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David Zayas
2024
Ambassador
Performing Arts
Actor
Marcus Stroman
Athlete of the Year
Sports
Widely regarded as one of the best pitchers in the game
DJ Charlie Chase
Education, Government, Academia
Hip Hop pioneer
Lola Rodriguez de Tio
Posthumous Honoree
Culture, Performing Arts
Tito Nieves
Grand Marshal
Tito Nieves has become one of the most prominent salsa singers in the industry.
AREYTO Balleet Folklórico
Special Recognition
Culture, Education, Performing Arts
Glorimar Marrero
Liza Colón-Zayas
Los Pleneros de la 21
Top venerated musicians and Bomba and Plena practitioners
Emilio Colón
Orgullo Puertorriqueño
Performing Arts, Education
Musician
José "Piculín" Ortiz
Estrella Deportiva
Former Professional Basketball Player
Dr. Wanda Díaz Merced
Trailblazer
Academia
Zayra Pola
Rising Star
Edison Lopez
Digital Media
Comedian & Influencer
Rafi Mercado
Performing Arts, Visual Arts
Filmmaker & Creative professional (Production designer, Costume designer, Creative director, and Visual Storyteller)
Victoria Cruz
Activism
Advocate & Activist
Angel Cucco Peña
2023
Lifetime Achievement
Latin Grammy winning Composer, Musician, Singer, and Record Producer
Environmental Preservation and Sustainability
Special Tributes/Cause
Conservation
Rebeca Nieves Huffman
Influencer, Leadership Coach
Aguadilla
PR Municipality
Ivelissa Rios
Influencer
Antonia Pantoja
Academia, Activism
Educator, social worker, feminist, civil rights leader and founder of ASPIRA, the Puerto Rican Forum, Boricua College and Producer.
Nilda Maria Comas
Visual Arts
Master Sculpter
Los Angeles
Stateside Community
Eladio Carrión
Rapper and Singer of Latin Trap and Reggaeton
Indigenous People of Puerto Rico
Giselle Blondet
Broadcasting
Actress and TV Host
Roberto Clemente
2022
Major League Baseball Player, first Latino player in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Edward Cabán
Government
First Latino NYC Police Commissioner
Nicky Jam
King
Musica Urbana Singer, Actor
Secretary Miguel Cardona
Government, Education
12th U.S. Secretary of Education
Jesús Omar Rivera "El Boricuazo"
Nuestro Orgullo
Radio and TV Personality
Angie Martinez
Madrina
Broadcasting, Performing Arts
Hall of Fame Radio DJ, R&B/Soul Singer
Luis Figueroa
Singer
Lisa Lisa
Singer and Actor
BombaYo
In the spirit of Sankofa -looking to your past for a better future- BombaYo members.
David Antonio Santiago
Fashion, Visual Arts
Ana Teresa Toro
Literature
Raúl Julia
Hawaii
The 2024 celebration is also dedicated to the Puerto Rican communities of Hawaii.
Roberto Sueiro
Law, Performing Arts
Composer, Playwright, Producer & Vocalist
Xander Zayas
Boxer
Maripily’ Rivera
Huracán Boricua
Performing Arts, Pageantry
Taína Caragol
Academia, Visual Arts, Education
Art Historian at Puerto Rican art from the archipelago
Luis A. Miranda
Gala Honoree
Philanthropy, Activism
Jr., Strategist, Philanthropist and Author of RELENTLESS
Asianna Saragosa
Digital Media, Pageantry
Miss Latina Hawaii
Juan Otero
Philanthropy, Business
Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) for Comcast Corporation
Frankie Cutlass
Hijo de Borinquen
Producer, DJ & Songwriter
Ricardo Alberto Maldonado
Author
Pedro Adorno & Cathy Vigo
Visual Arts, Education
Madison Anderson Berrios
Pageantry, Fashion
Model and 2019 Miss Universe Puerto Rico
Violeta Galagarza
Choreographer and founder of dance company "Keep Rising To The Top (KR3Ts)"
Dr. Antonio Mignucci
Medicine, Conservation
Biological Oceanographer and Veterinary Technician specializing in the Biology, Management and Conservation of Marine Mammals
Tere Marichal
Performing Arts, Literature
Storyteller, Actor, Writer, Ventriloquist, Playwright and Television Personality
Antonio Martorell
Visual Arts, Literature, Education
National Medal of Arts winner, Printmaker, Painter, Illustrator, Creator of Installations, Set and Costume Designer, Writer, Draftsman and Professor
Josie de Guzmán
Actress and Singer
Silverio Pérez
Performing Arts, Broadcasting
Musician, Writer, Comedian, Entrepreneur and Broadcasting Media Host
Jacobo Morales
Actor, Poet, Writer, Playwright, Filmmaker, and Auteur
Alelí Medina
Youngest Gold Medal Winner is Para Surfing World Championship for Visually Impaired
Marisol Malaret
TV Host, Model, Miss Universe 1970, first Puerto Rican woman to be crowned Miss Universe
Rafael Hernández Marín
Songwriter, Author. Wrote "Preciosa"
David Rodriguez
Emmy Award winning TV Newscaster
Damian Priest
Performing Arts, Sports
Professional Wrestler, Actor
El Yunque
Menudo Alumni
Former members of World Renown International Boy Band
Fat Joe
Padrino
Hip Hop Artist
Didi Romero
Actor, Singer
Rafael Cepeda Atiles & Caridad Brenes de Cepeda
Performing Arts, Culture
Don Andres Gonzalez Vega
Culture, Activism
Segunda Quimbamba
Percussion & dance ensemble that plays the Bomba and Plena music of Puerto Rico
San Germán
The 2024 celebration is dedicated to the municipality of San Germán, Affectionately known as “La Ciudad de las Lomas”
Carmen Jovet
Margarita “Tata” Cepeda
Trailblazing figure in the realm of Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba musicand dance for 40+ years
Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodriguez
Education Leadership
Superintendent of Hartford Public Schools
Danza Fiesta
Non-Profit organization Diversity in Arts and Nations for Cultural Education, Inc.
Jorge Rivera Nieves
Miguel A. Cardona
U.S. Secretary of Education
Stacey Lopez
Academia, Performing Arts
Bombazo Dance Co
Bombazo Dance Co is a Bronx based Non profit dance organization founded by Puerto Rican native Milteri Tucker Concepcion.
Stephanie M Moore
Social Cause Ambassador
Activism, Law
Ramón Rodriguez
Actor, Writer and Directed
Andrea Navedo
Luis Salgado
Broadway Dancer, Choreographer and Director, founder of Revolucion Latin Performing Arts Program
Judy Torres
Freestyle Music Artist and Dance-Pop Singer
Tito Rodriguez
Singer and band leader
Tito Puente
Grammy Award winning Musician
Justina Machado
Queen
Luis Carle
Artist-Photographer
Ismael Cruz Córdova
Performing Arts, Fashion
Actor, Model
Chucho Avellanét
Singer and Comedian
Omi Hopper
Digital Media, Culinary Arts
Influencer, Next Level Chef Contestant
Wilson Nazario
Special Title - Hijo de Borinquen
Activism, Culture
Long time Volunteer Event Organizer for the National Puerto Rican Day Parade
Jay Wheeler
Singer and Songwriter
Dr. Ariel Orama
Actor, Director, Producer, Scriptwriter, Singer, and Composer
Xochitl González
Jasmine Camacho Quinn
Gold Medal Olympic Track and Field Athlete
Cidra
Robin De Jesús
Climate Action
Activism, Conservation
Philadelphia