On the eve of the 2025 Billboard Latin Women in Music, a group of women – many of them included in the Latin Women in Music executive list – gathered to celebrate each other at Telemundo Center on Wednesday, April 23, in Miami.
Hosted by Sonia Clavell, manager to reggaetón icon Ivy Queen, the executive also announced the launch of Bravas Entertainment, set to offer professional training, mentoring, creative production, music distribution and support networks for emerging female artists in the industry.
The event kicked off with a poignant speech by Billboard’s Leila Cobo, who expressed the importance of representation.
“When we created Latin Women in Music, the goal was to honor the Latin artists who made an impact that year, but the heart of Women in Music has always been the executives who are at the side of those artists,” Cobo said. “When we talk about how to expand the role of women in music it’s a perpetual conversation. For me, the most important way to do that is to set an example, and to allow those coming up to dream because it’s hard for you to break through when there is no path.”
Ivy Queen also took the stage to share a few words about her fierce manager and talk about her rise in a male-dominated industry. “In the industry, we need friends,” the hitmaker said in her powerful speech. “True empowerment is not a hashtag, but a friend who reaches out to us and asks us if everything is OK. We need women who believe in our projects. Sonia is strong, and the important thing is to create a bond that you feel in your heart that they are supporting you.”
Clavell went on to invite the women present to collaborate with her and her new company. “We understand what it takes and what it hurts, but we also know how healing it is to have someone who believes in you. I would love along the way to be able to meet with you all and develop spectacular things for the new generation.”
The third annual Billboard Latin Women in Music special will air live at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT on Thursday, April 24, exclusively on Telemundo, Universo, Peacock and the Telemundo app and throughout Latin America and the Caribbean on Telemundo Internacional.
Below, see photos from the special event.
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Ana Bárbara
Image Credit: Jose “Chepe” Devillegas Ana Bárbara at the Billboard and BRAVAS Entertainment Honor Latina Music Executives event held at Telemundo Center on April 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
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Yailin La Más Viral
Image Credit: Jose “Chepe” Devillegas Yailin La Más Viral at the Billboard and BRAVAS Entertainment Honor Latina Music Executives event held at Telemundo Center on April 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
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Leila Cobo
Image Credit: Jose “Chepe” Devillegas Leila Cobo at the Billboard and BRAVAS Entertainment Honor Latina Music Executives event held at Telemundo Center on April 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
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EL DIVO DE CUBA
Image Credit: Jose “Chepe” Devillegas Eduardo Antonio a.k.a. EL DIVO DE CUBA at the Billboard and BRAVAS Entertainment Honor Latina Music Executives event held at Telemundo Center on April 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
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Sonia Clavell
Image Credit: Jose “Chepe” Devillegas Sonia Clavell speaks onstage at the Billboard and BRAVAS Entertainment Honor Latina Music Executives event held at Telemundo Center on April 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
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Ana Rosa Santiago, Cris Falcao & Alexandra Lioutikoff
Image Credit: Jose “Chepe” Devillegas Ana Rosa Santiago, Cris Falcao and Alexandra Lioutikoff at the Billboard and BRAVAS Entertainment Honor Latina Music Executives event held at Telemundo Center on April 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
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Sophia Talamas
Image Credit: Jose “Chepe” Devillegas Sophia Talamas at the Billboard and BRAVAS Entertainment Honor Latina Music Executives event held at Telemundo Center on April 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
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DARUMAS
Image Credit: Jose “Chepe” Devillegas Ceci León, Vedala Vilmond and Aldana Aguirre of the DARUMAS at the Billboard and BRAVAS Entertainment Honor Latina Music Executives event held at Telemundo Center on April 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
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Paula Cendejas
Image Credit: Jose “Chepe” Devillegas Paula Cendejas at the Billboard and BRAVAS Entertainment Honor Latina Music Executives event held at Telemundo Center on April 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
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Genesis Diaz
Image Credit: Jose “Chepe” Devillegas Genesis Diaz at the Billboard and BRAVAS Entertainment Honor Latina Music Executives event held at Telemundo Center on April 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
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Jessica Roiz & Griselda Flores
Image Credit: Jose “Chepe” Devillegas Jessica Roiz and Griselda Flores at the Billboard and BRAVAS Entertainment Honor Latina Music Executives event held at Telemundo Center on April 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
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Ivy Queen
Image Credit: Jose “Chepe” Devillegas Ivy Queen speaks onstage at the Billboard and BRAVAS Entertainment Honor Latina Music Executives event held at Telemundo Center on April 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
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Manuela Ferradas & Juana Ferradas
Image Credit: Jose “Chepe” Devillegas Manuela Ferradas and Juana Ferradas at the Billboard and BRAVAS Entertainment Honor Latina Music Executives event held at Telemundo Center on April 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
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Veronica Vaccarezza
Image Credit: Jose “Chepe” Devillegas Veronica Vaccarezza at the Billboard and BRAVAS Entertainment Honor Latina Music Executives event held at Telemundo Center on April 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
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Rosela Zavala & Ana Bárbara
Image Credit: Jose “Chepe” Devillegas Rosela Zavala and Ana Bárbara at the Billboard and BRAVAS Entertainment Honor Latina Music Executives event held at Telemundo Center on April 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
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Sonia Clavell
Image Credit: Jose “Chepe” Devillegas Sonia Clavell at the Billboard and BRAVAS Entertainment Honor Latina Music Executives event held at Telemundo Center on April 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
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Ivy Queen & DARUMAS
Image Credit: Jose “Chepe” Devillegas Ceci León, Ivy Queen, Vedala Vilmond and Aldana Aguirre at the Billboard and BRAVAS Entertainment Honor Latina Music Executives event held at Telemundo Center on April 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
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Daniela Darlin
Image Credit: Jose “Chepe” Devillegas Daniela Darlin at the Billboard and BRAVAS Entertainment Honor Latina Music Executives event held at Telemundo Center on April 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
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Azu Olvera
Image Credit: Jose “Chepe” Devillegas Azu Olvera at the Billboard and BRAVAS Entertainment Honor Latina Music Executives event held at Telemundo Center on April 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
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Rosela Zavala
Image Credit: Jose “Chepe” Devillegas Rosela Zavala at the Billboard and BRAVAS Entertainment Honor Latina Music Executives event held at Telemundo Center on April 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
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Pamela Bustios, Marcia Olival, Leila Cobo, Griselda Flores, Ingrid Fajardo & Sigal Ratner-Arias
Image Credit: Jose “Chepe” Devillegas Pamela Bustios, Marcia Olival, Leila Cobo, Griselda Flores, Ingrid Fajardo and Sigal Ratner-Arias at the Billboard and BRAVAS Entertainment Honor Latina Music Executives event held at Telemundo Center on April 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
