Placido Domingo named Latin Grammys Person of the Year
Placido Domingo has been named the Latin Grammys Person of the Year, The Associated Press reports.
The Latin Recording Academy said Tuesday the Spanish tenor, chosen for his professional and philanthropic achievements, will be honored in an all-star ceremony Nov. 10 in Las Vegas, the eve of the Latin Grammys.
Domingo moved at the age of 8 from Spain to Mexico City, where he studied at the National Conservatory of Music. In 1968, he debuted with The Metropolitan Opera in New York City, where he has inaugurated 21 seasons.
As a philanthropist he founded Operalia, a contest for opera singing, and through many benefit concerts he has collected millions of dollars for victims of disasters such as Mexico's 1985 earthquake and Hurricane Katrina.
Past recipients include Gloria Estefan, Julio Iglesias and Carlos Santana.
