Premios Juventud celebrated its 20th anniversary with Shakira taking home the most awards.
Premios Juventud celebrated its 20th anniversary Thursday night and the big winner was Colombian superstar Shakira, who took home eight awards for music.
This was the 20th anniversary of the awards highlighting the best of Latin music, and Puerto Rico played host to some of the biggest names in the genre.
Shakira won for best female artist, best song, girl power, best urban track, best pop song, best collaboration pop/urban,tropical mix and social dance challenge. To close out the night Shakira also received the Agent of Change Award, presented to her by Puerto Rican singer Kany Garcia.
The Colombian superstar was recognized for her work with poor children through her “Fundación Pies Descalzos.” Her foundation was started in 1997 with the goal of assisting disadvantaged children and their families by improving access to quality education.
“We live in an ambiguous world, filled with great music, beauty, TikTok dances, selfies with filters, but there are things that you cannot filter or paper over,” the singer said in her acceptance speech.
