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Preceding the Series Premiere, the Network will Pay Homage to the Legendary \u201cQueen of Salsa\u201d at the First-ever \u201cLatin American Music Awards,\u201d Set to Air Live from the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on October 8 (9pm\/8c)<\/strong><\/p>\n In a First-ever for the Network, the first three episodes of \u201cCelia\u201d will be Available <\/strong> Miami, FL \u2013 September 24, 2015 \u2013<\/strong> TELEMUNDO\u2019s upcoming drama series \u201cCelia\u201d will premiere on Tuesday, October 13 at 8pm\/7c. Preceding the premiere, the network will pay homage to legendary Cuban singer, Celia Cruz, with a musical tribute during the first-ever \u201cLatin American Music Awards\u201d live from the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, on Thursday, October 8 (9pm\/8c). The musical tribute will feature recording artists La India, Maluma, Yuri, and Aymee Nuviola, who also makes her acting debut in the series \u201cCelia.\u201d Inspired by the life of the \u201cQueen of Salsa,\u201d the drama series narrates the life and musical legacy of a woman who launched her career in the middle of the Cuban revolution, in an era when female singers didn\u2019t have a place on a stage. In a first-ever for the network, the first three episodes of \u201cCelia\u201d will be available through Video on Demand prior to television premiere.<\/p>\n Featuring a stellar cast including actors Jeimy Osorio<\/strong> and Modesto Lacen<\/strong>, who give life to Celia Cruz and Pedro Knight during their younger years, with the introduction of Aymee Nuviola<\/strong> and Willie Denton<\/strong> playing the couple in their later years, \u201cCelia\u201d is a Fox Telecolombia production that TELEMUNDO brings to its screen delivering a new and innovative programming style to its viewers. The drama series is directed by Victor Mallarino alongside Liliana Bocanegra, with Nelson Martinez as Executive Producer and a script based on a screenplay by Andres Salgado and Paul Rodriguez.<\/p>\n The \u201cLatin AMAs\u201d tribute, to be presented by \u201cCelia\u201d stars Jeimy Osorio<\/strong> and Modesto Lacen<\/strong>, will be produced by renowned record producer Sergio George<\/strong> and feature a medley of Celia\u2019s greatest hits performed by Aymee Nuviola<\/strong>, also known as \u201cLa Sonera del Mundo,\u201d salsa and house music singer-songwriter, La India<\/strong>, widely known as “The Princess of Salsa”; Colombian new sensation Maluma<\/strong>; and platinum recording artist, actress and TV host Yuri<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The \u201cLatin American Music Awards\u201d will honor today\u2019s most influential and iconic Latin artists, as voted by the fans in the traditional format of the \u201cAmerican Music Awards,\u201d the world\u2019s biggest fan-voted award show. Confirmed performers to date include Paulina Rubio, Daddy Yankee, Jesse & Joy, Reik, Farruko, Fonseca, Shaggy, Lil Jon, Yandel, Natalie La Rose, Jencarlos Canela, Maluma, Luis Coronel, CD9, Gloria Trevi, Gerardo Ortiz<\/strong> and Il Volo<\/strong>. Information about the voting process for the \u201cLatin American Music Awards,\u201d as well as exclusive content about this year\u2019s event, can be found at LatinAMAs.com – the official website of the 2015 \u201cLatin American Music Awards\u201d<\/a>. For the latest news, be sure to follow the \u201cLatin American Music Awards\u201d on social and join the conversation by using the official hashtag #LatinAMAs.<\/p>\n Facebook:\u00a0Facebook.com\/LatinAMAs<\/a> Instagram:\u00a0@LatinAMAs<\/a><\/p>\n Snapchat: TeamTelemundo<\/p>\n Join the Conversation: #LatinAMAs\n<\/p>\n ABOUT TELEMUNDO<\/strong><\/p>\n TELEMUNDO,\u00a0a division of NBCUniversal Hispanic Group, is a world-class media company, leading the industry in the production and distribution of high-quality Spanish-language content across its multiplatform portfolio to U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. TELEMUNDO’s multiple platforms include the TELEMUNDO Network, a Spanish-language television network featuring original productions, theatrical motion pictures, news and first-class sports events, reaching U.S. Hispanic viewers in 210 markets through its 17 owned stations, which includes a full power station in Puerto Rico that reaches 99% of all TV households in that DMA, and broadcast and MVPD affiliates; TELEMUNDO Digital Media, which distributes TELEMUNDO’s original content across digital and emerging platforms including mobile devices and\u00a0www.telemundo.com<\/a>; and Telemundo Internacional, the international distribution arm which has positioned TELEMUNDO as the second largest provider of Spanish-language content worldwide by syndicating content to more than 120 countries in over 40 languages.<\/p>\n ABOUT DICK CLARK PRODUCTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n dick clark productions (dcp) is the world’s largest producer and proprietor of televised live event entertainment programming with the “Academy of Country Music Awards,” “American Country Countdown Awards,” “American Music Awards,” “Billboard Music Awards,” “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” “Golden Globe Awards,” \u201cHollywood Film Awards\u201d and the \u201cStreamy Awards.\u201d Weekly television programming includes “So You Think You Can Dance” from 19 Entertainment, a division of CORE Media Group and dcp; \u201cKNOCK KNOCK LIVE\u201d from XIX Entertainment and dcp, \u201cWorld\u2019s Funniest\u201d from Jukin Media and dcp; as well as \u201cBOOM!\u201d from Keshet DCP, the joint venture between Keshet International (KI), the global distribution and production arm of Keshet Media Group and DC Media, the parent company of dcp.\u00a0\u00a0dcp also owns one of the world’s most unique and extensive entertainment archive libraries with more than 55 years of award-winning shows, historic programs, specials, performances and legendary programming. For additional information, visit\u00a0www.dickclark.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n PRESS CONTACTS:<\/strong> For more press information, visit nbcumv.com<\/a>, and follow us on Twitter: @TLMDPR.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Preceding the Series Premiere, the Network will Pay Homage to the Legendary \u201cQueen of Salsa\u201d at the First-ever \u201cLatin American Music Awards,\u201d Set to Air Live from the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on October 8 (9pm\/8c) In a First-ever for the Network, the first three episodes of \u201cCelia\u201d will be Available to Viewers through…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1114"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1764,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1114\/revisions\/1764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nTwitter:\u00a0@LatinAMAs<\/a><\/p>\n
\nDavid Alvarado \u2502305-889-7553 \u2502david.alvarado@nbcuni.com<\/a>
\nClaudia Santa Cruz \u2502 646-538-4330 \u2502 claudia@santacruzpr.com<\/a>
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