Lucecita Benítez To Los Del Río: 2017 Latin Special Awards Honorees
The Latin Recording Academy paid tribute to "living legends" at its 2017 Special Awards ceremony on Nov. 15 in Las Vegas. Receiving Lifetime Achievement Awards were Lucecita Benítez (Puerto Rico), João Bosco (Brazil), Ilan Chester (Venezuela), Víctor Heredia (Argentina), Antonio Romero Monge and Rafael Ruiz Perdigones of Los Del Río (Spain), Guadalupe Pineda (Mexico), and Cuco Valoy (Dominican Republic). Receiving Trustees Awards were Jon Fausty and Lalo Schifrin (Argentina).
"We tell young people not to throw in the towel and that anyone, if they have faith in what they do, can one day have their 'Macarena' or their 'Despacito'," said Antonio Romero Monge during Los Del Río's acceptance.
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