Paraguayan classical guitarist Berta Rojas has earned three nominations at the 2026 Latin Grammy Awards for her latest project, La Huella de las Cuerdas (The Journey of Strings). The nominations were announced on 16 September 2026. The recognition places Rojas and her latest project among this year’s Latin Grammy nominees. La Huella de las Cuerdas is in the running for Best Instrumental Album, Best Contemporary Classical Composition and Best Recording Package.
The recognition marks another international milestone for Rojas, who previously won two Latin Grammys in 2022. This year’s winners will be revealed during the 27th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. The event will be on 12 November at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, United States.
Berta Rojas about the announcement: “We are happy and grateful to the members of the Latin Recording Academy for their vote of confidence in our work. La Huella de las Cuerdas celebrates the union of diversity, bringing together the voices of our Latin America through its strings, which have always given voice to its sorrows and joys.”
A musical journey across Latin America
La Huella de las Cuerdas explores the diversity of Latin America’s string instruments and their relationship with the classical guitar. The project brings Rojas together with 17 artists from 10 countries, following more than two years of research and production. During its development, Rojas travelled approximately 13,000 kilometres to explore the history and musical traditions surrounding different Latin American string instruments. Producers Sebastián Henríquez and Popi Spatocco led an international production team behind the project.
However, La Huella de las Cuerdas extends beyond a traditional music album. The project combines recordings with videos, documentary stories, photography and musicological texts. Additionally, a 180-gram vinyl record and an art book incorporating 3D augmented reality. The technology allows audiences to explore the featured instruments visually while also hearing their distinctive sounds.
The concept grew from research into the journeys of string instruments across Latin America. Connections between different musical traditions are also central to the project. The research traces how early guitars and vihuelas brought to the Americas influenced musical traditions that later developed distinct identities across the continent.
Three Latin Grammy nominations
The first nomination places La Huella de las Cuerdas among the five contenders for Best Instrumental Album. The official Latin Grammy list confirms Rojas among the nominees in the category. Other projects include works by Yamandu Costa and Hermanos Saboya, as well as Hamilton de Holanda, Salomão Soares and Thiago Rabello. Andréa Ernest Dias, Aline Gonçalves, Eduardo Neves and Carlos Malta are also nominated, alongside Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio, Joey Calveiro and Yainer Horta.
A second nomination recognises Tríptico Sudamericano, composed by Élodie Bouny, in the Best Contemporary Classical Composition category. The piece brings Rojas’ guitar into dialogue with several characteristic Latin American string instruments. These include Federico Tarazona on charango, Jorge Glem on Venezuelan cuatro and Pedro Franco on mandolin.
The project has also been nominated for Best Recording Package, recognising Paraguayan designer Celeste Prieto as its art director. Prieto created the book-art format containing the vinyl record, while Santiago Giordano contributed texts to the project. The physical edition combines its visual design with 3D augmented-reality technology centred on the instruments featured throughout the album. According to information released by Rojas’ team, the nomination makes Prieto the first Paraguayan designer to receive recognition in this Latin Grammy category.
Berta Rojas and her Latin Grammy history
The latest recognition continues Rojas’ long relationship with the Latin Grammy Awards. In 2022, her album Legado won Best Classical Album, becoming the first Paraguayan album to receive a Latin Grammy. The same project also earned the award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for Anido’s Portrait, written by Brazilian guitarist and composer Sergio Assad.
Beyond her recording career, Rojas has built an international reputation around classical guitar and the promotion of Latin American music. She currently serves as an Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music in Boston, United States, and joined the Latin Recording Academy’s Board of Trustees in 2023.
Now, La Huella de las Cuerdas brings the Paraguayan musician back to the Latin Grammys with three opportunities for recognition. The final round of voting begins on 1 October, before the winners are announced in Las Vegas on Thursday, 12 November 2026.
