Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso say they'll melt down their first Latin Grammys to make a chain

Argentine musical duo Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso have announced unusual plans for the first Latin Grammys they won this Thursday in Las Vegas: they intend to melt them down to make themselves a chain.

“We’re going to melt them and make ourselves a chain,” a smiling Paco Amoroso told reporters, holding three of the five gramophones they picked up at the biggest celebration of Spanish- and Portuguese-language music.

Pressed by the media, the 31-year-old singer reiterated that the statuettes would be taking on a new form: “A chain I’m going to wear round my neck.”

The flamboyant duo – one of the year’s breakout acts in Hispanic music and known for their kitsch stagecraft – arrived with 10 nominations and went up against Bad Bunny in the three main categories at the 26th edition of the Latin Recording Academy awards. They ended up winning in the video, alternative music and pop categories.

The musicians celebrated a victory they admitted had taken them by surprise.

“The most important thing here is that we’ve known each other since we were six, that we’re great friends, and that none of this – winning a few awards – was planned,” Amoroso said, moments before planting a kiss on Ca7riel’s lips.

Bad Bunny, the leading Latin voice of the moment, took home five of his 12 nominations, including the coveted album of the year statuette for DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.

 – TIMES/AFP