How We Chose the 2026 Latino Leaders

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Arrieta-Kenna, R., & Feldman, L. (2026, September 15). How We Chose the 2026 Latino Leaders. TIME. https://time.com/article/2026/09/15/how-we-chose-2026-latino-leaders/

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TIME · collected 2026-09-15 · by Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna, Lucy Feldman

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TIME magazine celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month by featuring influential Latino leaders across various fields in its 2026 edition. The selection includes figures from entertainment, sports, business, science, and nonprofit work, such as actor Sofia Carson, NBA player Jose Alvarado, fashion disrupter Marina Larroudé, chef Nelson German, and activist Mónica Ramírez. These individuals represent the diverse talents and backgrounds within the Latino community, which makes up one-fifth of the U.S. population and continues to grow in influence.

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In 2026, TIME magazine released its fourth annual list highlighting influential Latinx leaders in the United States. The list includes 13 individuals from various fields such as entertainment, sports, business, and nonprofit work, each chosen to reflect the diverse experiences within the growing Latinx community that now comprises about one-fifth of the U.S. population. Among those recognized are NBA champion Jose Alvarado of the Knicks, actor and singer Sofia Carson, co-founder of Larroudé Marina Larroudé, Michelin-recognized chef Nelson German, and nonprofit leader Mónica Ramírez. PepsiCo sponsors the event, which will be held in Miami on October 27th to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. The honorees aim to bring their cultural heritage into their professional achievements while also helping others advance.

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This year, we selected a group that represents some of the wide range of experiences and backgrounds within the community that makes up a fifth of the U.S. population and continues to grow in economic and cultural influence—from stars of Netflix, like Carson, to champions of the NBA, like the Knicks’ Jose Alvarado; from disrupters of fashion, like Larroudé co-founder Marina Larroudé, to innovators of food, like Michelin- and James Beard-recognized chef and restaurateur Nelson German and leaders of nonprofits, like Mónica Ramírez, advocate and founder of Justice for Migrant Women.

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Latinos refuse to be put in a box. asserted

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“In reality, we are a kaleidoscope of cultures, of talents, of thoughts, of passions,” says actor Sofia Carson, one of TIME’s 2026 Latino Leaders. asserted

Carson → say → Leaders

Since 2023, TIME has marked Hispanic Heritage Month by highlighting influential Latinos in the U.S. across entertainment, politics, business, sports, science, and more. asserted

TIME → mark → entertainment

that → select → Women

Each has found a way to bring their heritage to their passion and reach new heights as a result, many with an eye toward uplifting others along the way. asserted

many → find → way

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