Latin Grammy Award for Best Recording Package

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Latin Grammy Award for Best Recording Package
Awarded forRecording package design
CountryUnited States
Presented by The Latin Recording Academy
First awarded2006
Currently held byGustavo Ramirez for Atipanakuy (Deluxe) (2023)
Website Latingrammy.com

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Recording Package is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and promotes awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. [1] It was first awarded at the 7th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2006.

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The description of the category at the 2020 Latin Grammy Awards states that is "for graphic design, quality and concept recording packages, in any configuration, released for the first time during the Eligibility Year; even if contents were previously released and providing the packaging is new. Only original artwork is eligible. Also eligible are digital recording packages providing proper credits and supporting material are received." [2] The award goes to the art director(s) and not to the performing artist unless they are also credited as an art director for the album.

Argentine graphic designer Alejandro Ros holds the record of most wins in the category with three times for his work in albums by Argentine singers Mercedes Sosa, Vicentico and Juana Molina.

Winners and nominees

YearRecipient(s)WorkPerforming artist(s)NomineesRef.
2006 Laura VarskyCafé De Los MaestrosVarious Artists
  • Alexandra Lahr – Live In Los Angeles (Los Pinguos)
  • Omar Delgado – Productos Desaparecidos (La Pestilencia)
  • Marcelo Kertész – Samba Passarinho (Péri)
  • Fritz Torres and Jorge Verdin – Tijuana Sessions Vol. 3 (Nortec Collective)
  • Edward Martínez – Timeless (Sérgio Mendes)
2007 Catalina DíezLos Vallenatos de AndrésVarious Artists
2008 Leicia Gotlibowski, Daniel Kotliar, Karina Levy, Andres Mayo and Mercedes SencioBuenos Aires, Días y Noches de TangoVarious Artists
  • Santiago Velazco-Land – Cara B (Jorge Drexler)
  • Jorge Du Peixe and Valentina Trajano – Fome de Tudo (Nação Zumbi)
  • Gaspar Guerra – Gózalo (Orquesta La 33)
  • Fritz Torres – Tijuana Sound Machine (Bostich and Fussible)
2009 Alejandro Ros Cantora 1 Mercedes Sosa
2010 Rock Instrument Bureau Fuerza natural Gustavo Cerati
2011 Javier Mariscal Chico & Rita Various Artists
  • Natalia Ayala, Carlos Dussan Gomez and Juliana Jaramillo – El Corazón y El Sombrero (Marta Gómez)
  • Juan Gatti – El Paso Trascendental del Vodevil a la Astracanada (Fangoria)
  • Allan Castañeda and Sandra Masías – Fiesta Inkaterra (Miki González)
Alejandro Ros Solo un Momento Vicentico
2012 Miguel MasaCambie de NombreViniloversus
  • Mzk – Bixiga70 (Bixiga70)
  • Alejandro Ros – Canciones Para Aliens (Fito Páez)
  • Pablo Martínez – Indeleble (Los Mesoneros)
  • Ma+Go – Ves Lo Que Quieres Ver (Bareto)
2013 Tonho Quinta-Feira and Fernando YoungAbraçaço Caetano Veloso
  • Filipe Costa and Mateus Sá – Abaporu (Laura Lopes)
  • Belén Mena – De Taitas y de Mamas (Various Artists)
  • The Welcome Branding Group – El Techo es el Suelo (Quiero Club)
  • Masa – Repeat After Me (Los Amigos Invisibles)
2014 Alejandro Ros Wed 21 Juana Molina
  • Alfredo Enciso – Activistas (Nonpalidece)
  • Rafael Rocha – Antes Que Tu Conte Outra (Apanhador Só)
  • Giovanni Nésterez – Combi (Lucho Quequezana)
  • Laura Varsky – Ocho (Marco Sanguinetti)
2015 Natalia Ayala, Carlos Dussan Gómez and Juliana JaramilloEste Instante Marta Gómez
2016 Sergio MoraEl Poeta Halley Love of Lesbian
  • Lisa Akerman Stefaneli – Atlas (Baleia)
  • Goster – Impredecible (Bareto)
  • Marcus Mota – Relevante (Mario Diníz)
  • Goster – Umbral (Melnik)
2017 Carlos Dussán, Juliana Jaramillo, Juan Felipe Martínez and Claudio RoncoliEl Orisha de la Rosa Magín Díaz
  • André Coelho and Mariana Hardy – Na Medida Do Impossível Ao Vivo No Inhotim (Fernanda Takai)
  • Lia Cunha – Pirombeira (Pirombeira)
  • Barão Di Sarno and Ciça Góes – Sol (Gustavo Galo)
  • Fabio Prata – Três no Samba (André Mehmari, Eliane Faria and Gordinho do Surdo)
2018 Carlos Sadness Diferentes Tipos De Luz Carlos Sadness
  • Miguel Vásquez "Masa" – La Gira (Sibilino)
  • Daniel Eizirik – Meio Que Tudo É Um (Apanhador Só)
  • Rubén Chumillas – Mismo Sitio, Distinto Lugar (Vetusta Morla)
  • Christian Montenegro and Laura Varsky – 9 (Marco Sanguinetti)
[3]
2019 Man Mourentan and Tamara Pérez El Mal Querer Rosalía
  • Luisa María Arango, Carlos Dussán, Manuel García-Orozco and Juliana Jaramillo-Buenaventura – Anónimas y Resilientes (Voces Del Bullerengue)
  • Emilio Lorente – Astronauta (Zahara)
  • Deborah Salles – Lição #2: Dorival (Quartabê)
  • Boa Mistura – Nuclear (Leiva)
[4]
2020 Pedro FajardoSoy Puro Teatro - Homenaje a La LupeMariaca Semprún
  • Victor Ricardo Aguilera Luna & Daniela Herrera Ramírez – Jinetes del Apocalipsis (Alejandro de la Garza)
  • Lucia Arias, Edgar Guerra & Fabli Soto – Lado A (Alerta Rocket)
  • Vetusta Morla & Pequeño Salto Mortal – MSDL - Canciones dentro de canciones (Vetusta Morla)
  • Eva Amaral, Xavi Blanco & Charis Tsavis – Salto al Color (Amaral)
[5]
2021 Ana GonzalezColegas Gilberto Santa Rosa
[6]
2022 Ferran Echegaray, Viktor Hammarberg, Rosalía, Daniel Sannwald and Pili Vila Motomai (Digital Album) Rosalía
  • Isaura Angulo, Carlos Dussán, Karen Flores, Manuel Garcia-Orozco, Juliana Jaramillo, Ledania & Lido PimientaAncestras (Petrona Martinez)
  • Pedro Fajardo & Siudy Garrido – Bailaora - Mis Pies Son Mi Voz (Siudy Garrido featuring Ismael Fernandez, Manuel Gago, Jose Luis Rodriguez & Adolfo Herrera)
  • Boa Mistura – Cuando Te Muerdes el Labio (Edición Cerámica) (Leiva)
  • Carlos Bauer – Feira Livre (Bananeira Brass Band)
[7]
2023 Gustavo RamirezAtipanakuy (Deluxe)Kayfex
[8]

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