Leading Ladies of Entertainment | |
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Awarded for | "indelible impressions and contributions to the Latin entertainment industry" |
Presented by | The Latin Recording Academy |
First award | 2017 |
Website | www.latingrammy.com |
The Leading Ladies of Entertainment is an annual event organized by the Latin Recording Academy, the same body that distributes the Latin Grammy Awards, at which awards are presented to 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 events held prior to the annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony. [2] The accolade was established in 2017 by the organization to acknowledge the gender gap in the Latin entertainment industry. [3]
Gabriel Abaroa, then-president of the Latin Recording Academy, explained at the inaugural event: "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." [3] A portion of the sponsorships on the events are used to fund scholarships to young women studying in music. [4] The awards were first presented to Marcella Araica, Leila Cobo, Erika Ender, Rebeca León , Gabriela Martinez, and Jessica Rodriguez. [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. [5] [6]
Year [a] | Image | Recipient | Occupation(s) | Ref. |
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2017 | — | Marcella Araica | Audio engineer, mixer, and vice president of N.A.R.S Records and Dream Asylum Studios | [1] |
![]() | Leila Cobo | Executive director of Content & Programming for Latin Music & Entertainment for Billboard | ||
![]() | 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 | Singer, songwriter, and actress | [7] |
— | 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 | Journalist and co-anchor of Primer Impacto | ||
2019 (Mexican edition) | ![]() | Martha Debayle | Announcer | [5] |
![]() | Tatiana Bilbao | Architect | ||
![]() | Joy Huerta | Singer | ||
![]() | Alondra de la Parra | Orchestra director | ||
— | Soumaya Slim Domit | Art expert | ||
2019 | — | María Elisa Ayerbe | Audio engineer and producer | [6] |
![]() | Lila Downs | Singer-songwriter and social activist | ||
— | Luana Pagani | Music executive, president and partner of Seitrack US | ||
![]() | Dayanara Torres | Actress, model, author, and former Miss Universe | ||
— | Elsa Yep | Chief financial officer and executive vice president of operations for Universal Music Latin America & Iberian Peninsula | ||
2020 | ![]() | Selena Gomez | Recording artist, actress, film producer, and social activist | [8] |
— | Angela N. Martinez | Entertainment attorney | ||
| Goyo | Singer, producer and cofounder of ChocQuibTown | ||
![]() | María Elena Salinas | Broadcast journalist, news anchor, and author | ||
2021 | — | Mayna Nevarez | Founder & CEO of Nevarez Communications | [9] |
— | Mia Nygren | Managing director for Spotify Latin America region | ||
![]() | Ivy Queen | Singer-songwriter | ||
— | Mónica Vélez | Music composer | ||
2022 | ![]() | Kany García | Singer and songwriter | [10] |
— | 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 | ||
2023 | — | Róndine Alcalá | Founder of RondenePR | [11] |
![]() | Mon Laferte | Singer and songwriter | ||
![]() | Simone Torres | Vocal producer | ||
— | Ana Villacorta López | Director of international development and marketing | ||
2024 | ![]() | Vivir Quintana | Singer and songwriter | [12] |
— | Diana Rodríguez | CEO and founder of Criteria Entertainment | ||
— | Ana Rosa Santiago | Senior vice president of Latin Music and LatAm for Universal Music Publishing Group | ||
![]() | Julieta Venegas | Singer and songwriter | ||