Thania Garcia The Latin Recording Academy will be honoring Róndine Alcalá, Mon Laferte, Simone Torres and Ana Villacorta López as this year’s Leading Ladies of Entertainment in a ceremony taking place in Sevilla (Andalucía), Spain, during Latin Grammys week.
Leading Ladies is an initiative created seven years ago to “honor and recognize professional and socially-conscious women within the arts and Latin entertainment fields who have made significant contributions and inspired the next generation of female leaders,” per the press release.
The ceremony will take place on Nov. 13, and the Latin Grammys take place three days later, on Nov. 16. Alcalá is the founder of RondenePR, a music and entertainment public relations firm that has overseen the careers of several Latin Grammy winners and nominees including Juan Luis Guerra, Laura Pausini (who is being honored as this year’s Person of the Year), Los Temerarios and Luis Fonsi.
Laferte is being recognized for her contributions as a singer/songwriter, and multiple Latin Grammy winner and Grammy nominee.
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