Juan Luis Guerra, Jorge Drexler, Luis Fonsi and Karol G are the winners at the Latin Grammys in an evening dominated by music legends

Awards dominated by historical figures.

The Dominican interpreter Juan Luis Guerrawho has more than 40 years of career, won this Thursday the Album of the Year award, the highest recognition of the Latin Grammyfor its production “Radio Güira”an album in which he explores the merengue mambo for the first time.

The production, released at the end of 2023, also received the gramophone in the Best Merengue/Bachata Album category and the single “Mambo 23” in Record of the Year and Best Tropical Song.

For his part, the Uruguayan Jorge Drexler He added to his long list of awards the award for Song of the Year, for his song “Derrumbe.”

The Puerto Rican Luis Fonsi won recognition for Best Pop Vocal Album for “El Viaje” and the star Karol G Best Urban Music Album for “Mañana Sera Bonito (Bichota Season)”.

Carlos Vives He was honored as Person of the Year, in an edition that marked the 25th anniversary of the Latin Recording Academy and was held in Miami.

The Colombian artist, who for more than three decades has been part of the entertainment industry, was recognized for internationalizing the native rhythms of his country.

“This is for Colombia. “I continue to believe that music contains the ideas to live together and in diversity,” he commented upon receiving the tribute from the American. Jon Bon Jovi.

During the ceremony, artists such as Marc Anthony, La India, Anitta, Grupo Frontera and Trueno performed.

There were also musical tributes to Juan Gabriel, Sergio Mendes and the history of salsa.

Below we share the winners for some of the most important categories:

“Radio Güira” – Juan Luis Guerra and 440

“Collapse” – Jorge Drexler

“Mambo 23” – Juan Luis Guerra and 440

• Best Pop Vocal Album

“The Journey” – Luis Fonsi

“Holiday” – Rawayana (Composers: Manuel Lorente Freire, Héctor Mazzarri, Alberto Montenegro, Daniel Rondón and Andres Story)

• Best urban fusion/interpretation

“Tranky Funky” – Thunder

• Best reggaeton performance

“Perro Negro” – Bad Bunny and Feid

• Best urban music album

“Tomorrow will be nice (Bichota Season)” – Karol G

• Best urban song

“Pretty” – Daddy Yankee

• Best singer-songwriter album

• Best singer-songwriter song

“Collapse” – Jorge Drexler (tie)

“García” – Kany García (tie)

• Best pop/rock album

“Reflections of the eternal” – Draco Rosa

• Best pop/rock song

“5 Hours Less” – Getting to know Russia and Natalia Lafourcade

• Best alternative music album

“Autopoietics” – Mon Laferte

• Best alternative song

“The Day I Lost My Youth” – Devonté Hynes and Nathy Peluso

• Best salsa album

“Siembra: 45th Anniversary (Live at the Puerto Rico Coliseum, May 14, 2022)”, Rubén Blades and Roberto Delgado and Orchestra

• Best tropical song

“Mambo 23” – Juan Luis Guerra and 440

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