# Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

The Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is an honor presented annually by the Latin Recording Academy, the same organization that distributes the Latin Grammy Awards, to commend performers "who have made contributions of outstanding artistic significance to Latin music". Award recipients are honored during "Latin Grammy Week", a string of galas just prior to the annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony.
Since its inception, the award has been presented to musicians originating from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, the United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
The awards were first presented to Mercedes Sosa, José José, Roberto Carlos, Willie Colón, and Antonio Aguilar in 2004. José and Carlos were later honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year award in 2005 and 2015. Armando Manzanero, Linda Ronstadt, and Joan Baez have also been recipients of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Colombian musician Joe Arroyo is the only recipient to have posthumously received the Latin Grammy Lifetime Award in 2011 following his death four months earlier. Upon receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014, Carlos do Carmo became the first artist from Portugal to win a Latin Grammy Award. Like the Person of the Year and the Trustees awards, the accolade was not presented in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Recipients

Recipients of the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award :
| Year | Image | Recipient | Occupation(s) | Nationality |
| 2004 | | Antonio Aguilar | Singer songwriter actor film producer | Mexico |
| 2004 | | Roberto Carlos | Singer songwriter | Brazil |
| 2004 | | Willie Colón | Singer trombonist songwriter producer | United States |
| 2004 | | José José | Singer | Mexico |
| 2004 | | Mercedes Sosa | Singer | Argentina |
| 2005 | | Rocío Dúrcal | Singer actress | Spain |
| 2005 | — | Generoso Jiménez | Trombonist arranger | Cuba |
| 2005 | | Jorge Ben Jor | Singer songwriter | Brazil |
| 2005 | | Sérgio Mendes | Pianist composer arranger producer | Brazil |
| 2005 | | Johnny Pacheco | Composer multi-instrumentalist producer | Dominican Republic |
| 2005 | | Sandro | Singer actor | Argentina |
| 2006 | | León Gieco | Singer songwriter | Argentina |
| 2006 | | Graciela | Singer | Cuba |
| 2006 | | César Camargo Mariano | Pianist songwriter producer | Brazil |
| 2006 | — | Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz | Pianist singer (respectively) songwriters | Puerto Rico United States |
| 2006 | | Paloma San Basilio | Singer | Spain |
| 2006 | — | Alberto Vázquez | Singer actor | Mexico |
| 2006 | | Johnny Ventura | Singer songwriter | Dominican Republic |
| 2007 | | Alberto Cortez | Singer songwriter | Argentina |
| 2007 | | Lucho Gatica | Singer | Chile |
| 2007 | | Olga Guillot | Singer actress | Cuba |
| 2007 | | Os Paralamas do Sucesso | Rock, reggae, ska, pop trio | Brazil |
| 2007 | | Los Tigres del Norte | Norteño music quintet | Mexico |
| 2007 | | Chavela Vargas | Singer | Mexico |
| 2008 | | Vikki Carr | Singer | United States |
| 2008 | | Cheo Feliciano | Singer songwriter | Puerto Rico |
| 2008 | | Astrud Gilberto | Singer | Brazil |
| 2008 | | Angélica María | Singer actress | Mexico United States |
| 2008 | | María Dolores Pradera | Singer actress | Spain |
| 2008 | | Estela Raval | Singer | Argentina |
| 2009 | | Candido Camero | Conguero | Cuba |
| 2009 | | Beth Carvalho | Singer | Brazil |
| 2009 | | Charly García | Pianist singer songwriter | Argentina |
| 2009 | | Tania Libertad | Singer | Peru Mexico |
| 2009 | — | Marco Antonio Muñiz | Singer | Mexico |
| 2009 | — | Juan Romero | Songwriter | Mexico |
| 2010 | | João Donato | Singer-songwriter pianist | Brazil |
| 2010 | — | Las Hermanas Márquez | Singers | Cuba |
| 2010 | | Armando Manzanero | Composer | Mexico |
| 2010 | | Joseíto Mateo | Singer | Dominican Republic |
| 2010 | — | Jorge Oñate | Singer | Colombia |
| 2010 | | Susana Rinaldi | Singer | Argentina |
| 2011 | | Joe Arroyo | Singer songwriter | Colombia |
| 2011 | | Gal Costa | Singer | Brazil |
| 2011 | | José Feliciano | Singer songwriter | Puerto Rico |
| 2011 | | Álex Lora | Singer songwriter | Mexico |
| 2011 | | Les Luthiers | Humorous group musicians | Argentina |
| 2011 | | Rubén Rada | Singer songwriter percussionist | Uruguay |
| 2011 | | Linda Ronstadt | Singer | United States |
| 2012 | | Luz Casal | Singer | Spain |
| 2012 | | Leo Dan | Singer songwriter | Argentina |
| 2012 | | Rita Moreno | Singer actress | Puerto Rico United States |
| 2012 | [[File:Bituca.jpg|100px|alt=A man with hair braids is wearing sunglasses and playing a guitar. | Milton Nascimento]] | Milton Nascimento | Singer songwriter | Brazil |
