Billboard Latin Hitmaker

Billboard Latin Hitmaker

You know the artists. You know their hits. But do you know the masterminds behind the hits? Welcome to the Latin Hitmaker podcast, the Billboard podcast that tells the fascinating stories of the executives behind the greatest Latin artists and the hits that have been the soundtrack of our lives. Hosted by Billboard's Leila Cobo, the ultimate Latin music insider and featuring interviews with the top executives in the world.

Episodes

December 16, 2022 25 mins
Rodrigo Nieto-Galvis, Vice President and Team Leader for the Miami Entertainment Banking office of CN Bank, shares five essential finance and business tips for independent artists on a new episode of "Latin Hitmaker." This presentation is for general information and education only. City National, its managed affiliates and subsidiaries, as a matter of policy, do not give tax, accounting, regulatory or legal advice, and any informa...
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SBS Entertainment President Alessandra Alarcón on the power of legacy, balancing work and motherhood and making a good thing better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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October 5, 2022 38 mins
Maria Fernandez, EVP and COO of Sony Music Latin Iberia talks finances, motherhood and work and why managers are her “artists.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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September 21, 2022 28 mins
City National Bank's VP and Relationship Manager for Entertainment, Ana Perez, gives five essential pieces of advice suitable for any artists’ career. Loans and lines of credit are subject to credit and property approval. Additional terms and conditions apply. Not all applicants will qualify. Home equity lines of credit are not available in Texas.  Non-Deposit Investment Products are: Not FDIC Insured Not Bank Guaranteed May ...
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September 15, 2022 47 mins
The Puerto Rican founder of Clavell Marketing talks about being one of the only female managers in reggaeton (Ivy Queen) and her improbable rise from street vendor to power player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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September 7, 2022 42 mins
In season 2, Luana Pagani, president of management/promotion company Seitrack U.S., talks about working with Shakira and Los Angeles Azules and reflects on her shift from major to indie, and how talent, perseverance and a touch of obsessiveness remain the keys to success in a changing industry.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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December 8, 2021 38 mins
Henry Cardenas, founder and CEO of Latin event promotion, production and marketing company CMN, talks about the beginnings of his friendship and business relationship with Marc Anthony, how Bad Bunny’s tour sold out in record time and why promoting live events is like going to Vegas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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December 1, 2021 39 mins
Afo Verde, Chairman/CEO of Sony Music Latin Iberia on his journey from architecture student in Buenos Aires to head of Latin music's biggest operation, how UB40 shaped his musical career and what makes an artist a star.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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November 24, 2021 38 mins
Albert Rodríguez, the new president of SBS, talks of his journey from a “low entry sales job” to president of the biggest Latin-owned media company in the country, why radio still matters and why a “Cubatón” station became a hit in this week’s edition of Billboard’s Latin Hitmaker podcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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October 20, 2021 39 mins
CAA's Bruno del Granado, a polyglot and renaissance man and perhaps Latin music’s best-known agent, talks about his journey from head of Madonna’s Latin label to repping acts like Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan and Maluma.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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October 13, 2021 34 mins
Nelson Albareda founded his first company after successfully pitching a ulti-million concept called "Havana Nights" to Bacardi. He was 18 years told. Today, as the founder and CEO of Loud and Live, Albareda helms one of the most successful marketing and live event companies in the world, behind everything from the McDonald's - J Balvin lnadmark happy meal deal to Ricardo Arjona and Juan Luis Guerra's tours.  Learn more about your a...
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October 6, 2021 30 mins
In this week's Latin Hitmaker Podcast, Rodrigo Nieto Galvis, Vice President and Head of Miami Entertainment Banking for City National Bank talks money and music and golden advice for artists new and established.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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September 29, 2021 36 mins
Lionfish Entertainment founder Rebeca León on managing Rosalia, artists as Olympians and more in this week's edition of Latin Hitmaker, the Billboard podcast that interviews the fascinating executives behind Latin music's biggest artists and hits.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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September 22, 2021 43 mins
Jimmy Humilde, the founder of Rancho Hunilde Records, talks growing up bilingual in Soithern California and creating a disruptive label that is rewriting the rules of regional Mexican with artists like Natanael Cano and Junior H.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Juan Diego Medina, whose company La Industria Inc. manages Nicky Jam, ChocQuibTown and Manuel Turizo, among others, in an in-depth conversation of how he rose from poverty in Medellin to become one of the most revolutionary manager in Latin music in episode 2 of 'Latin Hitmaker,' the Billboard podcast that tells the stories of the fascinating executives behind Latin music's greatest stars and hits. Learn more about your ad choices....
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September 9, 2021 37 mins
Walter Kolm, whose company WK Entertainment manages Maluma, Carlos Vives, CNCO and Prince Royce among other Latin stars, talks in-depth about his strategy for identifying and signing artists in the first episode of Latin Hitmaker, the new Billboard podcast that features conversations with the executives behind Latin music’s biggest hits and stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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