Gabriel Abaroa Jr. is the president emeritus of the Latin Recording Academy (LARAS), which presents the Latin Grammy Awards . He served as its CEO from 2003 to August 2021. ^[1] LARAS was established in 1997 and the first Latin Grammy Awards took place in 2000.

Career [ edit ]

Before joining the Latin Recording Academy, Abaroa had served as CEO of Wireless Latin Entertainment and IFPI Latin America. Prior to becoming President of the academy he served as vice-chairman of the Latin Recording Academy's board of trustees. In March 2003 he became President of the Latin Recording Academy. In August 2010, Abaroa was promoted to President/CEO of the academy. Abaroa is also a member of the National Council of La Raza and is a trustee of the Miami Symphony Orchestra. He also serves as a member of Enlace Mexico. ^[2] Abaroa was listed as one of Billboard 's Latin Power Players in 2016. ^[3] He was succeeded by Manuel Abud .

See also [ edit ]

• Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
• Latin Grammy Awards

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