| 2012 | | Daniela Romo | Singer | Mexico |
| 2012 | | Poncho Sanchez | Percussionist | United States |
| 2012 | | Toquinho | Songwriter guitar player | Brazil |
| 2013 | | Oscar D'León | Singer musician | Venezuela |
| 2013 | | Juan Formell | Musician Arranger Songwriter | Cuba |
| 2013 | | Roberto Menescal | Musician songwriter producer | Brazil |
| 2013 | | Totó la Momposina | Singer interpreter | Colombia |
| 2013 | | Palito Ortega | Singer actor producer | Argentina |
| 2013 | | Eddie Palmieri | Pianist music director musician | United States |
| 2013 | | Miguel Ríos | Singer songwriter actor producer | Spain |
| 2014 | | Willy Chirino | Singer songwriter musician producer | Cuba United States |
| 2014 | | César Costa | Singer actor producer radio host author mentor | Mexico |
| 2014 | | Carlos do Carmo | Singer | Portugal |
| 2014 | | Dúo Dinámico | Singers composers producers actors | Spain |
| 2014 | | Los Lobos | Musical group | United States |
| 2014 | | Valeria Lynch | Singer actress | Argentina |
| 2014 | | Ney Matogrosso | Singer | Brazil |
| 2015 | | Gato Barbieri | Saxophonist | Argentina |
| 2015 | | Ana Belén | Singer | Spain |
| 2015 | — | Ángela Carrasco | Singer | Dominican Republic |
| 2015 | | Djavan | Singer songwriter guitarist | Brazil |
| 2015 | | El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico | Salsa music orchestra | Puerto Rico |
| 2015 | | Víctor Manuel | Singer | Spain |
| 2015 | | Pablo Milanés | Singer songwriter guitarist | Cuba |
| 2016 | | El Consorcio | Vocal group | Spain |
| 2016 | | Eugenia León | Singer | Mexico |
| 2016 | | Ricardo Montaner | Singer songwriter | Argentina Venezuela |
| 2016 | | Ednita Nazario | Singer | Puerto Rico |
| 2016 | | Piero | Singer songwriter | Argentina |
| 2017 | | Lucecita Benítez | Singer | Puerto Rico |
| 2017 | | João Bosco | Singer musician | Brazil |
| 2017 | | Ilan Chester | Singer songwriter | Venezuela |
| 2017 | | Víctor Heredia | Singer | Argentina |
| 2017 | | Los del Río | Music duo | Spain |
| 2017 | | Guadalupe Pineda | Singer | Mexico |
| 2017 | | Cuco Valoy | Singer | Dominican Republic |
| 2018 | | Erasmo Carlos | Singer-songwriter | Brazil |
| 2018 | | Dyango | Singer musician | Spain |
| 2018 | | Andy Montañez | Singer | Puerto Rico |
| 2018 | | José María Napoleón | Singer-songwriter | Mexico |
| 2018 | | Chucho Valdés | Pianist bandleader composer arranger | Cuba |
| 2018 | | Wilfrido Vargas | Bandleader singer | Dominican Republic |
| 2018 | | Yuri | Singer | Mexico |
| 2019 | | Eva Ayllón | Singer | Peru |
| 2019 | | Joan Baez | Singer songwriter | United States |
| 2019 | | José Cid | Singer songwriter | Portugal |
| 2019 | — | Lupita D'Alessio | Singer actress | Mexico |
| 2019 | | Hugo Fattoruso | Keyboardist singer composer | Uruguay |
| 2019 | | Pimpinela | Music duo | Argentina |
| 2019 | | Omara Portuondo | Singer dancer | Cuba |
| 2019 | | José Luis Rodríguez | Singer | Venezuela |
| 2020 | No award due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No award due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No award due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No award due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | | Martinho da Vila | Singer | Brazil |
| 2021 | | Emmanuel | Singer songwriter | Mexico |
| 2021 | | Pete Escovedo | Musician | United States |
| 2021 | | Sheila E. | Musician | United States |
| 2021 | | Fito Páez | Singer songwriter musician | Argentina |
| 2021 | | Milly Quezada | Singer | Dominican Republic |
| 2021 | | Joaquín Sabina | Singer songwriter | Spain |
| 2021 | | Gilberto Santa Rosa | Singer | Puerto Rico |
| 2022 | | Rosario Flores | Singer | Spain |
| 2022 | | Myriam Hernández | Singer Songwriter | Chile |
| 2022 | | Rita Lee | Singer Songwriter | Brazil |
| 2022 | | Amanda Miguel | Singer | Argentina |
| 2022 | | Yordano | Singer Songwriter | Venezuela Italy |
| 2023 | | Carmen Linares | Singer | Spain |
| 2023 | | Manuel Mijares | Singer Songwriter | Mexico |
| 2023 | | Arturo Sandoval | musician | Cuba United States |
| 2023 | | Simone | Singer | Brazil |
| 2023 | | Soda Stereo | Rock musical group | Argentina |
| 2023 | | Ana Torroja | Singer songwriter | Spain |
| 2024 | | Albita | Singer | Cuba |
| 2024 | | Lolita Flores | Singer | Spain |
| 2024 | | Alejandro Lerner | Singer songwriter | Argentina |
| 2024 | | Los Ángeles Azules | Cumbia musical group | Mexico |
| 2024 | | Draco Rosa | Singer songwriter | Puerto Rico |
| 2024 | | Lulu Santos | Singer songwriter | Brazil |
Each year is linked to an article about the Latin Grammy Awards ceremony of that year.
The artists occupation(s) are listed on the Special Awards page on the Latin Grammy Award website.