The Latin Grammy Trustees Award is an award presented annually by the Latin Recording Academy , the same organization that distributes the Latin Grammy Awards , to individuals "who have made significant contributions, other than performance, to Latin music during their careers".[ 1] Recipients can include producers , songwriters , composers , record label executives, and journalists . Award recipients are honored during "Latin Grammy Week", a string of galas prior to the annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony.[ 2] Since its inception, the award has been presented to recipients originating from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, the United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The award was first presented to Mexican composer and musician Manuel Esperón .[ 3] Since 2005, the Trustees Awards have been presented to more than one recipient.[ 4] Pierre Cossette is the only recipient of the Latin Grammy Trustees Award to also receive the Grammy Trustees Award in 1995.[ 5] The accolade, along with the Person of the Year and the Lifetime Achievement awards, were not presented in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 6]
^[I] Each year is linked to an article about the Latin Grammy Awards ceremony of that year.
^[II] The artists's occupation(s) are listed on the Special Awards page on the Latin Grammy Award website.
^ a b "The Latin Recording Academy to honor Lucecita Benítez, João Bosco, Ilan Chester, Víctor Heredia, Los Del Río, Guadalupe Pineda, and Cuco Valoy with the Lifetime Achievement Award" . Latin Recording Academy. September 13, 2017. Archived from the original on February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018 .
^ a b Cobo, Leila (November 19, 2014). "Los Lobos, Willy Chirino & Valeria Lynch Among Latin Academy Special Award Winners" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on January 2, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016 .
^ a b "Les dan el Grammy por su trayectoria" (in Spanish). El Universal . August 29, 2004. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2015 .
^ a b Gallo, Phil (October 17, 2005). "Latin Grammys set fetes" . Variety . Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
^ Lewis, Randy (September 12, 2009). "Pierre Cossette dies at 85; 'father' of the Grammy Awards telecast" . Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2018 .
^ a b Latin Recording Academy (2020). 21.a Entrega Anual del Latin GRAMMY . Latin Recording Academy. p. 59. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020 . This year, however, those activities were paused because of COVID-19.
^ "Premiarán a Paloma San Basilio, Vázquez, Ventura, Gieco" . Terra Networks (in Spanish). August 30, 2006. Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
^ "Alberto Cortez, Lucho Gatica, Olga Guillot, Los Tigres del Norte, Os Paralamas do Sucesso and Chavela Vargas to Receive the 2007 Latin Recording Academy® Lifetime Achievement Award" . Terra Networks . September 17, 2007. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
^ "Vikki Carr, Cheo Feliciano, Astrud Gilberto, Angelica Maria, Maria Dolores Pradera, and Estela Raval to Receive the 2008 Latin Recording Academy(R)Lifetime Achievement Award" . Hispanic PR Newswire . September 30, 2008. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
^ "Candido Camero, Beth Carvalho, Charly Garcia, Tania Libertad, Marco Antonio Muniz, and Juan Romero to Receive the 2009 Latin Recording Academy(R) Lifetime Achievement Award" . PR Newswire . September 24, 2009. Archived from the original on March 29, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
^ "Joao Donato, Armando Manzanero, Las Hermanas Marquez, Joseito Mateo, Jorge Onate, and Susana Rinaldi to Receive the Latin Recording Academy® Lifetime Achievement Award" . PR Newswire . September 21, 2010. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
^ Salomon, Gisela (November 9, 2011). "Arroyo, Costa, Lora y Les Luthiers honrados por Academia Latina" . Terra Networks (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
^ "Latin Recording Academy to honor Poncho Sánchez, Rita Moreno" . Los Angeles Times . September 13, 2012. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
^ "Honrarán a Óscar D'León, Palito Ortega y Miguel Ríos" . La Nación (in Spanish). September 4, 2013. Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
^ Cantor-Navas, Judy (September 16, 2015). "Latin Academy Honors Diverse Artists With Lifetime Achievement Awards" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
^ Cobo, Leila (November 17, 2016). "Ednita Nazario, Ricardo Montaner, Piero and More Honored by Latin Academy" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Archived from the original on May 15, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2017 .
^ Fernandez, Suzettte (November 15, 2017). "Los Del Rio, Lucecita Benitez & More Honored With Latin Grammys Special Awards" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Archived from the original on November 23, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017 .
^ Roiz, Jessica (August 29, 2018). "Yuri, Chucho Valdes and Wilfrido Vargas Among Latin Grammys 2018 Special Award Honorees" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on August 29, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018 .
^ Cantor-Navas, Judy (August 22, 2019). "El Puma, Joan Baez, Omara Portuondo & Others to Receive Latin Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Awards" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on August 22, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2019 .
^ "The Latin Recording Academy® to Honor Martinho da Vila, Emmanuel, Sheila E. & Pete Escovedo, Fito Páez, Milly Quezada, Joaquín Sabina and Gilberto Santa Rosa With the Lifetime Achievement Award" . Business Wire . June 24, 2021. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021 .
^ "The Latin Recording Academy® Announces Its 2022 Special Awards Recipients" . The Latin Recording Academy . August 25, 2022. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2022 .
^ Flores, Griselda (18 July 2023). "Ana Torroja, Soda Stereo & More Among Latin Recording Academy's 2023 Special Awards Recipients" . Billboard . Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023 .
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