The largest awards ceremony in the music industry since 2017 grammyDevelopment leading ladies of entertainmentAn initiative was taken for “Honor and recognize professionally and socially conscious women in the fields of Latino arts and entertainment who have made significant contributions and inspired the next generation of female leaders.”,
Becky G, Lila Downs, Selena Gomez and Alondra De La Parra, These are some of the women who have been honored with this recognition. Now, by 2023, there are four women who will join this select group of artists, producers, engineers, directors, etc. who have achieved success in the music industry before and after.
the first of them Rondine Alcalawhich has emerged as Representative and promoter of many international artists. His first big opportunity came in 1998 when he worked for luis miguel During his Lover Pleasure World Tour, and since then, he has rubbed shoulders with other celebrities Alejandro Sanz, Shakira, Mana, Enrique Iglesias, Ricardo Arjona, Alejandro Fernandez. Miguel Bose, Luis Fonsi, Natalia Lafourcade and Julieta Venegas.
Via his official Instagram account, the Venezuelan shared his excitement at this recognition, and expressed his gratitude for the visibility now given to his historic career.
,Many thanks to the Latin Recording Academy for this beautiful recognition. I feel extremely honored and sincerely thank God that by November I have the chance to express everything my heart wants to say. For now, I just say, thank you for this beautiful illusion,” Alcalá wrote on his social networks.
the second one is simon torresA Grammy-nominated singer producer from New York who has collaborated with artists like Cardi B, Camila Cabello, Becky G and Anita, Also he is responsible for the project soundtrack mixer, A space focused on women and non-binary people with which Torres has sought to increase the number of people in this sector dedicated to music production.
Ana Villacorta Lopez She is one of the women to be recognized by the Latin Recording Academy. Anna’s career has been quite long Sony Music Entertainment As Director of International Development and Vice President of Marketing and Promotions. Of all the nominees, Enya is the one who has had the longest career, starting with the RCA label in 1981, but it would be at EMI where she would find her place in the industry.
Rocío Durcal, Julio Iglesias, Héroes del Silencio, Thalía, Fito Páez, Tony Bennett, Mana, One Direction, Vicente Fernández and Joaquin SabinaThere are some artists with whom Villacorta has collaborated over the years.
Finally, the most famous of the women to join this elite list of entertainment leading ladies is undoubtedly Mon Laferte. four time latin grammy winner in categories Best Alternative Song, Best Alternative Music Album, Best Rock Song and Best Singer-Songwriter Album, Collaboration with artists like George Drexler, Esteman, Enrique Bunbury and even Gwen Stefani And a deep social consciousness that led her to speak out in the 2017 Chilean elections and reiterate her feminist position on several occasions, making the Chilean-Mexican artist one of the most influential in Latin America.
“This diverse group of outstanding and successful women have made great contributions to Latin music. We are proud to celebrate this and other initiatives that seek to promote gender equality and honor the key role women play in the entertainment industry.“he declared manuel abudCEO of Latin Recording Academy among the 2023 class of leading women in entertainment.
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