It's been 16 years since the first Latin Grammy Awards were celebrated in Los Angeles, and to put it lightly, Hollywood was a very different place back then. That was the year of the Latin explosion, Jennifer Lopez [1]'s "Let's Get Loud," and Shakira [2]'s superblond and curly hair. The world didn't know who the artists competing for the awards this year even were — J Balvin was 15, Prince Royce 11! — but for those of us who remember that first ceremony, the night was epic. Keep scrolling to take a look back at who was there and what they wore.

Shakira

Celia Cruz

Leah Remini

Celia Cruz, Ricky Martin, and Gloria Estefan

Oscar De La Hoya

Mana

Christina Aguilera

Fito Páez

Christina Aguilera

Jennifer Lopez and P. Diddy

Juan Luis Guerra

Emilio Estefan

Mercedes Sosa

Jaci Velasquez

Alejandra Guzmán

Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas

Andy Garcia

Alejandro Fernandez