04-18-2005 Print Press Release Imprimir    


'Fiesta de Mayo' al Estilo de Chicago

Chicago, IL -- In what has become a tradition in Chicago’s Hispanic communities, Chicago’s number one Spanish-language radio station Que Buena 105.1FM and sister Univision Radio stations, VIVA 93.5/103.1FM, Pasion 106.7FM and La Tremenda 1200AM, will be hosting their annual Fiesta de Mayo at Plaza Garibaldi, 26th & California, on Sunday, May 15th beginning at 12 noon.

Providing the musical entertainment for this event will be Tigres del Norte; K-Paz de la Sierra; Conjunto Atardecer; Beto y Sus Canarios; Arrolladora Banda El Limon; Duelo; Banda Preciosa; Los Kapsi; El Cugar; DJ Montano and Diana Reyes.

In addition to the music, Fiesta de Mayo is a family event that offers traditional jaripeo, games, sampling of various products as well as authentic Mexican cuisine.

“All of us are very proud to be part of Chicago’s Mexican community and have a strong commitment to not only promote their culture and traditions but to do it in a healthy, family oriented environment,” commented Rafael “El Primo” Rafa, Program Director for Que Buena. “We are extremely proud of our Fiesta de Mayo and also of the sponsors who share our commitment and vision which allows us to bring events such as Fiesta de Mayo to the community.”

Sponsors of this year’s Fiesta de Mayo are Freedom Mortgage, Toyota, and Mexicana Airlines.

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 83% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 27 Univision Network television stations and 1 non-Univision television station; TeleFutura Television Group, which owns and operates 33 TeleFutura Network television stations; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which own and/or operates 66 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 Tu Tv, 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, please visit www.univision.net

Contacto: Elisa Alfonso
Univision Radio
312-981-1910