News (Noticias) Tagged ‘Maná’

Mexican rock band Mana is backing Barack Obama, saying a Democrat in the White House would be better for Mexicans on both sides of the border.

Lead singer Fher Olvera said Tuesday that Obama is not beholden to interest groups and “conservatives don’t look upon us favorably.”"*

La banda mexicana Maná, uno de los puntales del pop rock y el activismo musical latino, se declaró ayer partidaria de la figura del candidato demócrata a la Presidencia de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama. “*

• My Favorite Concert: Aventura - KOB Tour
• CD to Die For: Los Extraterrestres - Wisin y Yandel
• Catchiest Tune: “Te Quiero” - Flex
• My Favorite Video: “Sexy Movimiento” - Wisin y Yandel
• The Perfect Combo: “Inalcanzable” - RBD & Jowell y Randy
• Favorite Tropical Artist: Aventura
• Red Hot Artist: Aventura
• My Favorite Ringtone: “Yo Te Quiero” - Wisin y Yandel
• Best Moves: Chayanne
• Best Ballad: “Todo Cambió” - Camila
• Favorite Mexican Artist: Alejandro Fernandez
• Favorite Pop Star: Camila
• Favorite Rock Star: Maná
• Favorite Urban Artist: Wisin y Yandel”*

Wisin & Yandel took Los Angeles by storm this past week during the presentation of their new CD Wisin vs. Yandel: Otra Dimension at the Hard Rock Café Universal City Walk. Thousand waited for hours to get a glimpse of their favorite urban Latin superstars Wisin & Yandel. The Instore established a sales record by selling 1,600 in just two hours.

The scene repeated itself again on the following day, when thousands convened at the Staples Arena to enjoy Wisin & Yandel’s first concert at this arena. By 6:00 pm that evening there were absolutely no tickets left, a feat that have only been exceeded by acts like Ricky Martin, Maná, Revelde and Shakira.”*

The ALAS Organization’s “Concierto Por Los Niños” (Concert For The Children) Unites Over 380,000 On-Site Fans and Millions of TV Viewers In A Momentous Show Of Solidarity To Aid Latin America’s Most Vulnerable Children

Over Two Dozen Of Latin Music’s Biggest Superstars Such As Shakira, Ricky Martin, Alejandro Sanz, Miguel Bosé, Juan Luis Guerra, Maná, Los Tigres del Norte, Gustavo Cerati, Calle 13 & Many More Appear At Historic Free Concerts In Mexico City & Buenos Aeries That Have Been Called ‘Latin America’s Live-Aid’

“crowds gathered in two of Latin America’s most iconic capitals, the excitement contagious.   Its not everyday that the region’s biggest names in entertainment gather in song and never before have they come together like this for a common cause. Ricky Martin, Shakira, Miguel Bosé-just a few of the dozens of Latin American artists hoping to use their music to launch a movement against childhood poverty in the region” – CNN

(see full CNN segment here: http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=7872472&ch=4226714&src=news)

Two days after announcing that philanthropists such as Carlos Slim Helú, Howard Buffet had pledged more than $200 Million toward programs to aid impoverished children in Latin America, the ALAS (América Latina en Acción Solidaria ) organization – translated as ‘Wings’ in Spanish – brought nearly 400,000 concert fans and millions of TV viewers together through an unprecedented day of music entitled “El Concierto Por Los Niños” (The Concert For The Children.” With more than two dozen of the Latin music world’s leading superstars (such as Shakira, Ricky Martin, Alejandro Sanz, Miguel Bosé and MANY more) taking to the stage at massive free concerts in Mexico City and Buenos Aires for an event already being dubbed by press as “Latin America’s Live Aid,” ALAS designed the historic event to inspire both public and private sector support for Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs to aid the more than 32 Million children in the region living in poverty.

