SESAC Latina celebrated its 30th anniversary with its annual SESAC Latina Music Awards, which took place on Wednesday (June 26) at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles.
The ceremony, which included moving speeches and a special performance by the Tejano/Northern group Intocable, awarded brothers Julián and Manuel Turizo the songwriter of the year award in the pop/Latin rhythm category. Meanwhile, for the first time, Salvador Aponte received the composer of the year award for regional Mexican music.
Julián and Manuel were recognized for their hit song “El merengue,” which won pop/Latin rhythm song of the year. On the Latin Airplay list of Billboard, the song reached No. 1 last year. As for Aponte, he was honored for Mexican music songs that he wrote such as “La Patrona,” “Sebusobreros” and “150 Pedas,” all recognized with performance awards.
The SESAC Latina award for Regional Mexican Song of the Year went to “Frágil,” written by Yahritza Martínez and recorded by Yahritza y Su Esencia and Grupo Frontera. The song reached No. 2 in the chart Latin Airplay last summer.
Mexican singer-songwriter Luciano Luna was recognized with the Legacy Award. He was previously awarded the SESAC Latina Composer of the Year Award four times for his many hits performed by a variety of artists and groups, such as Banda El Recodo (“The Best of All”), Caliber 50 (“Tus Latidos”), Julión Álvarez (“You would have left sooner”), Grupo Firme (“The replacement”) and Banda Los Recoditos (“I had plenty of you”).
Below are the main winners of the SESAC Latina Music Awards 2024:
Song of the Year – Pop/Latin Rhythm
Manuel Turizo
Julian Turizo
Publisher of the Year – Pop/Latin Rhythm
Sony Music Publishing
Song of the Year Pop/Latin Rhythm“The meringue“
Written by: Manuel Turizo, Julián Turizo
Edited by: MTZ Publishing, Jutuza Publishing, La Industria Music Publishing, Sony Sounds
Recorded by: Marshmello & Manuel Turizo
Composer of the Year – Regional Mexican
Salvador Aponte
Editor of the Year – Mexican Regional
Universal Music Publishing
Song of the Year – Regional Mexican“Fragile”
Written by: Yahritza Martínez
Edited by: Yahritza Martínez Publishing, Universal Musica Latina
Recorded by: Yahritza and Her Essence & Frontera Group
Legacy Award
Luciano Luna
