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Peso Pluma leads Billboard Latin Music Awards

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The 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards were held Oct. 22 at the James L. Knight Center in Miami and aired live on Telemundo and Peacock. Peso Pluma entered as the leading finalist with 17 mentions, followed by Tito Double P with 15 and Fuerza Regida with 12; Karol G had nine, Prince Royce eight and Bad Bunny seven. The ceremony covered 47 categories and introduced a new fan-voted Fan Favorite Artist award. Honorary awards went to Cristian Castro for Lifetime Achievement, Fuerza Regida for the Vanguard Award, Rosalía for the Hall of Fame Award, and Rubén Blades for the Icon Award.

The Billboard Latin Music Awards are based on chart performance and celebrate commercial success across Latin genres. This year's finalists reflected the dominance of regional Mexican music and the global reach of Latin pop and reggaeton.

Billboard published a blue-carpet photo gallery from the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards, held Oct. 22 at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, featuring Becky G, Ryan Castro, Santos Bravos and others.

Jay-Z performed the first of two headlining shows at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, and brought out guests including Blue Ivy Carter, DJ Khaled and John Legend.

Kore-eda Hirokazu said at an In Conversation event that he never films children crying, and discussed lessons from Ken Loach and Hou Hsiao-hsien.

Tatiana Huezo's “Galerna” won the top José María Riba Award at Impulso Morelia, the pix-in-post section of the Morelia Film Festival; the prize includes 250,000 pesos for post-production or promotion.

Variety exclusively reported that Korean director Lee Hwan-kyung is directing the Indonesian father-son drama “Gasigogi” for Falcon Pictures, starring Vino G. Bastian, Pevita Pearce, Faradina Mufti and Indra Jegel.

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Billboard published a blue-carpet photo gallery from the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards, held Oct. 22 at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, featuring Becky G, Ryan Castro, Santos Bravos and others.

Santos Bravos, Becky G, Ryan Castro & More on the Billboard Latin Music Awards 2026 Blue Carpet: See the Best Photos https://t.co/ujm76ir4Lq

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[billboard.com](https://www.billboard.com/photos/billboard-latin-music-awards-2026-red-carpet-photos-1236366589/) NAMES: Santos Bravos = Latin music group; Bill

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Jay-Z performed the first of two headlining shows at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, and brought out guests including Blue Ivy Carter, DJ Khaled and John Legend.

Jay-Z Brings Out Blue Ivy Carter, DJ Khaled and John Legend During the First of Two Nights at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium - “Can I take you to my home for a second?” asked Jay-Z as he led into “Empire State of Mind” during the first of two headlining shows at Inglewood, California’

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Kore-eda Hirokazu said at an In Conversation event that he never films children crying, and discussed lessons from Ken Loach and Hou Hsiao-hsien.

Kore-eda Hirokazu Explains Why He Never Films Children Crying – and What Ken Loach and Hou Hsiao-hsien Taught Him - Japanese auteur Kore-eda Hirokazu, whose films are known for their natural performances from child actors, said there is one thing he has decided never to put on sc

Original post · Variety

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Tatiana Huezo's “Galerna” won the top José María Riba Award at Impulso Morelia, the pix-in-post section of the Morelia Film Festival; the prize includes 250,000 pesos for post-production or promotion.

Impulso Morelia: Tatiana Huezo’s ‘Galerna’ Takes Top José María Riba Award, With ‘Homeboys’ Another Key Winner - “Galerna,” a fiction feature from Mexico’s Tatiana Huezo, has snagged the top prize at Impulso Morelia, the pix-in-post industry section of the 10-day Morelia Film Fes

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[variety.com](https://variety.com/2026/film/global/impulso-morelia-galerna-tatiana-huezo-top-prize-1236922084/) NAMES: Tatiana Huezo = Mexican filmmaker; Impuls

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Variety exclusively reported that Korean director Lee Hwan-kyung is directing the Indonesian father-son drama “Gasigogi” for Falcon Pictures, starring Vino G. Bastian, Pevita Pearce, Faradina Mufti and Indra Jegel.

