Círculo Creativo USA, the U.S. Hispanic organizer of 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.