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Renowned iHeart Radio Personality Enrique Santos, TELEMUNDO\u2019s Jessica Carrillo, Singer and Actress Danna Paola and Social Media Influencer Christian Acosta to Reveal Finalists<\/strong><\/p>\n Musical Artists CNCO, Farruko and Adriel Favela, to Join the Announcement<\/strong><\/p>\n Livestream Available at Facebook.com\/Telemundo <\/strong><\/p>\n Miami, FL \u2013 January 31, 2017 \u2013 <\/strong>TELEMUNDO announced today that radio personality Enrique Santos<\/strong>, Jessica Carrillo<\/strong>, the beautiful entertainment correspondent from \u201cAl Rojo Vivo con Maria Celeste” and co-host of \u201cDon Francisco Te Invita,\u201d musical artists CNCO, Farruko<\/strong> and Adriel Favela<\/strong>, singer and actress Danna Paola<\/strong> and social media influencer Christian Acosta <\/strong>will participate in the official announcement of the 2017 Billboard Latin Music Awards<\/strong> Finalists on Tuesday, February 7th<\/sup> at a special news conference from the SLS Brickell in Miami, Florida at 5pm ET. The presentation of the press event will stream through Facebook Live at Facebook.com\/Telemundo. The announcement will be immediately followed by a lively round table discussion, featuring Latin boy-band CNCO<\/strong>, Puerto Rican urban artist Farruko <\/strong>and Regional Mexican artist Adriel Favela<\/strong>, among others, who will offer their reactions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The complete list of finalists in all categories will be distributed simultaneously through NBCUniversal\u2019s Media Village<\/a> and through Telemundo.com\/PremiosBillboard<\/a> – the official website of the 2017 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Fans can follow the excitement on Twitter and Instagram @LatinBillboards and Facebook.com\/LatinBillboards, and join the conversation using #Billboards2017.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Enrique Santos <\/strong>is the Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of iHeartLatino. His daily signature morning show is syndicated nationally via Premiere Networks and airs live from iHeart’s Miami station T\u00da 94.9.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n TV personality Jessica Carrillo<\/strong>, who has won the hearts of viewers across the nation for her work on TELEMUNDO\u2019s \u201cAl Rojo Vivo with Maria Celeste,\u201d and most recently on\u00a0the 2016 Olympic coverage from Rio, has been featured as host of the Spanish-language version of NBC\u2019s popular show, Access Hollywood on \u201cAl Rojo Vivo.\u201d Born in Jalisco, Mexico, she has been part of important specials, including the red carpets of the \u201cBillboard Latin Music Awards,\u201d \u201cPremios Tu Mundo,\u201d and the \u201cBillboard Mexican Music Awards\u201d on Telemundo.com, among others. Before joining the U.S. Hispanic network, Jessica was a co-host for \u201cAcceso Total\u201d on TELEMUNDO\u2019s stations in Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, San Jose, Phoenix, and news anchor at the network\u2019s Las Vegas station.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Danna Paola<\/strong> is a Mexican actress, singer, model and designer. In 2010, she recorded the song \u201cYo soy tu amigo fiel\u201d for Pixar film \u201cToy Story 3,\u201d and also dubbed the voice of Rapunzel in Disney\u2019s \u201cEnredados,\u201d (Tangled). Paola\u2019s fourth solo album \u201cHom\u00f3nimo,\u201d in 2012 marked her transition from a child star to adolescence. In 2013, she starred in the first Spanish-language version of the play \u201cWicked,\u201d playing Elphaba. In 2015, she played Paloma Hern\u00e1ndez in Telemundo\u2019s romantic comedy \u201c\u00bfQui\u00e9n es quien?\u201d and most recently stars as Monica Hernandez in TELEMUNDO\u2019s scripted drama series \u201cLa Do\u00f1a.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Christian Acosta, <\/strong>TELEMUNDO\u2019s digital host presents, among others, \u201cEl Pulso\u201d via Mashable, \u201cEl Buzz Live,\u201d red carpet events and celebrity interviews. Through YouTube, Twitter, Facebook & Instagram, his audience exceeds a million fans. In addition to his social media success, Acosta is a pop singer who last year performed with Alejandro Sanz. He\u2019s getting ready to launch his third single.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Made up of Christopher V\u00e9lez, Erick Brian Col\u00f3n, Joel Pimentel, Richard Camacho and Zabdiel de Jes\u00fas, Latin music\u2019s newest phenomenon, CNCO<\/strong>, started 2016 as the opening act to Ricky Martin\u2019s One World Tour. They signed with Sony Music Latin and recorded their debut album \u201cPrimera Cita\u201d with producer Wisin, which debuted at No. 1 on the Top Latin Album chart with the highest sales week of any Latin album in 2016.