March 9, 2010 Porfirio Piña, Director of the BMI Foundation's peermusic Latin Scholarship, recently announced that Samuel Genao is the winner of the seventh annual peermusic Latin Scholarship, a competition for original Latin songs and instrumental compositions. Genao, a 22-year-old native of New York City and a student at The City College of New York, received a $5,000 scholarship for his song, “Amor Entre Acordes.” The award was presented onstage during the BMI Latin Awards ceremony held in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 4, 2010. Pictured at the 2010 BMI Latin Awards in Las Vegas are Genao and Mr. Ralph Peer III.
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