Variety’s Miami Entertainment Impact list will be celebrated April 13 at the Miami Entertainment Town event, presented by City National Bank. CEO The Latin Recording Academy Abud’s appreciation for Miami is multi-layered.
The Latin entertainment and business exec has lived there for the past decade, as it’s the only other place in the world he’s spent the most time in besides his home country of Mexico.
He credits the city’s vastly diverse and expanding entertainment network for the Academy’s international expansion in Mexico, Brazil and Spain. “The Latin Recording Academy is a global organization and, just like me, it has made Miami its home for the past decade because we believe it is a city that truly reflects the global and inclusive character of our organization.
Part of [our] evolution means international expansion in order to fully support music creators around the world, not only in a particular region.” CEO Loud and Live Within the last 14-month period, independently owned global entertainment and live events company Loud and Live presented over 400 shows under the leadership of Albareda — with 20% of those shows produced in Miami.
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