The Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year is an honor presented annually at the

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s, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of

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recording artists, in the United States and internationally. The award is given to a producer whose recordings released during the eligibility period represent extraordinary creativity in the area of record production. Six individual songs, or 51% of the duration of an album, are the minimum for a producer to be eligible. Two or more producers can participate as a team only if they have worked together during the period of eligibility. The award for Producer of Year was first presented to the Cuban songwriter

Emilio Estefan Emilio Estefan Gómez (born March 4, 1953) is a Cuban Americans, Cuban-born American musician and producer. Estefan has won 19 Grammy Awards. He first came to prominence as a member of the Miami Sound Machine. He is the husband of singer Gloria ...

in 2000. In that year Estefan produced the albums ''Ciego de Amor'' by

Charlie Zaa Carlos Alberto Sánchez (born in Girardot, Colombia, 1974),"Charlie Zaa", ''Contemporary Musicians'' (2005). Gale. Retrieved from Galenet Biography Resource Center on Oct. 10, 2008. better known in the entertainment world as Charlie Zaa, is a Co ...

, ''

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'' by

Carlos Vives Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his interpretation of traditional music styles of Colombia such as vallenato, cumbia, champeta, bambuco and porro as well as genres ...

and the song "

Da la Vuelta "Da la Vuelta" (English language, English: "Turn Around") is a song written by Emilio Estefan and Kike Santander and performed by American singer Marc Anthony. Produced by Anthony, Estefan, and Ángel Peña (musician), Ángel "Cucco" Peña, it i ...

", performed by

Marc Anthony Marco Antonio Muñiz Rivera (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. A three-time Grammy Award and six-time Latin Gra ...

, and was awarded as the first Person of the Year by the

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. Italian singer-songwriter

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became the first female artist to be nominated for this category, for producing her album '' Entre Tu y Mil Mares''. At the 2010 ceremony, joint winners were announced for the first time, when

Jorge Calandrelli Jorge Calandrelli is an Argentinian-born composer, arranger and conductor known for his work with Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Arturo Sandoval, Yo-Yo Ma, Tony Bennett, Elton John, Lady Gaga and John Legend. He has won 6 Grammy Awards and has rece ...

and

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were honored for their work on '' A Time for Love'' by Cuban trumpeter

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; they shared the award with

Sergio George Sergio George (born May 23, 1961) is an American pianist, arranger, and record producer, known for working with many famous performers of salsa music, although he has worked in other genres of the music industry as well. He has worked with som ...

, who holds the record for the most wins with four accolades, and most nominations with eight. Eduardo Cabra has won three times.

Cachorro López Gerardo Horacio López von Linden (born 3 March 1956), known professionally as Cachorro López, is an Argentine record producer, musician and songwriter. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he enrolled in various musical ensembles, including Zas and ...

has earned seven nominations which resulted in two wins.

Gustavo Santaolalla Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla (born 19 August 1951) is an Argentine musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for composing his film scores with his collaborator and acclaimed director Alejandro González Iñárritu, which composed the ...

has been nominated six times and received the award in

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. In 2018, Venezuelan trumpetist

Linda Briceño Linda Briceño is a Venezuelan songwriter, trumpeter, producer and vocalist. She was awarded Producer of the Year at the 19th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, becoming the first woman ever to win the award. Briceño grew up in Caracas, Venezuela, s ...

became the first female producer awarded. Since its inception, the award has been presented to musicians originating from Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, the United States, and Venezuela.

Winners and nominees

2000s

2010s

2020s

Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.

References

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External links

Official site of the Latin Grammy Awards
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