The Latin Recording Academy Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and the United States. Through its efforts, the Latin Academy works to strengthen these communities through networking opportunities and educational outreach. The Latin Grammy Awards were the first prime-time English-, Spanish-, and Portuguese-language telecast on U.S. television. Members of the Latin Recording Academy are also eligible to vote for the categories in the Latin field of the Grammy Awards. The Latin Recording Academy has produced educational outreach programs in Buenos Aires, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Santo Domingo, San Juan, Bogota, São Paulo and in the U.S. in Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, New York and
Viridiana (name) in the top 1,000 baby names was in 1995, reaching 784th most popular female name in the U.S.. Viridiana (name) Viridiana (Spanish, Portuguese, Latin), Viridianne (French, English), Verdiana (Italian) is a female given name of Latin origin as well as the name of an Italian saint. The origin of the female first name Viridiana comes from the Latin word "viridis", meaning "green". Viridiana has never ranked in the top 1,000 female names outside the United States. It first entered the U.S. baby name popularity charts in 1991 in the 981st spot. By 1997 Viridiana was no longer on the baby