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- ↑ "Sobre La Academia Latina de la Grabación". Latin Grammy Awards (in Spanish). United States: Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ↑ "Conoce las definiciones de todas las categorías de los Premios Latin GRAMMY | LatinGRAMMY.com". www.latingrammy.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ↑ Raygoza, Isabela (2024-03-27). "Los Latin Grammy añaden nuevas categorías de música mexicana y electrónica". Billboard (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ↑ Cardenas, Cat (November 15, 2024). "Watch: Carín León wins Best Contemporary Mexican Music Album for 'Boca Chueca, Vol. 1'" . Retrieved November 16, 2024.