“Not so long ago, Latin American artists who spoke up for social causes often risked prison, exile or far worse.  What a difference a generation makes… a phalanx of Spanish-speaking pop artists headed by Colombian superstar Shakira and Spanish-Italian singer Miguel Bosé gathered to promote a new initiative to aid Latin America’s millions of poor, malnourished and undereducated children. They were joined by the world’s second-richest man, a top U.S. philanthropist and an international mob of reporters drawn by a potent cocktail of celebrity, money and power, laced with an emerging social conscience … “What’s very inspiring is to see Latin America for the first time in charge of its own issues,” said Shakira… [the] concerts, the most high-profile project yet by Latin artists to fuse charity with celebrity, are expected to draw a total audience in the hundreds of thousands. ALAS is the first Latin American organization to bring together so many prominent artists and financial impresarios behind a single cause, early childhood development assistance” – Los Angeles Times

“…billionaire Carlos Slim Helú does not seem to like appearing in public, but he apparently could not resist an invitation from the Colombian pop star Shakira and about a dozen other Latin music stars. Mr. Slim was on hand in Mexico City for the announcement of two free rock concerts to raise awareness of ALAS, a foundation started by Shakira and other musicians….The goal of ALAS, which means “wings” in Spanish, is to press business leaders and governments to finance early-childhood development programs in Latin America. The foundation claimed a major success on Thursday [as] Mr. Slim pledged $110 million to children’s programs [and] Howard Buffett pledged $85 million to existing Latin American projects. “When Shakira calls, you show up, so here I am,” said Mr. Buffett – New York Times (Sunday Business Section)

“A spectacular lineup of performers join in a call-to-action to support millions of children living in poverty in Latin America…The concert features some of Latin America’s leading artists: - New York Daily News

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(In The United States) Rogers & Cowan: John Reilly, Lorraine Osmundsen & Sylvia Bedrosian – 212.445.8400

The birth of her twins Max and Emme seems to have awakened the philanthropist in Jennifer López. The Puerto Rican singer will devote some of her time to helping sick kids. JLo will host the third annual Noche de Niños gala to benefit the Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles, CA, as reported by the Associated Press. The 39-year-old singer and actress will help coordinate the fundraising event, which will include a performance by husband Marc Anthony. Mexican rock band Maná, Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz and Colombian pop sensation Juanes are also confirmed. “*

La agrupación mexicana Maná recibió Disco de Platino por las altas ventas de su álbum Arde el Cielo, durante el cierre mundial de su gira Amar es Combatir en esta capital del estado de Nuevo León.

Asimismo, la popular banda continúa en la posición número uno del Latin Chart de la revista Billboard y se colocó por cinco semanas consecutivas en la primera posición de la radio con su sencillo Si no te Hubieras Ido.”*

ALAS (”wings” in Spanish) has finalized the artist line-up for “El Concierto Por Los Niños” (“The Concert For The Children”), which will see many of the  world’s leading Latin music superstars join in a call-to-action to aid impoverished children in Latin America. Set to take place on May 17^th with concerts in Mexico and Argentina, this historic event will see the participation of the following artists:

Mexico City - La Plaza de la Constitución, (El Zócalo) - Starting at 5:00PM (Local Time)

Aleks Syntek, Ana Torroja, Babasonicos, Chayanne, David Bisbal, Diego Torres, Emmanuel, Juan Luis Guerra, Juanes, Los Tigres del Norte, Maná, Miguel Bose,

Ricardo Montaner, Ricky Martin, Timbiriche and Tania Libertad

Buenos Aires - Costanera Sur - Starting at 2PM (Local Time)

Alejandro Sanz, Calle 13, Fito Paez, Gustavo Cerati, Jorge Drexler,  La Portuaria, Paulina Rubio, Pedro Aznar And  Shakira

With venue sizes able to accommodate up to 200,000 people in Mexico City and another 120,000 in Buenos Aires, “El Concierto Por Los Niños” is expected to bring together well over 300,000 music fans. In fact, fans in Buenos Aires have already grabbed the large majority of available tickets as over 90,000 free passes were distributed in just over a week.   In Mexico City, where the free concert is open to fans on a first arrival basis, the city’s famed El Zócalo is expected to fill to capacity.

Terra Networks and Warner Music announced a partnership to present the DVD release of “Arde el Cielo con Maná”. The exclusive bilingual online programming will provide consumers a unique and unprecedented in-depth artist experience at Terra.com, including contests, photo galleries, community pages, blogs, webisodes of exclusive interviews and much more.

“We are proud to partner with Warner Music in order to offer Maná fans and the online community in general groundbreaking online coverage of one of the best rock bands in the world, Maná and the release of their DVD ‘Arde el Cielo con Maná’,” said Angel Sepúlveda, Executive Director of Programming of Terra Networks USA.

