Singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler won the 2005 Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Al Otro Lado del Rio" from "The Motorcycle Diaries," becoming the first Uruguayan Oscar winner and the first Spanish-language song to win the category.
Record no. MRB-2026-007112
First Uruguayan to Win an Academy Award
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