Honorees

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Our Honorees nuestros homenajeados

The National Puerto Rican Day celebrates and honors the leaders, educators, artists, and celebrities that have left a cultural footprint on this nation.

Below are 2018 honorees, 2019 recipients will be announced soon!

Lucecita Benítez
Lifetime Achievement
Laura Posada
2018 Madrina
Jorge Posada
2018 Padrino
Carlos Beltrán
2018 Athlete of the Year
Victoria Sanabria
2018 Orgullo Puertorriqueño
Jorge Pabón “Molusco”
2018 Ambassador
Naiz
2018 Ambassador
Maribel Delgado
Special Recognition
Manny Trinidad
Special Recognition
Fabiola Méndez
Special Recognition
Sebastián Rosado
2018 Rising Star
Christopher Rivera
2018 Rising Star
Iluminado Dávila
Lifetime Achievement
Pedro Guzmán
Lifetime Achievement
Esaí Morales
Grand Marshal
Zuleyka Rivera
Queen
Ismael Miranda
Lifetime Achievement
David Begnaud
Puerto Rican Champion
Luis Sanz
Special Recognition
Richard “Crazy Legs” Colón
Ambassador
Jackie Guerrido
Ambassador
Sunny Hostin
Ambassador
Virginia Sánchez Korrol, PhD
Lifetime Achievement
Tats Cru (Wilfredo “Bio” Feliciano, BG 183 and Hector “Nicer” Nazario)
Ambassadors
Julio Gaby Acevedo
Ambassador
Alan Villafaña
Ambassador
Ricardo Villarini
Ambassador
Johnny Bliss
Ambassador
Michael Stuart
Ambassador