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The awards were established in 2017 by the Academia Metropolitana de Teatro as an annual ceremony with support of the Secretariat of Culture of Mexico and the Secretariat of Tourism of Mexico City, and were first held in 2018. Plans for a ceremony in 2020 were suspended in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The awards are set to resume in 2021. ==Categories==

As of 2021, 34 categories are awarded, with different categories for original plays created in Mexico and local adaptations of international productions. A lifetime achievement award is presented as a non-competitive category with the backing of Mexico's Secretariat of Culture. Nominees are decided by an internal committee, while winners are voted by a jury of a rotating group of theatre professionals. Winning nominees are awarded a silver-plated trophy designed by Mexican-Peruvian sculptor Aldo Chaparro, with one category offering a monetary prize for independent producers and theatre associations. == References ==