CORAL GABLES, Fla.--Noted songwriter Kike Santander and the publishing company for which he writes, Foreign Imported Productions and Publishing Inc., were the top honorees at BMI's sixth annual Latin Music Awards, held June 20 at the Granada Ballroom in the Biltmore Hotel here.

By dint of winning a record-setting five Citations of Achievement, Santander was named songwriter of the year. Five of Santander's songs were published by Foreign Imported Productions and Publishing, which was named publisher of the year. The Miami-based publisher, owned by Emilio Estefan Jr. and his wife, Gloria, won a total of six citations and bested all other contenders.

Mario Quintero, who earned four citations, headed up the list of other songwriters who were multiple winners, including double awardees Armando Manzanero Canche, Tiny Morrie Sanchez, and Teodore Bello Jaimes.

Both Emilio Estefan Jr., who accepted the publisher of the year citation, and Manzanero Canche were greeted with standing ovations upon taking the stage to receive their honors.

Multiple publisher winners included Mas Flamingo Music and four-time publisher of the year peermusic, each...