Leading Ladies of Entertainment

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Leading Ladies of Entertainment
Awarded for"indelible impressions and contributions to the Latin entertainment industry" [1]
Presented by Latin Recording Academy
First awarded2017
Website www.latingrammy.com

The Leading Ladies of Entertainment is an honor presented annually by the Latin Recording Academy, the same organization that distributes the Latin Grammy Awards, to commend women "excelling in the arts and sciences, and who have made indelible impressions and contributions to the Latin entertainment industry." [1] Award recipients are honored during "Latin Grammy Week", a string of galas prior to the annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony. [1] The accolade was established by the organization to acknowledge the gender gap in the Latin entertainment industry. Then-president of the Latin Recording Academy, Gabriel Abaroa explained: "Women face a myriad of difficulties in the entertainment industry, but despite those obstacles, the women we are honoring have continually demonstrated perseverance, fortitude, and grace under pressure." [2] A portion of the sponsorships on the events are used to fund scholarships to young women studying in music. [3] The awards were first presented to Marcella Araica, Leila Cobo, Erika Ender, Rebeca Leon, and Gabriela Martinez. [1] The event was held twice in 2019, the first as a Mexican edition in June and again during the Latin Grammy Week in November. [4] [5]

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Recipients

Year [I] ImageRecipientOccupation(s)Ref.
2017 — Marcella Araica Audio engineer, mixer, and vice president of N.A.R.S Records and Dream Asylum Studios [1]
Leilacobo2.jpg Leila Cobo Executive director of Content & Programming for Latin Music & Entertainment for Billboard
Erika Ender pic by Raymond Collazo.jpg Erika Ender Singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, television personality
— Rebeca León CEO and founder of Lionfish Entertainment
— Gabriela Martinez General manager for Warner Music Latina and SVP Marketing Warner Music Latin America
— Jessica Rodriguez Executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Univision Communications.
2018 Becky G.jpg Becky G Singer, songwriter, and actress [6]
— Cynthia Darr Hudson Senior vice president and general manager of CNN en Español and Hispanic Strategy for CNN U.S.
— Delia Orjuela Vice president creative for Latin music at Broadcast Music Inc.
Pamela Silva Conde by Gage Skidmore.jpg Pamela Silva Journalist and co-anchor of Primer Impacto
2019
(Mexican edition)		 Martha 2.jpg Martha Debayle Announcer [4]
Tatiana Bilbao.jpg Tatiana Bilbao Architect
Joy Huerta (35822340346) (cropped).jpg Joy Huerta Singer
Alondra de la Parra 2014.jpg Alondra de la Parra Orchestra director
— Soumaya Slim Domit Art expert
2019 — María Elisa Ayerbe Audio engineer and producer [5]
2018 MX TV CONCIERTO VOCES DE MUJERES (46290771292) (cropped).jpg Lila Downs Singer-songwriter and social activist
— Luana Pagani Music executive, president and partner of Seitrack US
Dayanara Torres 2011.jpg Dayanara Torres actress, model, author, and former Miss Universe
— Elsa Yep Chief financial officer(CFO) and executive vice president of operations for Universal Music Latin America & Iberian Peninsula
2020 191125 Selena Gomez at the 2019 American Music Awards (cropped).png Selena Gomez recording artist, actress, film producer, and social activist [7]
— Angela N. Martinez entertainment attorney
Goyo martinez.JPG Goyo singer, producer and cofounder of ChocQuibTown
Maria Elena Salinas on the Valder Beebe Show.jpg María Elena Salinas broadcast journalist, news anchor, and author
2021 — Mayna Nevarez founder & CEO of Nevarez Communications [8]
— Mia Nygren managing director for Spotify Latin America region
Ivy Queen, 2010.jpg Ivy Queen singer-songwriter
— Mónica Vélez music composer
2022 Kany Garcia cantando.jpg Kany García singer and songwriter [9]
— Rocío Guerrero global head of Latin at Amazon Music
— Rosa Lagarrigue Founder and CEO of Spain's RLM
— Janina Rosado pianist, musical director, record producer

^[I] With the exception of the 2019 Mexican edition, each year is linked to an article about the Latin Grammy Awards ceremony of that year.

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