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Telefutura’s “Objetivo Fama” Culminates with a Dramatic and Emotional Grand Finale
New York’s Anaís Martinez winner in record-breaking voting
Miami, FL -- After a long, grueling competition and approximately a million votes received through calls and Cingular Wireless text messages, the fans chose New Yorker Anaís Martinez as the winner of TeleFutura’s 2005 “Objetivo Fama” (“Objective: Fame”) with 32% of the votes. Azucena Salazar from Los Angeles, came in second place with 27% of the votes and Jayro Rosado, also from New York, took third place with 24%. Fourth place finisher, Rodolfo Castera of Puerto Rico, obtained 17% of the votes.
The grand finale of “Objetivo Fama” was broadcast live Sunday night from the Teatro de Bellas Artes de Caguas in Puerto Rico and was watched by more than a million viewers nationwide. It was the highest ranked “Objetivo Fama” telecast since the show premiere last January among Adults 18-49. As a result, TeleFutura also ranked as the #2 network among Hispanic adults 18-49, in any language, behind sister network Univision, the entire night. Also, in the Puerto Rico market, it averaged a 41 rating and 66% share, making it the month’s highest rated program in the island and the highest rated program in the history of WLII-TV.
Martínez, a native of Santo Domingo and a current New York resident, was notably emotional as she thanked her fans for their support throughout the competition. “This is the best thing that has ever happened to me and I cannot wait to get to know my fans closer and better”, she said. Martínez received a recording contract with Univision Music Group, and a brand new Pontiac G6 automobile, courtesy of General Motors, among other prizes.
The electrifying night began with a Red Carpet ceremony featuring Marisa del Portillo of “Escándalo TV” and Eddie “Piolín” Sotelo, the popular DJ from La Nueva 109.1 FM-Univision Radio who welcomed the 20 participants to the exciting event. One of the most surprising moments came when Carlos Rubén Salazar, a former contestant that had been forced to leave the contest for breaking the rules, proposed marriage to Karla, a dancer on the program.
The “Objetivo Fama” grand finale included a taped message from Ricky Martin, followed by an uplifting performance of all 20 singing “La Copa de La Vida”. Later, the hosts of the program, actor/singer Victor Noriega and Puerto Rican television personality Yizette Cifredo, interviewed the four finalists, who were overcome with emotion when they saw and heard their friends and family members sending them best wishes and special messages, live, from their respective home towns.
Mexican singer Manuel Mijares, the night’s special guest artist, sang the theme song from “El Privilegio de Amar” and delivered a positive message to the finalists. Before revealing the final results, the 20 finalists returned to the stage to perform the show’s theme song, “Encontraré Mi Estrella” (I’ll Find my Star).
Photographs (courtesy of Univision) available for downloading at the following Internet address: ftp://ftp.univision.net USER NAME: media PASSWORD: fama
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 owns 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 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.
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