Hosted by Legendary Actress, Songwriter and Performer Daniela Romo Event to be Held on Nov. 20 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas
WHO: The list of attending guests include 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award honorees Oscar D'León, Juan Formell, Roberto Menescal, Totó La Momposina, Palito Ortega, Eddie Palmieri, and Miguel Ríos, as well as Trustees Award recipients Mario Kreutzberger aka "Don Francisco" and Pedro Ramírez Velázquez. The ceremony will be hosted by 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award honoree, the multi-talented Daniela Romo. President/CEO of The Latin Recording Academy® Gabriel Abaroa and President/CEO of The Recording Academy® Neil Portnow will also be in attendance.
WHAT: Ceremony to include the presentation of the 2013 Latin Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, which is determined by a vote of The Latin Recording Academy's Trustees to performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording. The Latin Recording Academy's Trustees Award is presented by vote to individuals who, during their careers in music, have made significant contributions, other than performance, to the field of recording.
WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013
8:45 a.m. Media Check-in
9:15 – 10 a.m. Interviews with Honorees
10 a.m. – Noon Awards Presentation
WHERE: Four Seasons Hotel — Ballroom
3960 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, NV 89119
INFO: The Lifetime Achievement and Trustees Awards honors a diverse group of inspired and magnificent creators who have contributed some of the most distinctive and seminal recordings in Spanish, English and Portuguese of the past century. The ceremony will precede the 14th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards®, which will be held at Mandalay Bay Events Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, and will be broadcast live on the Univision Network from 8–11 p.m. ET/PT.
Media R.S.V.P. MANDATORY: louis.vazquez@grammy.com Deadline to apply is Friday, Nov. 15.
The Latin Recording Academy is an international, membership-based organization comprised of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking recording artists, musicians, songwriters, producers and other creative and technical recording professionals. The organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for Latin music and its makers. In addition to producing the Latin GRAMMY Awards to honor excellence in the recorded arts and sciences, The Latin Recording Academy provides educational and outreach programs for the Latin music community. For more information about The Latin Recording Academy, please visit LatinGRAMMY.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, follow @LatinGRAMMYs on Twitter, like "Latin GRAMMYs" on Facebook , and join the Latin GRAMMYs' social communities on Foursquare, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, and YouTube.
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Media Contacts:
Louis Vázquez/The Latin Recording Academy/310.392.3777/louis.vazquez@grammy.com