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Pero Like correspondent Julissa Calderon to actress and America’s Next Top Model alumna Yaya DaCosta, Afro-Latinas have been putting on for the culture. And with the upcoming Steven Spielberg remake of West Side Story starring Ariana DeBose and Lin Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights, which was released today in theatres, starring Anthony Ramos, Dascha Polanco, and Leslie Grace, stories highlighting the Afro-Latinx experience from various regions, generations and eras are being brought to center stage more and more.

Premios Juventud 2020 is here! The awards show kicked off on Thursday, celebrating young fans' favorite artists, performers and social stars. With an impressive 12 nominations, J Balvin led this year's nominees.Karol G followed with nine, Bad Bunny with eight, and Anuel AA with seven. While this year's awards show is produced differently to adhere to guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic, Univision has lined up quite a show. Sebastian Yatra joins actress and activist Julissa Calderon as hosts of the three-hour show, alongside Ana Patricia Gámez, Francisca Lachapel and Borja Voces.Premios Juventud 2020 will honor Ricky Martin with the Agent of Change award for his activism and efforts through the Ricky Martin Foundation.

J Balvin, Karol G, Bad Bunny and Anuel AA, Univision unveiled the first set of performers and the “Agents of Change” honorees.Confirmed to take the stage at the 2020 awards are Anuel, Rauw Alejandro, Neto Bernal, Camilo, Natti Natasha, Gloria Trevi, Manuel Turizo and Jay Wheeler.Ricky Martin and Becky G, on the other hand, have been named as the artists who will be honored with this year’s “Agents of Change” award.