“In this new digital world we need to cater to a consumer that is eager for new content and open to new ways to relate to their favorite bands. I can’t think of a better way to start off this relationship with Terra than with a band like Maná,” said Gabriela Martínez, Vice President of Marketing for Warner Music Latin America.

The initial phase includes the re-launch of the Maná artist page with new videos, photo galleries, bios, trivia and exclusive sneak peaks of the DVD as well as a contest where fans will compete to become the ultimate Maná fan. Terra users will vote to select the top five finalists and the band will select the winner, who will attend the release party and be the “Official Maná Blogger” on the web.

The second phase will include an autographed Gibson guitar giveaway and a behind the scenes with Terra TV Host Luisa Fernanda as Maná, Terra and Warner Music get ready to take-over. Terra and Terra TV editorial teams will provide live minute-by-minute coverage available at www.terra.com/musica/artistas/m/mana .”*

La grabación del DVD “Arde el cielo” fue un proyecto que la banda Maná simplemente tenía que hacer, dijo el martes su vocalista Fher Olvera. “Hubiera sido imperdonable no documentar esto”, aseguró el líder del grupo rockero, refiriéndose a las experiencias vividas durante su última gira, “Amar es combatir”.

“Se tituló ‘Arde el cielo’ porque era la energía entre la banda y el público”, relató. “Esa energía que se tejía y que se iba colocando hacia arriba, hacia arriba, que no sé si estaba alucinando o si me eché demasiados tequilas, pero se veía que el cielo de veras ardía en muchas ciudades”. El DVD incluye material donde se ve la interacción entre los integrantes del grupo, así como los esfuerzos para transportar 69 toneladas de equipo a través de varios países, añadió Fher.”*

Terra Networks and Warner Music announced today a partnership to present the DVD release of “Arde el Cielo con Maná”. The exclusive bilingual online programming will provide consumers a unique and unprecedented in-depth artist experience at Terra.com, including contests, photo galleries, community pages, blogs, webisodes of exclusive interviews and much more.

“We are proud to partner with Warner Music in order to offer Maná fans and the online community in general groundbreaking online coverage of one of the best rock bands in the world, Maná and the release of their DVD ‘Arde el Cielo con Maná’,” said Angel Sepúlveda, Executive Director of Programming of Terra Networks USA.

“In this new digital world we need to cater to a consumer that is eager for new content and open to new ways to relate to their favorite bands. I can’t think of a better way to start off this relationship with Terra than with a band like Maná,” said Gabriela Martínez, Vice President of Marketing for Warner Music Latin America.

The initial phase includes the re-launch of the Maná artist page with new videos, photo galleries, bios, trivia and exclusive sneak peaks of the DVD as well as a contest where fans will compete to become the ultimate Maná fan. Terra users will vote to select the top five finalists and the band will select the winner, who will attend the release party and be the “Official Maná Blogger” on the web.

The second phase will include an autographed Gibson guitar giveaway and a behind the scenes with Terra TV Host Luisa Fernanda as Maná, Terra and Warner Music get ready to take-over. Terra and Terra TV editorial teams will provide live minute-by-minute coverage available at www.terra.com/musica/artistas/m/mana .

About Terra
Terra is the largest original digital content producer for U.S. Hispanics. Its portal Terra.com includes 29 channels in Spanish featuring News, Music, Entertainment, Sports and Terra TV, as well as community areas, blogs and services, reaching the broadest audience in the U.S. Hispanic market according to comScore Media Metrix and Nielsen/Net Ratings. Terra is part of Terra Networks S.A., a leading global Internet group operating portals in the U.S., Latin America and Spain and the #1 Internet access provider in Latin America and Spain.”*

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Televisa and Banamex proudly hosted the first ever PODER Benefit Concert on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County. The Benefit Concert featured multi Grammy Award-winning artist Juan Luis Guerra Y 440. The night also included a surprise appearance by two of Maná’s key members, Fher and Alex.

Juan Luis Guerra, Dominican singer, songwriter, and self-producer has sold more than ten million records worldwide and has won numerous awards, including ten Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards, and two Latin Billboard Music Awards. Maná has received multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy awards.

All proceeds raised at the event directly benefited “YA ES HORA, ¡VE Y VOTA!”, a historic civic participation campaign targeting the Latino community. The “YA ES HORA, ¡VE Y VOTA!”, campaign was launched through a coalition of the nation’s largest, most established Latino organizations and the country’s largest Spanish-language media companies to significantly increase naturalization rates and electoral participation in the 2008 presidential elections.

