The Latin Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album is given every year since the 1st Latin Grammy Awards ceremony in 2000 which took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The first winner in the category was Juan Luis Guerra's Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual, with Carlos Álvarez, Mike Couzzi, Bolívar Gómez, Miguel Hernández, Luis Mansilla, Carlos Ordehl, Eric Ramos, July Ruiz and Eric Schilling receiving the award.
The category at the 2020 Latin Grammy Awards is defined as being "for newly recorded albums released for the first time during the current eligibility year." Eligible for the award are "credited recording engineer(s), mixing engineer(s) and mastering engineer(s)." The performing artist of the album does not receive the award or nominations unless they are also a recording engineer, mixer or mastering engineer.
Out of all the winners in this category, six of them have also been nominated for Album of the Year (Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual (2000), MTV Unplugged (2005), Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) (2012), Hasta la Raíz (2015), Mis Planes Son Amarte (2017) and El Madrileño (2021)) while five of them have won both awards (No Es Lo Mismo (2004), Fijación Oral Vol. 1 (2006), La Llave de mi Corazón (2007), El Mal Querer (2019) and Motomami (2022)).
Recipients Year Recipients(s) Work Performing artist(s)NomineesPerformers are in parenthesesRef. 2000Carlos Álvarez, Mike Couzzi, Bolívar Gómez, Miguel Hernández, Luis Mansilla, Carlos Ordehl, Eric Ramos, July Ruiz and Eric Schilling Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual Juan Luis Guerra 2001Marcelo Anez, Gustavo Celis, Gordon Chinn, Charles Dye, Javier Garza, Mike Gouzauski, Sebastian Krys, Freddy Pinero, Jr., Eric Schilling, Joel Someilan, Ron Taylor, J. C. Ulloa and Robb Williams Arrasando Thalía 2002Andrés Bermúdez, Joel Numa and Silvio Richetto Alexandre Pires Alexandre Pires 2003Benny Faccone and Paul McKenna Revolución de Amor Maná 2004 Mick Guzauski, Pepo Sherman and Rafa Sardina No Es Lo Mismo Alejandro Sanz 2005Gustavo Borner MTV Unplugged Diego Torres 2006 Gustavo Celis, Serban Ghenea, Mauricio Guerrero, Rob Jacobs, Kevin Killen and Dave Way (engineers); Vlado Meller (mastering engineer) Fijación Oral Vol. 1 Shakira 2007 Allan Leschhorn, Luis Mansilla and Ronnie Torres (engineer); Adam Ayan (mastering engineer) La Llave de mi Corazón Juan Luis Guerra 2008 Moogie Canazio (engineer); Moogie Canazio and Luiz Tornaghi (mastering engineers) Dentro Do Mar Tem Rio – Ao Vivo Maria Bethânia 2009 Dani Espinet, Micky Forteza Rey, Jose Luis Molero and Jordi Solé (engineers); Tom Backer (mastering engineer) Orquesta Reciclando Jarabe de Palo 2010 Paul Acedo, Rafa Arcaute, Sebastian Krys, Lee Levin, Daniel Ovie, Sebastian Perkal, Thom Russo, Esteban Varela and Dan Warner (engineers); Lurssen Inc. (mastering engineer) Distinto Diego Torres 2011 Benny Faccone and Thom Russo (engineers); Tom Baker (mastering engineer) Drama y Luz Maná 2012 Gregg Field & Don Murray (engineers); Paul Blakemore (mastering engineer) Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) Arturo Sandoval 2013 Edgar Barrera, Sebastian de Peyrecave, Javier Garza, Julio Reyes Copello (engineers); Mike Fuller (mastering engineer) Kany García Kany García 2014 Juber Anbín, Johnnatan García, Vladimir Quintero Mora, Rodner Padilla, Eduardo Pulgar, Jean Sánchez & Alexander Vanlawren (engineers); Germán Landaeta & Darío Peñaloza (album recording engineers); Germán Landaeta (album mastering engineer) De Repente C4 Trío and Rafael "Pollo" Brito 2015 Andrés Borda, Eduardo Del Águila, Alan Ortiz Grande, Demián Nava, Alan Saucedo & Sebastián Schon (engineers); Eduardo Del Águila & Cesar Sogbe (album recording engineers); José Blanco (album mastering engineer) Hasta la Raíz Natalia Lafourcade 2016 Be Hussey, Gustavo Lenza, Diogo Poças & Rodrigo Sanches (engineers); Mike Cresswell (album recording engineer); Felipe Tichauer (album mastering engineer) Tropix Céu 2017 Josh Gudwin (mixer); Tom Coyne (mastering engineer) Mis Planes Son Amarte Juanes 2018 Rafa Sardina (engineer and mixer); Eric Boulanger (mastering engineer) 50 Años Tocando Para Ti Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá 2019 El Guincho and Brian Hernández (engineers); Jaycen Joshua (mixer); Chris Athens (mastering engineer) El Mal Querer Rosalía 2020 Daniel Bitrán Arizpe, Daniel Dávila, Justin Moshkevich, George Noriega, Erick Roman, Paul Rubinstein & JC Vertti (engineers); Miles Comaskey, Najeeb Jones & Tony Maserati (mixers); Dale Becker (mastering engineer) 3:33 Debi Nova 2021 Orlando Aispuro Meneses, Daniel Alanís, Alizzz, Rafa Arcaute, Josdán Luis Cohimbra Acosta, Miguel De La Vega, Máximo Espinosa Rosell, Alex Ferrer, Luis Garcié, Billy Garedella, Patrick Liotard, Ed Maverick, Beto Mendonça, Jaime Navarro, Alberto Pérez, Nathan Phillips, Harto Rodríguez & Federico Vindver, (engineers); Delbert Bowers, Alex Ferrer, Jaycen Joshua, Nineteen85, Lewis Pickett, Alex Psaroudakis & Raül Refree, (mixers); Chris Athens, (mastering engineer) El Madrileño C. Tangana 2022 Chris Gehringer, (engineer); Jeremie Inhaber, Manny Marroquin, Zach Peraya & Anthony Vilchis, (mixers); Chris Gehringer, (mastering engineer) Motomami (Digital Album) Rosalía2023 Érico Moreira, (engineer); Érico Moreira, (mixer); Felipe Tichauer, (mastering engineer) Canto a la Imaginación Marina Tuset 2024 Thiago Baggio, Will Bone, Leonardo Emocija, Rodrigo Lemos & Felipe Vassão (engineers); João Milliet (mixer); Felipe Tichauer (mastering engineer) Se o Meu Peito Fosse o Mundo Jota.Pê 2025 Jack Lahana (engineer); Jack Lahana (mixer); Bernie Grundman (mastering engineer) Cancionera Natalia Lafourcade
References
External links Official site of the Latin Grammy Awards