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Puerto Rican singer and songwriter Farruko<\/strong> has released five studio albums and has collaborated with renowned artists including Sean Paul, Ken-Y, Arcangel, Nengo Flow, Jose Feliciano, J Alvarez, Baby Rasta and more. Last year, he joined Pitbull and Prince Royce in the successful \u201cBad Man Tour.\u201d His latest single \u201cChillax\u201d featuring Ky-Mani Marley spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Regional Mexican music new sensation, Adriel Favela<\/strong>, is also a composer and talented multi-instrumentalist. Last year, his single \u201cTomen Nota,\u201d featuring Los Del Arroyo, reached No. 2 on the Regional Mexican Albums chart. Adriel closed the year with two nominations for the \u201cLatin American Music Awards\u201d in the categories of New Artist of the Year and Favorite New Artist \u2013 Regional Mexican.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The Billboard Latin Music Awards is the only awards show that honors the most popular albums, songs, and performers in Latin music, as determined by the actual sales, radio airplay, streaming and social data that informs Billboard’s weekly charts. The longest-running and most prestigious awards show in the Latin music world will broadcast live on TELEMUNDO at 8pm\/7c on Thursday, April 27, 2017 from The Watsco Center at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. The awards are the culmination of the Billboard Latin Music Conference, which will take place April 24-27th at The Ritz-Carlton in South Beach, Florida.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n BLMA Tweet: .@EnriqueSantos @JessicaCarrillo @DannaPaola @ChristianAcosta @CNCOmusic @FarrukoOfficial @Adriel_Favela participate in finalists announcement of #Billboards2017 5PM Feb 7 @TELEMUNDO @LatinBillboards<\/p>\n <\/p>\n About TELEMUNDO:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n TELEMUNDO<\/strong> 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. The network features original scripted dramas from Telemundo Studios \u2013 the #1 producer of Spanish-language primetime content \u2013 as well as non-scripted productions, theatrical motion pictures, specials, news and first-class sports events, reaching 94% of U.S. Hispanic viewers in 210 markets through its 17 owned stations and 54 broadcast affiliates. TELEMUNDO is part of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.<\/p>\n About<\/u><\/strong> Billboard<\/em><\/strong><\/u>:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Billboard<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is the world’s most influential music brand, built on the most complete and well-respected database of charts across all music genres. The\u00a0Billboard\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>charts define success in music. From the iconic\u00a0Billboard<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0magazine to\u00a0Billboard.com, the ultimate consumer-facing destination for millions of passionate music fans, to the industry’s most elite conference series and influencer events including the Power 100 and Women in Music \u2013 the\u00a0Billboard<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0brand has unmatched authority among fans, artists and the industry alike.\u00a0Billboard<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0was named the leading U.S. brand on Twitter, surpassing the NFL, ESPN, BuzzFeed and MTV, with 6.1 million engaged actions in Q3 2015, and named an overall Top 10 U.S. Media Publisher in December 2015 with 11.8 million social actions.\u00a0Billboard<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0has a social media footprint of 14.8 million social followers across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.\u00a0Billboard<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0magazine has published major news-generating covers recently including Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Selena Gomez, Fifth Harmony, Justin Bieber, an open letter to Congress signed by 180+ of the music industry\u2019s biggest stars and executives. In December 2016, the\u00a0Billboard<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Women in Music<\/strong>\u00a0ceremony, which honored Madonna as Woman of the Year, was presented to a mass audience via Lifetime, the exclusive broadcast partner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Renowned iHeart Radio Personality Enrique Santos, TELEMUNDO\u2019s Jessica Carrillo, Singer and Actress Danna Paola and Social Media Influencer Christian Acosta to Reveal Finalists Musical Artists CNCO, Farruko and Adriel Favela, to Join the Announcement Livestream Available at Facebook.com\/Telemundo Miami, FL \u2013 January 31, 2017 \u2013 TELEMUNDO announced today that radio personality Enrique Santos, Jessica Carrillo,…<\/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-1471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1471","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=1471"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1726,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1471\/revisions\/1726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}