plena libre have received multiple grammy and latin grammy nominations. the group received their first latin grammy nomination, in the category “best tropical traditional album”, for their 2001 recording"mas libre". the nomination represented the first nomination for a puerto rican group in the category. in 2003 the recording"mi ritmo" was grammy and latin grammy nominated, again in the “best tropical traditional album” category. the 2006 latin grammys saw an additional nomination for best tropical traditional album for the group, this time for their recording "evolucion".