The PODER Benefit Concert kicked-off the PODER Philanthropy Forum taking place today, March 12, 2008. The PODER Philanthropy Forum aims to unlock the myriad of complex factors that hinder private and corporate philanthropy in the region today.

About “YA ES HORA, ¡VE Y VOTA!”

“YA ES HORA” is a historic civic participation campaign targeting the Latino community that was launched through a coalition of the nation’s largest and most established Latino organizations and the country’s largest Spanish-language media companies to significantly increase naturalization rates and electoral participation in the 2008 presidential elections. The effort has been organized into two strategic phases: “YA ES HORA ¡CIUDADANÍA!”, which worked to mobilize over one million eligible legal permanent residents to apply for U.S. citizenship in 2007, and now, “YA ES HORA ¡VE Y VOTA!”, which seeks to register and mobilize millions of Latinos in 2008. The campaign represents the largest and most comprehensive effort to incorporate Latinos as full participants in the American political process. The national effort is lead by Univision Communications Inc., ImpreMedia, Entravision Communications, the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund and Mi Familia Vota Education Fund.

About PODER

PODER Magazine is written for a global audience of influential senior business and political decision-makers, Latino and non-Latino, searching for in-depth, cutting edge editorial coverage and exclusive insider information on the U.S. Hispanic market and Latin America’s growing influence in the social, economic, political and cultural arenas.”*

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Juan Luis Guerra wants as many Latinos as possible to vote in the 2008 presidential election, and to make it happen, the Dominican singer will join Fher and Alex, of the band Maná, at the Poder (Power) benefit concert. Proceeds from the event will go toward promoting Hispanic voters to get to the polls and vote for the next President of the United States. “*

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A mix of nostalgia, blasts from the past, surprise guests, and cutting-edge performances were spectacularly woven together Thursday night on the very special 20th edition of “Premio Lo Nuestro a La Música Latina,” America’s most popular and most-watched Latin music awards show, broadcast live on the Univision Television Network.The biggest winners of the night with four “Premio Lo Nuestro” awards were Dominican bachata super group Aventura, followed by popular Regional Mexican group Intocable with three awards. Artists who received two awards include rock group Maná, pop group Camila, Puerto Rican diva Olga Tañón, Dominican singer/songwriter Juan Luis Guerra, Regional Mexican artist Marco Antonio Solís, and Puerto Rican reggaeton artists Wisin y Yandel. Aventura received their four awards in the Tropical category as they were honored as Traditional Tropical Artists of the Year, Group or Duo of the Year, and for Album and Song of the Year. Intocable received three awards in the Regional Mexican category including Group or Duo of the Year, Album of the Year for “Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos,” and Norteño Artist of the Year.

In a show repleat with some of the biggest stars of Latin music, the audience that filled the arena exploded in an emotional standing ovation as legendary “King of Ranchero” Vicente Fernández made his “Premio Lo Nuestro” debut performance, after which he received this year’s “Premio a la Excelencia” award which was presented by TV legend Don Francisco and Univision Network News anchor María Elena Salinas.

Later, Univision personality Cristina Saralegui made one of the night’s most moving award presentations to international superstar Ricky Martin, who crossed two continents and an ocean to personally accept the first ever “Máxima Excelencia” award, as selected by the public from all 19 previous “Premio a la Excelencia” winners.

The star-studded show kicked off with a crowd-pleasing performance by Colombian singer/songwriter Juanes singing his chart-toppers “Me Enamora” and “Gotas de Agua Dulce.”

Later, in one of the evening’s most colorful numbers, ranchero superstar Pepe Aguilar sang the classic hit “100% Mexicano” in the midst of a recreation of a typical Mexican plaza fiesta, complete with folkloric dancers, craft kiosks, and typical decorations.

The next musical number featured international pop idol Enrique Iglesias singing his current #1 hit “¿Dónde Están Corazón?” with a 30 member children’s choir followed by “Dímelo.”

It was also a big night for cumbia fans as one of the genres most popular groups, Cruz Martinez Presenta Los Super Reyes, paid a rousing homage to the Jackson Five with their rendition of “Quédate Más” and their hit song “El Rey.”

