Angela Álvarez crowned best new artist at Latin Grammys - aged 95

The Cuban American musician's crowning moment came after decades of writing songs but performing them only for friends and family - until, at the age of 90, she went to the Avalon, the historic Hollywood nightclub, and gave her first concert.

Her grandson, Carlos, eventually recorded her songs on to an album with the help of the actor and fellow Cuban who hosted that concert: Andy Garcia. The self-titled record came out last year, setting up her nomination at Thursday's edition of the Latin Grammys and a shared win with Silvana Estrada.

It's hard to overstate some of the obstacles she had to overcome to make her mark on the music industry.

Growing up in pre-revolutionary Cuba, her father and grandfather forbade her from pursuing her love of music. But she wrote songs in secret, as she got married and had children.

Nonetheless, she kept up with her songwriting and singing, mostly sharing her work only with those closest to her.

That changed when she agreed to take part in a documentary named Miss Angela, which chronicles her upbringing in Cuba and her preparing for her first concert at the Avalon. The documentary captured the moment that her host Garcia - the Academy Award nominee - introduced himself and joked: "I heard you needed a bongo player."

"I called her up and I said, 'Nana, do you want to do this?' First she said [in Spanish], 'I'm not going to Los Angeles! For what?' And I say, 'To record your album!' And she's like, 'OK, I'm there!'"

"There are people who give up, but I did not give up - I always fought," she said during her speech, which she dedicated to Cuba, according to the Los Angeles Times. "I promise you - it's never too late."