September 4 , 2007

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Berklee alumni and faculty were nominated for a total of 20 Latin Grammy Awards in a variety of categories, representing the wide diversity of Latin music emanating from Berklee. The 8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards will be held on Thursday, November 8, at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Merengue superstar Juan Luis Guerra '82 leads the nominations this year with a total of five nods. Guerra was nominated in categories including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. Guerra will also be honored as 2007 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year.

Berklee alumni Gustavo Celis '94 and Tommy Torres '93 were also nominated for multiple Latin Grammy Awards: Celis for his work engineering/mixing releases by Beyonce and Shakira, Miguel Bose, and Alejandro Sanz; and Torres for his work with Ricky Martin.

As members of the Paquito D'Rivera Quintet, alumni Diego Urcola '90, Pernell Saturnino '95, and Alon Yavnai '95, and faculty members Oscar Stagnaro and Mark Walker were nominated in the category Best Latin Jazz Album.

Also nominated for awards were Benny Faccone '78, for Producer of the Year; John Weston '88, for engineering/mixing Beyonce & Shakira; Alvaro Alencar '93, for engineering Acoustico MTV; and Paul Hoyle '83, for engineering/mixing Luisa Maria Guell.

A complete list of Berklee alumni and faculty nominees for the 8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards follows below.

Related links

• Boston Music School Sees Upswing in Latin Enrollment (Billboard Magazine, November 3, 2007)
• Berklee Students Head West for Latin Grammys (Boston Herald, November 6, 2007)

Category 1 - Record Of The Year (Grabación Del Año)

• Bello Embustero (Beautiful Liar)
  Beyoncé & Shakira
  Gustavo Celis '94, John Weston '88, engineers/mixers
  Track from: B'Day (Deluxe Edition) [Columbia Records/Music World]
• La Llave De Mi Corazón
  Juan Luis Guerra 440
  Juan Luis Guerra '82, producer
  Track from: La Llave De Mi Corazón [EMI/Televisa]
• Tu Recuerdo
  Ricky Martin featuring La Mari De Chambao y Tommy Torres '93
  Tommy Torres, producer
  Track from: MTV Unplugged [Sony BMG Music/Norte]

Category 2 - Album Of The Year (Album Del Año)

• Papito
  Miguel Bosé con Varios Artistas
  Andres Levin '89, producer/engineer/mixer, Gustavo Celis '94, engineer/mixer [Warner Music Benelux B.V.]
• La Llave De Mi Corazón
  Juan Luis Guerra 440
  Juan Luis Guerra '82, producer [EMI/Televisa]
• MTV Unplugged
  Ricky Martin
  Tommy Torres '93, producer [Sony BMG Music/Norte]
• El Tren De Los Momentos
  Alejandro Sanz
  Gustavo Celis '94 engineer [Warner Music Benelux B.V.]

Category 3 - Song Of The Year (Canción Del Año)

• La Llave De Mi Corazón
  Juan Luis Guerra '82, songwriter (Juan Luis Guerra 440)
  Track from: La Llave De Mi Corazón [EMI/Televisa]

Category 16 - Best Merengue Album (Mejor Album de Merengue)

• La Llave De Mi Corazón
  Juan Luis Guerra 440 (Juan Luis Guerra '82) [EMI/Televisa]

Category 20 - Best Tropical Song (Mejor Canción Tropical)

• La Llave De Mi Corazón
  Juan Luis Guerra '82, songwriter (Juan Luis Guerra 440)
  Track from: La Llave De Mi Corazón [EMI/Televisa]

Category 31 - Best Tango Album (Mejor Album Tango)

• Una
  Luisa Maria Güell
  Paul Hoyle '83, engineer/mixer [Union Records]

Category 33 - Best Latin Jazz Album (Mejor Album de Jazz Latino)

• Funk Tango
  Paquito D'Rivera Quintet (Oscar Stagnaro, Mark Walker, Diego Urcola '90, Pernell Saturnino '95, Alon Yavnai '95) [Paquito Records]

Category 46 - Best Engineered Album (Mejor Ingeniería de Grabación para un Album)

• Acústico MTV
  Álvaro Alencar '93 engineer [Sony BMG Music Brasil]

Category 47 - Producer Of The Year (Productor del Año)

• Benny Faccone '78
  Alla En El Sur (Ilona) (A)
  La Rueda Del Diablo (Lagusanaciega) (A)
  Solo Paz (Porpartes) (A)

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