Performing a medley of her greatest hits, Premio’s most awarded female artist, Olga Tañón, led an elaborate production of nearly 30 musicians and 20 dancers, after which she was awarded the “Trayectoria Artística” award honoring her 20-year career.

In keeping with spectacular grand finales, this year’s historic show featured the reunion of one of tropical music’s most entertaining merengue groups, Grupo Manía, with their former lead singer Elvis Crespo in an electric and fireworks-filled medley of their greatest hits.

Univision.com experienced unprecedented interactivity with red carpet voting and thousands of message postings during the show. The dedicated mini-site will continue to provide exclusive Premio coverage with streaming video highlights, in-depth winner profiles and thousands of behind-the-scenes photos. Univision.com’s fully-loaded Premio offerings will continue to keep users engaged on a daily basis, even after the broadcast. For more information, visit Univision.com, keyword: Premio.

To download photographs of the event, please visit ftp.univision.net
Username: premio2008
Password: Univision

A complete list of the awards presented follows.

POP GENRE

Album of the Year
“Ricky Martin MTV Unplugged” – Ricky Martin

Male Artist of the Year
Chayanne

New Soloist or Group of the Year
Jennifer Lopez

Female Artist of the Year
Belinda

Group or Duo of the Year
Camila

Song of the Year
“Todo Cambió” – Camila

ROCK GENRE

Album of the Year
“Oye” – Aterciopelados

Artist of the Year
Maná

Song of the Year
“Benditá Tu Luz” – Maná and Juan Luis Guerra

TROPICAL GENRE

Album of the Year
“K.O.B.” – Aventura

Male Artist of the Year
Juan Luis Guerra

Female Artist of the Year
Olga Tañón

Group or Duo of the Year
Aventura

Song of the Year
“Mi Corazoncito” - Aventura

Tropical Merengue Artist of the Year
Olga Tañón

Tropical Salsa Artist of the Year
Marc Anthony

Traditional Tropical Artist of the Year
Aventura

REGIONAL MEXICAN GENRE

Album of the Year
“Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos” – Intocable

Male Artist of the Year
Marco Antonio Solís

Female Artist of the Year
Jenni Rivera

Group or Duo of the Year
Intocable

Song of the Year
“La Noche Perfecta” – El Chapo de Sinaloa

Banda Artist of the Year
Joan Sebastián

Grupero Artist of the Year
Marco Antonio Solís

Norteño Artist of the Year
Intocable

Ranchero Artist of the Year
Pepe Aguilar

Duranguense Artist of the Year
Los Horóscopos de Durango

New Soloist or Group of the Year
Banda Guasaveña

URBAN GENRE

Album of the Year
“Sentimiento” – Ivy Queen

Artist of the Year
Wisin y Yandel

Song of the Year
“Pegao” – Wisin y Yandel

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

“Impacto” – Daddy Yankee

Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 99% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 89% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 64 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 70 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision Music Group, which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records, La Calle Records and Mexico-based Disa Records as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located at www.univision.com. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa’s pay television channels in the U.S. Univision Communications has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.

For more information, please visit www.univision.net. “*

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Premio Lo Nuestro can now add a new page of memories to its scrapbook. The 20th annual awards show honoring the best in Latin music was held at American Airlines Arena in Miami. Dominican band Aventura led the pack this year winning four honors, followed by the Mexican band Intocable with three. Other artists who went home with their hands full were Juan Luis Guerra, Olga Tañón and the rock group Maná, each scoring two awards. “*

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AOL today launched a dedicated Web destination in Mexico, www.aol.com.mx, which combines industry-leading safety features with free e-mail, instant messaging and localized content in Spanish. AOL has partnered with Alestra to provide distribution and Grupo Editorial Expansion for content. AOL also will leverage its worldwide distribution partnership with HP to deliver a co-branded local language portal and search solution for Mexico. AOL will continue to add content and features over the coming months.

“Mexico is an important market in the Latin American region and we’re committed to delivering a strong local offering that meets the needs of Mexican online consumers,” said Maneesh Dhir, Executive Vice President, AOL International. “This launch also advances AOL’s global strategy to bring great products and services, along with customized content, to more countries in Latin America and around the world.”

