Premios Juventud held its first European edition on Thursday at the Starlite Auditorium in Marbella, Spain, bringing together artists including Quevedo, Farruko, Greeicy, La Oreja de Van Gogh, Elvis Crespo and Ana Mena for performances, alongside recognition for Antonio Banderas, Marc Anthony, Yandel and La Oreja de Van Gogh as Agents of Change. While the broadcast focused on performances and awards, much of the evening's colour came from unfilmed moments on the red carpet, in the audience and backstage, including reunions, fan encounters and artists mingling with one another.

Among the highlights were Marta Sánchez and Carlos Baute reuniting 18 years after their hit "Colgando en Tus Manos," recreating outfits from the 2010 ceremony, while the song itself recently joined YouTube's Billion Views Club. Mexican singer Codiciado was seen singing along enthusiastically from his seat during La Oreja de Van Gogh's performance and revealed a new single, "Te Veías Mejor Conmigo." Spanish artist Judeline discussed her collaboration "Bby WOW" with Karol G and Rusowsky, which reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart, and spoke about her long friendship with Rusowsky and possible plans to expand her career further afield.