NEWS RELEASE THE LATIN RECORDING ACADEMY® TO HOLD CEREMONY HONORING RECIPIENTS OF THE 2012 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AND TRUSTEES AWARD Event to be Held on Nov.14 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas WHO: The list of attending guests include 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award honorees Luz Casal,Leo Dan, Rita Moreno, Milton Nascimento, Daniela Romo, and Poncho Sánchez as well as a representative for Yomo Toro, a Trustees Award recipient. President/CEO of The Latin Recording Academy® Gabriel Abaroa and President/CEO of The Recording Academy® Neil Portnow will also be in attendance. WHAT: Ceremony to include the presentation of the 2012 Latin Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, which is determined by a vote of The Latin Recording Academy's Trustees to performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording. The Latin Recording Academy's Trustees Award is presented by vote to individuals who, during their careers in music, have made significant contributions, other than performance, to the field of recording. WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 8:45 a.m. Media Check-in 9:15 –10 a.m. Interviews with Honorees 10 a.m. –Noon Awards Presentation WHERE: ***Four Seasons Hotel —Ballroom ------------------------------------------------------------3960 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89119 INFO: The Lifetime Achievement and Trustees Awards honors a diverse group of inspired and magnificent creators who have contributed some of the most distinctive and seminal recordings in Spanish, English and Portuguese of the past century. The ceremony will precede the XIII Annual Latin GRAMMY^® Awards, which will be held at Mandalay Bay Events Center on Thursday, Nov. 15, and will be broadcast live on the Univision Network from 8–11 p.m. ET/PT. News from the Latin Recording Academy