Vino G. Bastian, Pevita Pearce, Faradina Mufti, Indra Jegel Lead ‘Miracle in Cell No. 7’ Director Lee Hwan-kyung’s Indonesian Father-Son Drama ‘Gasigogi’ (EXCLUSIVE) - Korean filmmaker Lee Hwan-kyung, director of “Miracle in Cell No. 7,” has assembled an Indonesian ensemble led b

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What the hosts said

CGood morning, it's Saturday, October twenty-fourth.
LThe Billboard Latin Music Awards took over Miami this week, and Peso Pluma led all artists with seventeen finalist mentions.
CSeventeen? That's a statement. Regional Mexican music is the biggest story in Latin music right now.
LTito Double P had fifteen, Fuerza Regida twelve. Karol G had nine, Prince Royce eight, Bad Bunny seven.
CThose are chart-driven awards, so it's a report card on what people actually streamed.
LExactly. Billboard bases these on performance, not a small panel.
CThe show covered forty-seven categories and added a brand-new fan-voted award, Fan Favorite Artist.
LThat's new this year, and it gives listeners a direct say.
CI like that. The Latin music audience is loud and global.
LHonorary awards went to Cristian Castro for lifetime achievement, Fuerza Regida for the vanguard award, Rosalía for the hall of fame, and Rubén Blades for the icon award.
CRosalía in a hall of fame already? That makes me feel old.
LShe's earned it. Her run over the last decade changed the sound.
CI'm not fighting it. I just still think of her as the new artist.
LShe's not new. Billboard posted the blue carpet gallery from the James L. Knight Center, and the fashion was half the show. Rosalía showed up in black Tom Ford, according to the carpet coverage.
CA blue carpet is a nice change. Every other award show has the same red rug.
LIt fits the brand. Telemundo and Peacock carried it live.
CSo Peso Pluma walks in with the most finalist mentions. Did he also win the most? That part we don't know yet.
LNot yet. Billboard's gallery is the afterglow; the full winners list is still rolling out.
CStill, his chart run has been undeniable. That many finalist spots doesn't happen by accident.
LIt's a different Latin music moment than five years ago. Less pop, more guitar and grit.
CAnd the audience went with it.
LThat shift is real. The finalist list used to be dominated by pop and reggaeton. Now corridos are everywhere.
CAnd this year's list proves the audience wants storytellers as much as party records.
LPeso Pluma and Fuerza Regida both come from that lane.
CExactly. It's a working-class sound with a massive reach.
LRosalía's hall of fame award is significant because she's not just a streaming star, she crosses into fashion and film.
CThat's the new model. Music today isn't only music.
LWhich is why a blue carpet photo gallery gets as much attention as the trophies.
CIt's also why Billboard treats these awards like a global event, not just one room in Miami.
LDifferent world, same weekend: one account claims the new Street Fighter movie is number one at the US box office.
CThat number one claim I couldn't confirm. What's true is Mel Jarnson plays Cammy in the 2026 film.
LRT Visual posted it, and fans are split on her Cammy.
CThe movie opened October sixteenth. Its chart position may still be settling.
LOne fan said she nailed the role. Another said the brainwashing plot doesn't mean Cammy has to be boring.
CI like that defense. Cammy's always had more going on than the costume.
LExactly. The early lean is positive, but let's see if the box office number lands.
CIf it is number one, that's a big deal for a video game adaptation.
LA good weekend for genre movies either way.
CI'm cautious because video game movies historically open big then drop.
LTrue, but early fan reaction matters for word of mouth.
CThat's fair. If the plot gives Cammy a real personality, it could hold.
LThe original Cammy was brainwashed, and fans are okay with that as long as she's not reduced to it.
CRight. The new movie seems to understand that balance.
LWe'll see if the box office backs it up.
CEither way, Saturday has both music and a fight scene. Not a bad start.
LI'll take the music, you take the fight.

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