Latin Grammy Trustees Award

Awarded for| "significant contributions, other than performance, to Latin music during their careers".[1]
Presented by| Latin Recording Academy
First awarded| 2004
Currently held by| Manolo Díaz, Paquito D'Rivera and Abraham Laboriel
Highlights
Total awarded| 42
Website| www.latingrammy.com

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]

## Recipients[edit]

Year[I] | Image  | Recipient  | Occupation(s)[II] | Nationality  | Ref.

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2004 | —  | Manuel Esperón | Composer
pianist  | Mexico | [3]
2005 |  | Eduardo Magallanes | Producer
arranger  | Mexico | [4]
—  | Rafael Pérez Botija | Songwriter  | Spain
| Pierre Cossette | Television producer  | Canada
2006 | —  | Alejandro Quintero | Publisher
record label executive  | Mexico | [7]
| Rafael Escalona | Songwriter
poet  | Colombia
2007 | —  | João Araujo | Record company executive  | Brazil | [8]
| Leopoldo Federico | Bandoneón player
songwriter
bandleader  | Argentina
—  | Fernando Hernández | Record company executive  | Mexico
2008 |  | Simón Díaz | Singer
songwriter  | Venezuela | [9]
—  | Larry Harlow | Pianist
composer
arranger
producer  | United States
—  | Juanito Márquez | Guitarist
songwriter
arranger  | Cuba
2009 |  | José Antonio Abreu | Music educator  | Venezuela | [10]
—  | Roberto Cantoral García | Songwriter  | Mexico
2010 | —  | Manuel Bonilla | Singer
songwriter  | Mexico | [11]
| Juan Carlos Calderón | Producer
composer
arranger  | Spain
| Hebe Camargo | Television host
singer  | Brazil
2011 |  | Manuel Alejandro | Songwriter  | Spain | [12]
| Jesus "Chucho" Ferrer | Interpreter
orchestrator  | Mexico
—  | Ray Santos | Composer
orchestrator
musician  | United States
2012 |  | Juan Carmona Habichuela | Flamenco guitar performer  | Spain | [13]
| Yomo Toro | Cuatro performer  | Puerto Rico
2013 |  | Mario Kreutzberger "Don Francisco" | Entertainer
TV Personality  | Chile | [14]
—  | Pedro Ramírez Velazquez | Musician
songwriter
arranger
music director  | Mexico
2014 |  | André Midani | Record executive  | Brazil | [2]
| Juan Vicente Torrealba | Composer  | Venezuela
2015 | —  | Federico Britos | Violinist  | Uruguay | [15]
| Humberto Gatica | Record producer  | Chile
United States
—  | Chelique Sarabia | Composer  | Venezuela
2016 |  | Carlos Mejía Godoy | Journalist
singer  | Nicaragua | [16]
| Nelson Motta | Record producer
journalist
performer  | Brazil
—  | Rafael Solano | Songwriter  | Dominican Republic
2017 |  | Jon Fausty | Record engineer  | United States | [17]
| Lalo Schifrin | Pianist
arranger
orchestra conductor
composer  | Argentina
2018 | —  | Horacio Malvicino | record label executive
jazz and tango guitarist
composer
arranger  | Argentina | [18]
—  | Tomás Muñoz | record label executive  | Spain
2019 | —  | Mario Kaminsky | record label executive  | Argentina | [19]
2020 |

No award due to the COVID-19 pandemic

| [6]
2021 | —  | Guillermo "Memo" Acosta | producer
songwriter  | Mexico | [20]
| Egidio Cuadrado | vallenato accordionist  | Colombia
2022 |  | Manolo Díaz | singer
songwriter
producer  | Spain | [21]
| Paquito D'Rivera | saxophonist
composer  | Cuba
United States
| Abraham Laboriel | bassist  | Mexico
United States
2023 |  | Alex Acuña | drummer
percussionist  | Peru | [22]
| Gustavo Santaolalla | composer
singer/songwriter
producer  | Argentina
—  | Wisón Torres | musical director  | Puerto Rico
United States

^[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.

## See also[edit]

* List of Latin Grammy Awards categories
* Grammy Trustees Award
* Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

## References[edit]

General

* "Special Awards". The Latin Recording Academy. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.

Specific

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ a b Gallo, Phil (October 17, 2005). "Latin Grammys set fetes". Variety. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ 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."
7. ^ "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.
8. ^ "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.
9. ^ "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.
10. ^ "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.
11. ^ "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.
12. ^ 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.
13. ^ "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.
14. ^ "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.
15. ^ 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.
16. ^ 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.
17. ^ 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.
18. ^ 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.
19. ^ 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.
20. ^ "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.
21. ^ "The Latin Recording Academy® Announces Its 2022 Special Awards Recipients". The Latin Recording Academy. August 25, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
22. ^ Flores, Griselda (18 July 2023). "Ana Torroja, Soda Stereo & More Among Latin Recording Academy's 2023 Special Awards Recipients". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

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General|

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Pop|

* Best Pop Vocal Album
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Urban|

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Rock|

* Best Rock Album
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* Best Rock Song
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Alternative|

* Best Alternative Music Album
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Tropical|

* Best Salsa Album
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* Best Tropical Song

Singer-songwriter|

* Best Singer-Songwriter Album
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Regional Mexican|

* Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album
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Instrumental|

* Best Instrumental Album

Traditional|

* Best Folk Album
* Best Tango Album
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Jazz|

* Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album

Christian|

* Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)
* Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)

Portuguese language|

* Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album
* Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album
* Best Samba/Pagode Album
* Best Portuguese-Language Urban Performance
* Best MPB Album
* Best Sertaneja Music Album
* Best Portuguese Language Roots Album
* Best Portuguese Language Song

Children's|

* Best Latin Children’s Album

Classical|

* Best Classical Album
* Best Classical Contemporary Composition

Arrangement|

* Best Arrangement

Recording package|

* Best Recording Package

Songwriter|

* Songwriter of the Year

Production|

* Best Engineered Album
* Producer of the Year

Music video|

* Best Short Form Music Video
* Best Long Form Music Video

Special awards|

* Lifetime Achievement Award
* Trustees Award
* Latin Grammy Hall of Fame
* Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year
* Leading Ladies of Entertainment

Retired awards|

* Best Female Pop Vocal Album
* Best Male Pop Vocal Album
* Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocal
* Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album
* Best Rock Solo Vocal Album
* Best Rock Album by a Duo or Group with Vocal
* Best Tropical Fusion Album
* Best Grupero Album
* Best Romantic Music Album

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