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Ana Barbara, Vico C and Don Omar are Latest Performers Announced for 6th Annual Latin Grammy Awards
Obie Bermúdez, Ninel Conde, Salma Hayek, John Leguizamo, and Luny Tunes added as presenters for the hottest night in Latin music on the Univision Network on Nov. 3
MIAMI, FL -- The Latin Recording Academy today announced that Ana Bárbara, Vico C, and Don Omar are the latest performers added to the stellar lineup for the 6th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards telecast. Previously announced performers include Bebe, Alejandro Fernández, Juan Luis Guerra, Intocable, Kumbia Kings, La Ley, Los Tigres Del Norte, Laura Pausini, Alexandre Pires, Reyli, Olga Tañón, Diego Torres, Julieta Venegas, and a special, once-in-a-lifetime performance by Cachao, Ed Calle, Generoso Jiménez, Johnny Pacheco, Arturo Sandoval, John Santos, Bebo Valdés, and Orestes Vilato. Presenting awards will be singer/songwriter Obie Bermúdez, actress/singer Ninel Conde, actress Salma Hayek, actor John Leguizamo, and producing/performing duo Luny Tunes. They join previously announced presenters Univision Network's popular host Myrka Dellanos, actor Cristián de la Fuente, actor Guy Ecker, model/actress Daisy Fuentes, actor/producer Andy Garcia, actress/singer Patricia Manterola, actress Sofia Milos, actress Bárbara Mori, singer/songwriter JD Natasha, Emmy Award-winning Univision news anchor Maria Elena Salinas, singer/songwriter Aleks Syntek, boxer Tito Trinidad, and actress Sofia Vergara. The Latin music industry's premier event will take place on Nov. 3 at the Shrine Auditorium in L.A. and will be broadcast live on the Univision Network at 8 p.m./7c.
Ana Bárbara is nominated for Best Grupero Album (Loca De Amar). Vico C and Don Omar both have nods for Best Urban Music Album (Desahogo and The Last Don – Live, respectively). Luny Tunes are up for Record Of The Year (as producers for Daddy Yankee's "Gasolina") and Best Urban Music Album (The Kings Of The Beats). And Obie Bermúdez has three nominations: Song Of The Year ("Todo El Año," with Elsten C. Torres), Album Of The Year, and Best Male Pop Vocal Album (both for Todo El Año).
The 6th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will feature 43 categories, and the three-hour show will be broadcast by the Univision Network from 8 – 11 p.m. ET/PT, with closed captioning in both English and Spanish. The telecast will be supported on radio via Univision Radio (the official Spanish-language radio network of the Latin GRAMMY Awards), and highlighted on the Internet by Univision Online (the official online partner of the Latin GRAMMY Awards) at www.latingrammy.univision.com. For more information, a complete list of nominees, and media credentialing instructions, please visit www.grammy.com.
The Latin Recording Academy is an international, membership-based organization comprised of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking recording artists, musicians, songwriters, producers and other creative and technical recording professionals. The organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for Latin music and its makers. In addition to producing the Latin GRAMMY Awards to honor excellence in the recorded arts and sciences, The Latin Recording Academy provides educational and outreach programs for the Latin music community.
For more information about The Latin Recording Academy, please visit www.grammy.com.
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Cassandra Bujarski
Citigate Sard Verbinnen / for Univision
212-687-8080
Gaby Romero
Axis / for The Latin Recording Academy
310-854-8259
Maureen O'Connor
Rogers & Cowan / for The Latin Recording Academy
310-854-8116
Ron Roecker
for The Latin Recording Academy
310-392-3777
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