“One major goal is to connect people and their passions. No matter if they’re fans of futbol, Kate del Castillo or Maná, we want to make it easy for our users to find whatever they’re looking for all in one place,” said Ralph Rivera, Vice President and General Manager for Latin America. “By offering content and distribution from world-class partners such as Alestra Telco, Grupo Editorial Expansion and HP, we’re well positioned to achieve this goal.”

AOL.com.mx offers users a wealth of free content and services,
including:

– E-mail: AOL’s e-mail service with industry leading spam blocking, powerful virus protection and unlimited storage.

– AIM: The full integration of AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) with AOL’s e-mail product allowing AOL e-mail users to share pictures, videos, files, and folders with friends via multiple concurrent conversations and identities.

– Media: The Winamp Media Player, with unique streaming content such as free MP3 music, SHOUTcast Radio, music videos, movie trailers and game trailers as well as remote functionality to enjoy your media on various platforms.

– Search: AOL Search includes enhanced web and image search powered by Google.

– Video Search: The world’s leading video search engine, Truveo.com allows users to quickly search and browse through tens of millions of videos from thousands of sources across the web. Specifically for Mexicans, Truveo.com offers mx.truveo.com, which features popular, high-quality video of regional interest and allows users to search and discover videos in their native language.

– Content: Channels featuring relevant News, Sports, Entertainment and Finance.

– News, Entertainment, Sports, Photos & Feature feeds from premier partners such as AP, Reuters, Notimex and now EFE, creating an interactive experience on the AOL Mexico portal.

– Toolbar: AOL Toolbar allows easy access to AOL services from anywhere on the web: preview your e-mail inbox; share your favorite links and pages with your buddies.

In addition to the AOL Mexico portal launching today, co-branded content, programming and distribution will be made available later this year through partnerships with several prominent Mexican companies:

– Grupo Editorial Expansion: In association with CNN, the world’s most trusted name in news, and Expansion, the most highly regarded magazine in Mexico’s business world, Grupo Editorial Expansion operates CNNExpansion.com, an unprecedented online project for business people that need reliable and up to the minute business news and insightful analysis. Through this partnership, access to CNNExpansion.com articles and RSS feeds will be made available on the AOL Mexico portal. Grupo Editorial Expansion will also act as the in-country advertising sales support team.

– HP: In partnership with HP, AOL will deliver a co-branded language portal for users of its desktop and notebook PC’s in Mexico, based on myAOL and toolbars. This is part of a global partnership with HP in over 30 countries.

– Alestra: AOL will develop an AOL-Alestra portal based on the AOL Mexico portal that will contain a co-branded version of AOL affinity e-mail, the AOL-branded Toolbar and AIM products.
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Fher Olivera, singer for the band Maná, is standing up for Alejandro Sanz. The Mexican vocalist called Venezuelan authorities unjust for keeping the Spanish artist from giving a concert in the South American country last Feb. 14. “*

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Legendary Mexican recording artist/motion picture star Vicente Fernández will join the all-star lineup of Latin music superstars who will perform on the gala 20th edition of “Premio Lo Nuestro a la Música Latina” (Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards) and be honored with the coveted “Premio a la Excelencia” special award for excellence. The longest-running and most popular Latin music awards show on television will be broadcast live from Miami’s American Airlines Arena on Univision, the country’s leading Spanish-language television network, on Thursday, February 21, with Red Carpet coverage beginning at 7pm ET/PT (6pm Central) followed by “Premio Lo Nuestro” at 8pm ET/PT (7pm Central).

Hailed as the “King of the Ranchera,” Fernández is one of the most nominated artists in the 20-year history of “Premio Lo Nuestro” and a previous winner of four awards for best Male Regional Mexican vocalist. As such, Fernández will be honored for his commitment to excellence during a career spanning more than 45 years and resulting in more than 100 albums and 25 motion pictures.

Previously announced artists scheduled to appear during the 20th edition of “Premio Lo Nuestro” include Aventura, Pepe Aguilar, AB Quintanilla III Presenta Kumbia Allstarz, Belinda, Elvis Crespo, Gloria Estefan, Grupo Manía, Juan Luis Guerra, Horóscopos de Durango, Enrique Iglesias, José José, Juanes, Los Tigres del Norte, Maná, Patricia Manterola, Cruz Martínez Presenta: Los Super Reyes, Ivy Queen, Jenni Rivera, René Strickler, Olga Tañón, Tito El Bambino, Dayanara Torres, Angélica Vale, and Wisin y Yandel.

