Latin Grammy awards

Angela Alvarez has loved music her whole life, learning to play guitar and piano as a young girl in Cuba and writing songs from the age of 14. But she never pursued her dream of singing and songwriting professionally, she told TODAY in June 2021, because her traditional father forbade it.

This week proved to be a good time for musician and actor Ruben Blades to reflect on his remarkable life and career.

This marks the first time in more than two decades that the singer has performed at the Latin Grammy Awards.