ADDITIONAL STARS ANNOUNCED FOR UNIVISION’S HIGHLY ANTICIPATED
“PREMIO LO NUESTRO A LA MUSICA LATINA”AWARDS
The Stars of Univision’s Hit Novela “Sortilegio,” Heartthrob William Levy and Actress Jacqueline Bracamontes, Music Icon Gloria Estefan, the Kings of Bachata Group Aventura, Pop Diva Paulina Rubio, Singer/Songwriter Nelly Furtado, Merengue Super Group Grupo Manía, Singer/Actress Eiza González, Reggaetón Star Duo Wisin y Yandel, Mexican Pop Artist Aleks Syntek, Duranguense Queen Diana Reyes, Actor / Ex-RBD Member Cristian Chávez, Urban Artist Franco “El Gorila,” Actress Marjorie de Sousa, and Univision Personalities Don Francisco, Lili Estefan and Raúl González To Participate in Star-Studded Gala
22nd Edition of Annual Awards Show to Air Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 8pm ET/PT (7pm Central)
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MIAMI, FL, FEBRUARY 12, 2010 – Univision announced today that additional stars from across the Americas, representing different musical genres and sectors of the entertainment industry are scheduled to join next week’s highly anticipated “Premio Lo Nuestro a la Música Latina®” on Univision, television’s longest-running and top-rated Latin music awards show.
Broadcast live and for the first time ever in high definition (HD) the gala event will feature the participation of the stars of Univision’s hit novela “Sortilegio” (Love Spell), heartthrob William Levy and actress Jacqueline Bracamontes, as well as music icon Gloria Estefan, the kings of bachata group Aventura, pop diva Paulina Rubio, singer/songwriter Nelly Furtado, merengue super group Grupo Manía, singer/actress Eiza González, reggaetón super duo Wisin y Yandel, Mexican pop-artist Aleks Syntek, duranguense queen Diana Reyes, actor and ex-RBD member Cristian Chávez, urban artist Franco, “El Gorila,” actress Marjorie de Sousa and Univision personalities Mario Kreutzberger (Don Francisco), Lili Estefan and Raúl González, among others.
As previously announced, “Premio Lo Nuestro 2010” will be hosted by salsa music sensation Víctor Manuelle and international singer/songwriter Ana Bárbara. Other artists scheduled to appear as presenters or performers include Arcángel, Banda el Recodo, Cristian Castro, Daddy Yankee, David Bisbal, Eddy Herrera, El Chapo de Sinaloa, Espinoza Paz, Germán Montero, Héctor “El Torito” Acosta, Jenni Rivera, Jorge Celedón & Jimmy Zambrano, La Arrolladora Banda el Limón, Luis Enrique, Luis Fonsi, Luz Ríos, Melina León, Paquita la del Barrio, Pee Wee, Tati and Tito “El Bambino; as well as this year’s special award recipients Chayanne (“Artistic Excellence” Award), Alejandro Fernández (“Career Achievement” Award) and Thalía (“Young Artist Legacy”) Award.
The gala event will be broadcast live from Miami’s American Airlines Arena on Thursday, February 18, 2010 beginning at 8pm ET/PT (7pm Central) on the Univision Network. The awards special will be preceded by a glamorous red carpet arrivals pre-show starting at 7pm ET/PT (6pm Central). Both the arrivals pre-show and the awards show will be broadcast with closed-captioning in English via CC3 where available.
Additional performers and presenters still to be announced.
Univision.com is the exclusive digital destination of this year’s “Premio Lo Nuestro.” Fans have already voted for their favorites and are now coming back to www.premiolonuestro.com for the latest leading up to this highly anticipated show. The website features videos, interviews and trivia of this year’s performers and continues to engage users with one-of-a-kind features, including a video upload section where users can post their “acceptance” speech for their very own “Premio Lo Nuestro” Award. Univision.com will also offer exclusive live chats with “Premio Lo Nuestro” performers the week of the show. The excitement continues with exclusive mobile videos on the Univision Video Application available on most Smartphones and the latest “Premio Lo Nuestro” photos, gossip and fashion on the Univision.com mobile website.
Tickets to the star-studded event are now on sale to the public through TicketMaster (1-800-745-3000) and via www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets are also available directly at the American Airlines Arena box office, 601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33132 Monday-Friday 10am-5pm.
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 95% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 85% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Studios, which produces and co-produces telenovelas, reality shows, dramatic series and other programming formats for all of the Company’s platforms; 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 68 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; and Univision Interactive Media, which includes http://www.univision.com, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S., and Univision Móvil, the industry’s most comprehensive Spanish-language suite of mobile offerings. 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.
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