2023 U.S. HISPANIC YOUNG LIONS WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Círculo Creativo USA, the U.S. Hispanic organizer to the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and National CineMedia (NCM), is proud to present the winning teams of the 2023 U.S. Hispanic Young Lions competition.

2023 U.S. Hispanic Young Lions Winning Teams:

DIGITAL:

• WINNER
  “The Smart Play”
  Jenna Convissar, Senior Art Director, Casanova//McCann
  Francisca Del Basto, Senior Art Director, Casanova//McCann

• 2ND PLACE – RUNNER-UP
  “Debit Jams”
  Paula Bladinieres, Jr. Copywriter, Casanova// McCann
  Nicolas Mardones, Art Director, Conill Saatchi & Saatchi
• 3RD PLACE – RUNNER-UP
  “Reality Check”
  Beatriz Pardo, Art Director, República Havas
  George Guzmán, Jr. Art Director, República Havas

FILM:

• WINNER
  “Graduation Speech.txt”
  Juan Manuel Negron, Copywriter, alma
  Luis Martínez, Art Director, alma

• 2ND PLACE – RUNNER-UP
  “Mondays”
  Jonathan Zapata García, Jr. Art Director, República Havas
  Alejandro García Obregón, Senior Copywriter, República Havas
• 3RD PLACE – RUNNER-UP
  “Step Stories”
  Alondra Hernández Díaz, Jr. Art Director, alma
  Andrew Del Valle, Associate Copywriter, alma

Each of the first-place winning teams will travel to Cannes, France to compete as “Team USA Hispanic” in the global Young Lions competition at the 2023 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the world’s leading celebration of creativity in communications.

A special thanks to Wells Fargo, the 2023 U.S. Young Lions sponsor for its involvement and generous support of this year’s competitions.

Círculo Creativo USA would also like to thank their 2023 Jurors:

• Rebeca Vargas, Head of Marketing for Diverse, Affluent, Student, and Emerging Segments at Wells Fargo
• Monserrat Valera, Group Creative Director, at The Walt Disney Company
• Rodolfo Borrel, Co-founder & Chief Creative Officer at the Table by de ferrari borrell
• Leo Macías, Former Global VP Marketing and Activation Prime Video and Studios

“At Wells Fargo, we are committed to providing Latinos in the U.S. with best-in-class products and services tailored to their unique needs. Furthermore, we communicate with Latinos in a unique, authentic, and culturally relevant fashion, developing creative based on U.S. Hispanic consumer insights. This is why we are proud to partner with El Círculo Creativo USA by sponsoring the U.S. Hispanic Young Lions Competition to contribute to empower young Latino creative talent and to promote the relevance of their work, given the Hispanic business opportunity in the U.S.” says Rebeca Vargas, Head of Marketing for Diverse, Affluent, Student, and Emerging Segments at Wells Fargo.

“Círculo Creativo USA is thrilled to continue its support for Hispanic talent, particularly for these promising young creatives who are poised to represent our market with excellence. We extend our sincere gratitude to Wells Fargo, our official sponsor this year, and to Rebeca Vargas, Head of Marketing for Diverse, Affluent, Student, and Emerging Segments at Wells Fargo’s Consumer and Small Business Banking, for their unwavering commitment to championing young Hispanic talent. We applaud Team USA HISPANIC and say, Bravo!” says Virgilio Flores, President of Círculo Creativo USA.

ABOUT CIRCULO CREATIVO USA

Founded in 1999, Círculo Creativo USA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting creativity in the U.S. Hispanic advertising market. Our mission is to improve the quality of creative work in the U.S. Hispanic market. We defend creativity as the most powerful tool for business growth. We provide a platform to educate, inspire, collaborate, network, and connect brands and award festivals with our creative community in Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, and New York.

Círculo Creativo USA is honored to support NCM and Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity with the U.S. Hispanic Young Lions Competition. The winning teams will be sponsored to attend the Cannes Lions Festival to participate in the global Young Lions competitions as “Team USA Hispanic” They will have the opportunity to showcase their talent globally by competing against teams from all over the world.