“Premio Lo Nuestro,” the highest-rated special each season among Hispanics in the United States, bestows awards annually to the winners from the five most popular Latin music genres - Pop, Tropical, Regional Mexican, Rock and Urban - and Video of the Year. Nominees were selected from charts compiled by the prominent recording industry trade magazine Radio & Records®. The 2007 telecast reached more than 11 million viewers. Year to year, it consistently beats the combined average Hispanic audiences of the Academy Awards, Latin Billboard Music Awards, Emmy Awards, MTV’s Video Music Awards and the Golden Globes, among all major demographics.

Univision.com’s dedicated mini-site (keyword: Premio) will feature extensive coverage of this year’s presenters and nominees for Premio Lo Nuestro. Users will be treated to a variety of insider information including fully-loaded bios, exclusive interviews, photos and music video clips. One of the most anticipated highlights of Univision.com’s coverage includes chats with many of Premio’s popular artists during the week of the live broadcast.
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Some of Latin music’s biggest stars have been added to the list of performers and presenters scheduled to appear on the gala 20th edition of “Premio Lo Nuestro a la Música Latina” (Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards), television’s longest-running music awards show. Celebrating 20 years of honoring the very best in Latin music, the ever-popular awards show will be broadcast live from Miami’s American Airlines Arena on the Univision Television Network on Thursday, February 21, beginning at 8pm ET/PT (7pm Central).

Joining the previously announced lineup of performers are the two-time Premio Award winning bachata group, and this year’s most nominated artists, Aventura, winner of eight Premio Awards, Colombian singer/songwriter Juanes, and eight-time Premio Award winning international rock supergroup Maná.

Also announced as presenters are popular Mexican novela stars Patricia Manterola, René Strickler, and Angélica Vale, Premio a la Excelencia winners Gloria Estefan and José José, former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres, two-time Premio winner and most-ever nominated reggaetonero, Don Omar, singer/songwriter and winner of eight Premio Awards, including the prestigious Premio a la Excelencia, Juan Luis Guerra, and three-time nominated Urban recording artist Tito El Bambino.

Previously announced artists scheduled to appear during the 20th edition of “Premio Lo Nuestro” include Pepe Aguilar, AB Quintanilla III Presenta Kumbia Allstarz, Belinda, Elvis Crespo, Grupo Manía, Horóscopos de Durango, Enrique Iglesias, Los Tigres del Norte, Cruz Martínez Presenta: Los Super Reyes, Ivy Queen, Jenni Rivera, Olga Tañón, and Wisin y Yandel.

“Premio Lo Nuestro,” the highest-rated special each season among Hispanics in the United States, bestows awards annually to the winners from the five most popular Latin music genres - Pop, Tropical, Regional Mexican, Rock and Urban - and Video of the Year. Nominees were selected from charts compiled by the prominent recording industry trade magazine Radio & Records(R) . The 2007 telecast reached more than 11 million viewers. Year to year, it consistently beats the combined average Hispanic audiences of the Academy Awards, Latin Billboard Music Awards, Emmy Awards, MTV’s Video Music Awards and the Golden Globes, among all major demographics.

Since last December, Hispanic music fans have logged onto Univision.com (keyword: Premio) to determine this year’s Premio lo Nuestro winners. Univision.com’s dedicated mini-site offers exclusive content before, during and after the Awards Show, including the latest news and photos, a video epicenter, as well as fully-loaded bios and music clips from featured artists.

Univision Communications Inc.
Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 99% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 89% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 64 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 70 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision Music Group, which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records, La Calle Records and Mexico-based Disa Records as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located at www.univision.com. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa’s pay television channels in the U.S., and a non-voting 14.9% interest in Entravision Communications Corporation, a public Spanish-language media company. Univision Communications has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.
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*From: http://www.hispanicprwire.com
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On Monday, news circulated that the Latin American Solidarity Action Foundation (ALAS) was planning a super-concert called Live Earth Latino to raise awareness about global warming, poverty and social problems in Latin America. According to the information, the concerts would take place on Mar. 29, with simultaneous shows in Mexico City, Madrid, New York and Buenos Aires and featuring artists and groups like Maná, The Police, Madonna, U2 and Ricardo Arjona, among others. But despite all the buzz, the organization denied the news.”*

*From: http://www.peopleenespanol.com
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