The innovative culinary proposal of Edigre Carreño stood out for the perfect combination of two gastronomic cultures, Chilean and Venezuelan. In her main dish, the talented chef made pork the protagonist, surprising the judges with an impeccable presentation and exquisite flavor.
After 15 years in Japan, Venezuelan Alvaro Perez Miranda moved to New York and is now a resident of Miami. He has received the honor of being the first Latino to be named "Goodwill Ambassador for Japanese Gastronomy," a symbolic award given by the Japanese government.
Surthany Hejeij, better known as Surthycooks on TikTok, is a Venezuelan influencer with Lebanese roots. She was a hit at the Tiktoks Awards 2023, winning the Master of Flavor award, and has 22.5 million followers on social media, mostly on TikTok. In addition to her awards success, she is also admired for her humanitarian work.
The novel was chosen by the jury for portraying the complex Venezuelan reality with an intimate tone that intertwines the personal and the national, combining horror and tenderness. At the same time, the work reformulates the limits of Latin American political narrative and offers an original aesthetic proposal.
Venezuelan conductor Rodolfo Saglimbeni's world tour delights audiences & earns critical acclaim. Upcoming schedule includes concerts with the National Symphony Orchestra of Chile & celebration of their 80th anniversary.
The award was given to Reyna for her fight for access to health care and medication for AIDS and other chronic diseases in Venezuela, to Khurram Parvez for his activism in Indian Kashmir that led to his imprisonment and Delphine Djiraibe, one of Chad's first female lawyers.