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." Award recipients are honored during "Latin Grammy Week", a string of events held prior to the annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony. The accolade was established in 2017 by the organization to acknowledge the gender gap in the Latin entertainment industry.
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." A portion of the sponsorships on the events are used to fund scholarships to young women studying in music. The awards were first presented to Marcella Araica, Leila Cobo, Erika Ender, , Gabriela Martinez, and Jessica Rodriguez. The event was held twice in 2019, the first as a Mexican edition in June and again during the Latin Grammy Week in November.
Recipients + Year Image RecipientOccupation(s) 2017 — Audio engineer, mixer, and vice president of N.A.R.S Records and Dream Asylum Studios Executive director of Content & Programming for Latin Music & Entertainment for Billboard Singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, television personality — CEO and founder of Lionfish Entertainment — General manager for Warner Music Latina and SVP Marketing Warner Music Latin America — Executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Univision Communications. 2018 Singer, songwriter, and actress— Senior vice president and general manager of CNN en Español and Hispanic Strategy for CNN U.S. — Vice president creative for Latin music at Broadcast Music Inc. Journalist and co-anchor of Primer Impacto2019(Mexican edition) Announcer Architect Singer Alondra de la Parra Orchestra director — Art expert2019 — Audio engineer and producer Singer-songwriter and social activist — Music executive, president and partner of Seitrack US Actress, model, author, and former Miss Universe — Chief financial officer and executive vice president of operations for Universal Music Latin America & Iberian Peninsula2020 Recording artist, actress, film producer, and social activist — Entertainment attorney Goyo Singer, producer and cofounder of ChocQuibTown Broadcast journalist, news anchor, and author2021 — Founder & CEO of Nevarez Communications — Managing director for Spotify Latin America region Ivy Queen Singer-songwriter — Music composer2022 Singer and songwriter — Global head of Latin at Amazon Music — Founder and CEO of Spain's RLM — Pianist, musical director, record producer2023 — Founder of RondenePR Singer and songwriter Vocal producer — Director of international development and marketing2024 Singer and songwriter — CEO and founder of Criteria Entertainment — Senior vice president of Latin Music and LatAm for Universal Music Publishing Group Singer and songwriter2025 — Vice president of Sony Music Entertainment in Puerto Rico — Entertainment executive and manager — Managing Director at Global Talent Services Rozalén Singer and songwriter
See also Billboard Latin Women in Music, a similar award presented by Billboard List of Latin Grammy Awards categories List of media awards honoring women Women in Latin music
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