Producer Paul Kirzner, Judy Kirzner, La Voz Mexico host Lele Pons, Ogilvy CEO Pablo GlaserTitans of the Latin music industry were mingling, sipping, and posing for pictures at Billboard’s first ever Latin Music Power Players event. Held at the W South Beach and sponsored by Lexus, guests included Sony Music Entertainment’s CEO for Latin America, Afo Verde, Univision Radio president Jesus Lara, Sony music senior A&R manager Isabel de Jesus, Ogilvy CEO Pablo Glaser, Miami philanthropists Walter and Carolina la Mendola, La Voz Mexico host Lele Pons and countless recording artists, producers, and executives. Of course, Billboard editor-in-chief Jason Lipshutz was there, as the event was thrown to herald the magazine’s annual Latin Music Power Players List, which recognizes the most authoritative people in the Latin music industry within the labels, management companies, streaming services and multi-sector organizations. William Kolm of WK Entertainment was honored as Executive of the Year and there were live performances by CNCO, Abraham Mateo, Manu Manzo, and Justin Quiles.
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William Morris' Richard Lom, Claudia Arcay
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Afo Verde, chair Sony Music Entertainment Latin America and Blake G., recording artist
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Attorney James Sammataro, Univision Radio president Jesus Lara, music executive Fabio Acosta
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Bianca Alarcon, head of content development, Spanish Broadcasting System
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Billboard magazine editor-in-chief Jason Lipshutz
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Carlos Calderon
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Carolina and Walter la Mendola
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Film producer Felipe Pimiento and artist Feid
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German Gonzalez, Chris Duque, Isabel De Jesus
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Katalina Gomez, Kito Sunshine
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Publicist Myriam Bitton, recording artist Chesca
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Robert Molina, Maria Alejandra Gutierrez, Armond Montiel
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Sony Music Entertainment executive Maria Fernandez, Merger
Brett Graff is SocialMiami.com’s managing editor and has been a journalist covering money, people and power for over 20 years. Graff contributes to national media outlets including Reuters, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, Maxim, and the PBS show, Nightly Business Report. A former U.S. government economist, her nationally syndicated column The Home Economist is first published in The Miami Herald and then on the Tribune Content Agency, where it’s available to over 400 publications nationwide. She is broadcast weekly on two iHeartRadio news shows and is the author of “Not Buying It: Stop Overspending & Start Raising Happier, Healthier, More Successful Kids,” a parenting guide for people who might be tempted to buy their children the very obstacles they’re trying to avoid.
