The Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) announced that Daddy Yankee, Reggaeton’s most influential global ambassador, will receive the 2022 Legend Award during the 35th Annual Hispanic Heritage Awards.
The historic program, which was created by the White House to commemorate the establishment of Hispanic Heritage Month in America, is among the highest honors by Latinos for Latinos and supported by 40 national Hispanic-serving institutions.
Presented by TARGET with Official Broadcast Sponsorship by Nationwide, and hosted by Google, the 35th Annual Hispanic Heritage Awards will air Friday, September 30th on PBS stations and stream on pbs.org and the PBS Video app. Daddy Yankee will be recognized alongside recently revealed honorees Los Lobos, Marvel Studios’ Victoria Alonso, with additional Latino artists and visionaries to be announced shortly.
