- Recipients
- Category facts
- References
{{unreferenced|date=August 2013}}{{Infobox award
| name = Premios 40 Principales for Best Latin Song
| description = Best in Spanish and International music
| imagesize = 200px
| alt =
| caption =
| presenter = Los 40 Principales
| country = Spain
| year = 2007
| year2 = 2012
| website =
}}The Premios 40 Principales for Best Latin Song is an honor presented annually at the Los 40 Principaless, a ceremony that recognizes excellence, creates a greater awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latino artists in the international scene. Juanes is the most awarded songwriter in the category with two. Shakira and Cali & El Dandee are the only lyricists to be nominated twice in the same year: Shakira in 2011, and Cali & El Dandee one year later. Cali & El Dandee are the last winners so far for the song "Yo Te Esperaré", as this category was not featured in the 2013 awards. Recipients| Year | Performing artist | Work | Nominees |
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| 2007 | Juanes | "Me Enamora" | - Shakira– "Las de la Intuición"
- Jennifer Lopez – "Qué Hiciste"
- Maná – "Manda una Señal"
- / Julieta Venegas featuring Dante Spinetta – "Primer día"
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| 2008 | Juanes | "Gotas de Agua Dulce" | - / Eros Ramazzotti featuring Ricky Martin – "No Estamos Solos"
- Maná – "Si No Te Hubieras Ido"
- Belinda – "Bella Traición"
- Julieta Venegas – "El presente"
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| 2009 | Shakira | "Loba" | - Nelly Furtado – "Manos al Aire"
- / Tiziano Ferro featuring Amaia Montero – "El Regalo más Grande"
- Luis Fonsi – "No Me Doy por Vencido"
- Paulina Rubio – "Causa y Efecto"
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| 2010 | Camila | "Mientes" | - / Shakira featuring Freshlyground – "Waka Waka (Esto es África)"
- Diego Torres – "Guapa"
- Juanes – "Yerbatero"
- Paulina Rubio – "Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes"
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| 2011 | / Don Omar featuring Lucenzo | "Danza Kuduro" | - / Shakira featuring Dizzee Rascal – "Loca"
- / Shakira featuring El Cata– "Rabiosa"
- Carlos Baute – "Quien te Quiere como Yo"
- Maná – "Lluvia al Corazón"
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| 2012 | Cali & El Dandee | "Yo Te Esperaré" | - Crossfire – "Lady"
- / Cali & El Dandee featuring David Bisbal – "No Hay 2 Sin 3 (Gol)"
- Tacabro – "Tacata'"
- Sie7e – "Tengo Tu Love"
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Category facts- Most Wins in Category
| Rank | 1st | 2nd |
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| Artist | Juanes | Shakira
Camila
Don Omar
Lucenzo
Cali & El Dandee | | Total Wins | 2 wins | 1 wins |
- Most Nominations
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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| Artist | Shakira | Juanes
Maná | Cali & El Dandee
Julieta Venegas
Paulina Rubio | | Total Nominations | 5 Nominations | 3 Nominations | 2 nominations |
References{{Los Premios (40 Principales) categories}} 1 : 2011 music awards |