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Telefutura’s “Camino a Objetivo Fama: The New York Special” Showcases Hopes and Dreams of New York’s Future Stars on Saturday, January 29, 6PM
The New York Area’s Puerto Rican and Dominican communities will be represented in the most extensive Latin talent search in the history of Spanish language TV
New York, NY -- The TeleFutura Network will broadcast an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at local area finalists’ progression from their first auditions to their selection as final contestants in “Objetivo Fama,” TeleFutura’s talent search for the next Latin music superstar. The TV special “Camino A Objetivo Fama: The New York Special” will air on Saturday, January 29 at 6:00 PM on TeleFutura (WFUT 68 and WFTY 67).
Saturday’s special episode, which documents the contestants’ first steps on the road to the fame, will give viewers a closer look at the New York Area auditions. Interviews and background footage will give viewers an inside look at the hopes and dreams of candidates who aspire to become the next Latin music sensation.
From the New York auditions, Puerto Ricans Frances Marrero (Buffalo, NY) and Jayro Rosado (Orange, NJ) and Dominicans Carolyn Acevedo (Bronx, NY) and Anais Martínez (Bronx, NY) were selected as semifinalists from more than one thousand hopefuls from across America. The semi-finalists have been narrowed down to the field of 20 contestants since “Objetivo Fama” premiered on January 9. Of the New York Area’s semi-finalists, only Anais and Jayro will be among the finalists who will travel to Puerto Rico to be part of the competition that continues on January 30.
In addition to New York, auditions for “Objetivo Fama” were held in Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Juan, Houston, Phoenix, and San Francisco. Finalists from those screenings will join the New Yorkers in Puerto Rico.
Fans who tune in January 30 and each subsequent Sunday will be able to vote for their favorite contestants to continue on the road to fame. Over the next 14 weeks, TeleFutura’s cameras will document the contestants as they undergo the rigors of a training academy where they will live as a group in Puerto Rico. At the academy, they will take intense voice and dance lessons and perform onstage for judges who have been selected from the entertainment industry. Each week judges will identify 3 contestants who may be eliminated from the competition. Before the final decision is made each week, however, the academy’s director will spare one contestant from elimination. TeleFutura viewers will rescue a second candidate from elimination by casting their vote via a toll- free number or by sending a text message via their Cingular Wireless phones.
The winner will be chosen on May 1st during the “Objetivo Fama” finale. The new star will be awarded a contract with Univision Music Group, the leading Latin record company in the United States, as well as a special prize package that includes a new General Motors car.
Fama fans can visit www.univision.com uniclave: Objetivo Fama to find out more about the most exciting talent search on Spanish-language television. The “Objetivo Fama” site will include photos, overviews, participant biographies, videos and a virtual tour of the training academy.
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 98% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 80% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 24 Univision Network television stations and 1 non-Univision television station; TeleFutura Television Group, which owns and operates 31 TeleFutura Network television stations; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 68 radio stations in 17 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 4 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision Music Group, which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records, and a 50% interest in Mexico-based Disa Records labels 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 27% interest in Entravision Communications Corporation, a public Spanish-language media company. Univision Communications is headquartered in Los Angeles with television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.
For more information about Univision Communications, Inc., please visit www.univision.net
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Frankie Miranda
WXTV Channel 41/ New York
201-287-8800
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