Leading Ladies of Entertainment
# Leading Ladies of Entertainment

The Leading Ladies of Entertainment is an honor presented annually by the Latin Recording Academy, the same organization that distributes the Latin Grammy Awards, to commend 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 galas prior to the annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony. The accolade was established by the organization to acknowledge the gender gap in the Latin entertainment industry. Then-president of the Latin Recording Academy, Gabriel Abaroa explained: "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, Rebeca Leon, and Gabriela Martinez. 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 | Recipient | Occupation(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2017 | — | Marcella Araica | Audio engineer, mixer, and vice president of N.A.R.S Records and Dream Asylum Studios |
| 2017 | | Leila Cobo | Executive director of Content & Programming for Latin Music & Entertainment for Billboard |
| 2017 | | Erika Ender | Singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, television personality |
| 2017 | — | Rebeca León | CEO and founder of Lionfish Entertainment |
| 2017 | — | Gabriela Martinez | General manager for Warner Music Latina and SVP Marketing Warner Music Latin America |
| 2017 | — | Jessica Rodriguez | Executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Univision Communications. |
| 2018 | | Becky G | Singer, songwriter, and actress |
| 2018 | — | Cynthia Darr Hudson | Senior vice president and general mnager of CNN en Español and Hispanic Strategy for CNN U.S. |
| 2018 | — | Delia Orjuela | Vice president creative for Latin music at Broadcast Music Inc. |
| 2018 | | Pamela Silva | Journalist and co-anchor of Primer Impacto |
| 2019 (Mexican edition) | | Martha Debayle | Announcer |
| 2019 (Mexican edition) | | Tatiana Bilbao | Architect |
| 2019 (Mexican edition) | | Joy Huerta | Singer |
| 2019 (Mexican edition) | | Alondra de la Parra | Orchestra director |
| 2019 (Mexican edition) | — | Soumaya Slim Domit | Art expert |
| 2019 | — | María Elisa Ayerbe | Audio engineer and producer |
| 2019 | | Lila Downs | Singer-songwriter and social activist |
| 2019 | — | Luana Pagani | Music executive, president and partner of Seitrack US |
| 2019 | | Dayanara Torres | actress, model, author, and former Miss Universe |
| 2019 | — | Elsa Yep | Chief financial officer(CFO) and executive vice president of operations for Universal Music Latin America & Iberian Peninsula |
| 2020 | | Selena Gomez | recording artist, actress, film producer, and social activist |
| 2020 | — | Angela N. Martinez | entertainment attorney |
| 2020 | | Goyo | singer, producer and cofounder of ChocQuibTown |
| 2020 | | María Elena Salinas | broadcast journalist, news anchor, and author |
| 2021 | — | Mayna Nevarez | founder & CEO of Nevarez Communications |
| 2021 | — | Mia Nygren | managing director for Spotify Latin America region |
| 2021 | | Ivy Queen | singer-songwriter |
| 2021 | — | Mónica Vélez | music composer |
| 2022 | | Kany García | singer and songwriter |
| 2022 | — | Rocío Guerrero | global head of Latin at Amazon Music |
| 2022 | — | Rosa Lagarrigue | Founder and CEO of Spain's RLM |
| 2022 | — | Janina Rosado | pianist, musical director, record producer |

With the exception of the 2019 Mexican edition, each year is linked to an article about the Latin Grammy Awards ceremony of that year.

