MIAMI, FL. (Top40 Charts/ Univision Communications) - Two of Latin entertainment's most popular performers,
Pedro Fernandez and Paty Navidad, will host the gala 20th edition of 'Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina' (Lo Nuestro Latin
Music Awards), television's longest-running music awards show. Celebrating 20 years of honoring the very best in Latin music, the ever-popular awards show will be broadcast live from Miami's American Airlines
Arena on the Univision Television Network on Thursday, February 21, with
Red Carpet coverage beginning at 7pm ET/PT (6pm Central) followed by 'Premio Lo Nuestro' at 8pm ET/PT (7pm Central).
Nominated for a Premio Award nine times, including this year for Ranchero Artist of the Year, former child star Pedro Fernandez has sold millions of albums and appeared in dozens of motion pictures throughout his extraordinary career. One of Spanish-language television's most popular actresses, Paty Navidad is also a highly successful Banda recording artist and a two-time Premio Award nominee.
Previously announced artists scheduled to appear during the 20th edition of 'Premio Lo Nuestro' include: Aventura, Pepe Aguilar, AB Quintanilla III Presenta Kumbia Allstarz, Belinda, Elvis Crespo, Gloria Estefan, Vicente Fernandez, Grupo Mania, Juan Luis Guerra, Horoscopos de Durango, Enrique Iglesias, Jose Jose, Juanes, Los Tigres del Norte, Mana, Patricia Manterola, Cruz Martinez Presenta: Los Super Reyes, Ivy Queen, Jenni Rivera, Rene Strickler, Olga Tanon, Tito El Bambino, Dayanara Torres, Angelica Vale, and Wisin y Yandel.
'Premio Lo Nuestro,' the highest-rated special each season among Hispanics in the United States, bestows awards annually to the winners from the five most popular Latin music genres - Pop, Tropical, Regional Mexican, Rock and Urban - and Video of the Year. Nominees were selected from charts compiled by the prominent recording industry trade magazine Radio & Records. The 2007 telecast reached more than 11 million viewers. Year to year, it consistently beats the combined average Hispanic audiences of the Academy Awards, Latin Billboard Music Awards, Emmy Awards, MTV's Video Music Awards and the Golden Globes, among all major demographics.
Univision.com's dedicated mini-site (keyword: Premio) will feature extensive coverage of this year's presenters and nominees for 'Premio lo Nuestro.' Users will be treated to a variety of insider information including fully-loaded bios, exclusive interviews, photos and music video clips. One of the most anticipated highlights of Univision.com's coverage includes chats with many of Premio's popular artists during the week of the live broadcast.
