Paula Abdul and Howie Mandel introduce the award for Favorite Latin Artist, noting that a father and son (Julio and Enrique Iglesias) are competing in the same category for the first time at the American Music Awards 1998. They present the award to Julio Iglesias, who accepts the award and gives a speech, saying that he loves his children, thanks the AMA's for recognizing latino music, and says that he will be in competition with his son/sons as long as he is a performing musician.
