The Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists, in the United States and internationally.[1] The award is given to a producer whose recordings released during the eligibility period represent extraordinary creativity in the area of record production. Six individual songs, or 51% of the duration of an album, are the minimum for a producer to be eligible. Two or more producers can participate as a team only if they have worked together during the period of eligibility.[2]
The award for Producer of Year was first presented to the Cuban songwriter Emilio Estefan in 2000.[3] In that year Estefan produced the albums Ciego de Amor by Charlie Zaa, El Amor de Mi Tierra by Carlos Vives and the song "Da la Vuelta", performed by Marc Anthony,[4] and was awarded as the first Person of the Year by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.[3] Italian singer-songwriter Laura Pausini became the first female artist to be nominated for this category, for producing her album Entre Tu y Mil Mares.[5][6] At the 2010 ceremony, joint winners were announced for the first time, when Jorge Calandrelli and Gregg Field were honored for their work on A Time for Love by Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval;[7] they shared the award with Sergio George, who holds the record for the most wins with four accolades, and most nominations with eight. Eduardo Cabra has won three times. Cachorro López has earned seven nominations which resulted in two wins. Gustavo Santaolalla has been nominated six times and received the award in 2005. In 2018, Venezuelan trumpetist Linda Briceño became the first female producer awarded.[8] Since its inception, the award has been presented to musicians originating from Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, the United States, and Venezuela.
Azul (Cristian Castro) • "Perdidos en la Noche", "Por Ti Yo Iré", "Que No Me Pierda", "Quisiera", "Si Tu Te Vas", "Soy de la Gente" (Diego Torres) • Una Vez Más (Jaime Camil)
Andrés Castro – "Bien Sabes Tú" (PeeWee & Río Roma), "Duele Decirte Adiós" (PeeWee), En el Buzón de Tu Corazón (Carlos Baute), "Lejos de Tu Alma", "Quiero Escuchar Tu Voz", "Tan Sólo Pido" (Samo), Más + Corazón Profundo, "No Te Pongas Triste" (Carlos Vives)
Kenny O'Brien, Manuel Quijano – Orígenes: El Bolero Volumen 3 (Café Quijano)
Andrés Saavedra – "Agridulce" (Raquel Sofía), "Big Bang" (Siam), Espectacular, "Hasta El Sol De Hoy" (Aaron Emanuel), Give Me More (Atellagali), "Instinto Animal" (Aviónica), "Llévame Despacio" (Paulina Goto)
11 (Linda Briceño featuring Ella Bric & The Hidden Figures) • Segundo Piso (Mv Caldera)
Rafael Arcaute – Ahora O Nunca, "Solo Yo" (La Pegatina), "Así No Se Hace" (Piso 21), "El Hit", "Somos Nosotros" (Emmanuel Horvilleur), "Hace Calor" (Juan Ingaramo), "Laberinto" (Dante Spinetta)
Eduardo Cabra – Encanto Tropical (Monsieur Periné), "Este Espíritu" (La Banda Bastön y Sotomayor), Fantasma (La Tortuga China), "La Gravedad" (Diana Fuentes)
"Amante del amor" (Raul Stefano) • "El Alacrán" (Eric Chacón & Tony Succar) • "El Ritmo de Mi Corazón" (Gian Marco featuring Grupo 5 & Succar) • "Imprevisto" (Raices Jazz Orchestra, Pablo Gil & Succar) • Más de Mi (Succar) • "Tonada de Succar" (Eric Chacón & Succar) • "Vai La Vai La" (Succar featuring Marcelo Amaro, Tuti & Nelson Arrieta)
Eduardo Cabra – "Atravesao" (Elsa y Elmar), "El Arca de Mima" (Mima), "Fiesta En Lo Del Dr. Hermes", "La Ciudad Sin Alma" (El Cuarteto de Nos), Hermes Croatto, "Respiro Perdon" (Hermes Croatto), "Mañosa" (Canina)
Nico Cotton – La Dirección, "El Enemigo" (Conociendo Rusia), "Loco" (Tiago PZK), Nena Trampa, "Sobre Mi Tumba" (Cazzu), "Primavera", "Último y Primero", "Vuelve" (Elsa y Elmar)
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