Jorge Plasencia, fundador y CEO de República, recibió el premio Tecla
The third editon of the Tecla Awards was held at the Olympia Theater in Miami on Thursday, April 6th. The event marked the closing of the 2017 Hispanicize week. In an evening full of music, humor and celebration of Latin values, the best creators of digital content for Hispanics in the U.S. were recognized in 26 categories. David López was the winner of Content Creator of the Year and República, Best Agency Doing Hispanic Social Media. The event included several bloggers, influencers, musicians, communication leaders and youtubers in charge of presenting the awards.In this edition, the first Jewel Figueras Award for Social Good was given to celebrate the memory of this important figure in the Hispanic community, who recently died of cancer.The audience enjoyed two musical presentations: One, sponsored by Dish Latino, with their theme song Somos Latinos, by Periko and Jessi León, and the closure of the ceremony with the Hispanic singer Sebastián Yatra. The winners of the night were:-Best Content Creator in Spanish: Rory Lassanske-Best Content Creator in Latinoamerica: Ricardo Daniel Ortiz -Best Hispanic Celebrity on Social Media: Gaby Espino-Breaktrough Creator of the Year: Amanda la Gringa -Best Latin Music Artist Creating Content: Jencarlos Canela-Best Creator Doing Social Good: Laurita Tellado-Telemundo Innovation Award: Shakira-Best Twitter Creator: Mario Selman -Best Live Video Creator: Lizza Morales -Best Facebook Creator: OMG it’s Eddie G. -Best YouTube Creator: Sandra Cires -Best Digital Journalist: Adrián Carrasquillo -Best Instagram Creator: Laura Sánchez -Best Snapchat Storyteller: Carlos Gil -Best Blogger: Denise Cortez -Top Lifestyle and Entertainment Creator: Yvonne Guidry -Best Agency Doing Hispanic Social Media: República -Best Multicultural Social Media Campaign: FleishmanHillard for AT&T-Best Family and Parenting Creator: Elyana Fernández -Best Beauty Creators: Brenda Alvarado -Top Fashion Creator: Winston and Rossana Javier
