Antonio Banderas to Receive the 2023 President’s Award From the Latin Recording Academy

The Spanish actor will be honored on Nov. 16 during the Latin Grammy Awards ceremony.

Antonio Banderas will receive the 2023 President’s Award from the Latin Recording Academy, it was announced Wednesday (Nov. 8.) The Spanish actor will be recognized during the Latin Grammy Awards ceremony, which for the first time will be held outside the United States, in Seville, Spain.

“We are delighted to present Antonio Banderas with the President’s Award as we celebrate our first international edition of the Latin Grammys in Andalucía,” said Manuel Abud, CEO of The Latin Recording Academy, in a press release. “Antonio’s outstanding and numerous contributions to the artistic community have made him a global ambassador of our cultural heritage.”

Presented on rare occasions, the President’s Award honors extraordinary members of the Latin community who have worked to promote and advance arts and culture around the world. The most recent honoree was Lin-Manuel Miranda, in 2017.

Banderas has been a steadfast promoter of the musical arts throughout his career, the Academy notes, highlighting that his Teatro del Soho in Málaga, Spain, has staged Spanish-language productions of iconic musicals such as Company and A Chorus Line.

The 24th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast from the Conference and Exhibition Centre (FIBES) in Sevilla (Andalucía), Spain, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT) on Univision, UniMás and Galavisión in the U.S., and at 10:30 p.m. CET on Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) in Spain. It will also air on cable channel TNT at 19:30 (MEX) / 20:30 (PAN-COL) / 21:30 (VEN) / 22:30 (ARG/CHI).

The ceremony will be broadcast in more than 80 countries worldwide. Check your local broadcasters for additional airings.

By Sigal Ratner-Arias

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