Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year

[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.

[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.

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Emilio Estefan , winner at the 1st Latin Grammy Awards .
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K. C. Porter , winner in 2001 .
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Kike Santander , winner in 2002 .
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Javier Limón , winner in 2004 .
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Six-time nominee and 2005 award winner, Gustavo Santaolalla .
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Two-time winner Cachorro López (right), pictured next to Miguel Abuelo . López has won the award in 2006 and 2009 .
Sergio George , four-time winner in 2008 , 2010 , 2013 , and 2014 , and eight-time nominee. He holds the record of most wins and most nominations in the category.
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Jorge Calandrelli (pictured) won alongside Gregg Field in 2010 . Calandrelli and Field tied for the award with Sergio George in his second win in the category.
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Juan Luis Guerra , winner in 2012 .
Eduardo Cabra , a three-time winner: in 2011 won as a member of the band Calle 13 ; and in 2016 and 2017 received the award as a solo record producer.
Mauricio Rengifo (left) pictured with Alejandro Rengifo, his brother and fellow member of Cali y El Dandee . Mauricio received the award in 2020 alongside Andrés Torres .
2022 winner Julio Reyes Copello .
Edgar Barrera has received the award thrice, in 2021, 2023 and 2024. Both in 2023 and 2024, Barrera won both this award and the award for Songwriter of the Year .