Wisin & Yandels Unprecedented Nationwide Listening Party on mun2

Wisin & Yandels Unprecedented Nationwide Listening Party on mun2
Live on Sunday, January 23rd

Miami - mun2 has announced that it will team up with mega stars Wisin & Yandel this Sunday, January 23rd , for an exclusive, one of a kind, never been done before listening event of the duos latest album. Wisin & Yandel will be joined by 50 of their biggest fans in Miami - chosen from local Miami radio station 94.9 Mega - and millions of viewers nationwide to have an exclusive and intimate one-on-one listening session with the Puerto Rican duo as they prepare to release their eighth studio album Los Vaqueros: El Regreso which will be released on Tuesday, January 25th.

This will be the first time fans around the world will listen to the album in its entirety and they will be able to watch it on television and streamed via mun2.tv, brought to you only by mun2. Fans will also be able to interact with the duo on mun2.tv by sending in their questions and comments, which Wisin & Yandel will answer live.

"Music has always been an integral part of mun2 and Wisin & Yandel embody the eclectic music interests of our bicultural audience," said Diana Mogollon, General Manager for mun2.

In the past five years, Wisin & Yandel have accumulated an impressive record-breaking 11 Platinum Album Awards in the United States as well as 10 Platinum Album Awards and 8 Gold Album Awards across Latin America. They have also become the Latin leaders of the digital age, having surpassed 10 million digital music downloads world-wide, acquired more than 160 million "hits" on YouTube and becoming the #1 Latin Artist on MySpace and the #1 Latin Artist on Facebook (with more than five million fans).

Los Vaqueros: El Regreso is a sequel to the highly successful 2005 release Los Vaqueros. This time

I Love Jenni debuts on mun2 in March

Julio Martinez at the Television Critics Association Press Tour

Los Angeles, CA – Telemundo’s mun2, the second most watched Hispanic cable network among Persons 18-34, announced its new reality series I Love Jenni today at NBC Universal’s 2011 TCA Press Tour. Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson joined as moderator during the press conference, where she interviewed executive Producer and star of the reality series, Jenni Rivera and unveiled a sneak peek of I Love Jenni, which is slated to premiere March, 2011. The presentation was held at The Langham Hotel in Pasadena, California. Visit I LOVE JENNI for a sneak peek of I Love Jenni.

“As mun2 continues to celebrate our uniquely American stories, we couldn’t be prouder to showcase Jenni Rivera’s life,” said Flavio Morales, SVP of Programming and Production for mun2. “Thousands of people around the world have fallen in love with Jenni Rivera and we know you will too.”

“As Producer of our last show on mun2, it was gratifying to see that viewers tuned in,” said Jenni Rivera. “In season two, I Love Jenni

I Love Jenni is a uniquely American reality series that welcomes viewers to the world of the Rivera family, with Jenni Rivera as our guide. The 13-episode show will offer an inside look at the life of Jenni the superstar, the proud mother of five, the grandmother, the entrepreneur, the media-maven, and now the newlywed, having recently married MLB LA Dodger pitcher and two-time All-Star player Esteban Loaiza. turns the focus on my complicated career and family, and how we live in both worlds. Fans will get a behind the scenes look at mi vida loca, and all the different personalities in the Rivera family. This is going to be one fun ride.” 

Telemundo to Launch "La Reina del Sur" at NATPE

Kate del Castillo is La Reina de Sur

Miami – Telemundo Communications Group, will present its highly-anticipated, epic original novela, La Reina del Sur (The Queen of the South), at this year’s NATPE conference to be held at the Fontainebleau Resort in Miami from January 24-26. Telemundo’s production is based on the world-wide best seller, La Reina del Sur (The Queen of the South), by award-winning author, Arturo Perez-Reverte.

"We welcome NATPE to Miami, the headquarters of Telemundo Studios. Our mission is perfectly aligned with NATPE’s theme of Content First," said Don Browne, President of Telemundo. "Seven years ago we evolved our business from a program-acquisition model to an original-productions model, strategically positioning ourselves to deliver relevant content to our audiences across a wide range of platforms, and to develop a fast-growing international business. Today, Telemundo has become a powerful global brand and we have positioned ourselves as the second largest provider of Spanish language content in the world.”

To kick-off this year’s annual conference, the network’s international division, Telemundo International, will host a star-studded industry celebration at Miami’s Vizcaya Gardens. Featured talent will include Emmy-nominated talk show host Ana Maria Polo and the star of La Reina del Sur Kate del Castillo.

La Reina Del Sur is Telemundo’s most ambitious production to date with locations shot in Spain, Mexico and Colombia. The story spans 12 years across three continents and weaves the story of the legendary character Teresa Mendoza. Teresa is forced to transform herself from a young innocent girl to a woman tough enough to survive in the ugly and dangerous world of drug trafficking. The woman who emerges surprises those who even know her legend, that of the Queen of the South.


Telemundo’s compelling content is in more than 200 time slots worldwide, airing in over 104 countries and dubbed into more than 35 languages across all continents.

New ABC series Off the Map Stars Jonathan Castellanos and Valerie Cruz

Premieres Wednesday, January 12th at 10/9 c on ABC

From executive producers Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers (Greys Anatomy, Private Practice) and creator Jenna Bans (Greys Anatomy) comes a new uplifting medical drama that explores how far one has to go in order to truly heal. And it all takes place in a tiny town in the South American jungle and as such, the way we see it, there must be plenty roles for Latino talent. We are not disappointed. In addition to series regulars Jonathan Castellanos and Valerie Cruz, there are over five other recurring roles and an opportunity for many guest starring roles, should the show become a hit.

The tiny South American town in the jungle is known as "la ciudad de las estrellas" (the city of stars). There is only one understaffed, under-stocked medical clinic around. In addition to the “imported” young idealistic doctors played by Caroline Dhavernas, Jason George, Zach Tilford, Mami Gummer, Martin Henderson and Rachelle Lefevre there is also the local doctor Zita Alvarez, played by Valerie Cruz, known simply as Zee. She is a critical part of La Clinica Cruz del Sur, having worked there for many years. Her blunt attitude and short temper sometimes makes her curt with the new, American doctors. Zee’s also the resident expert on herbal medicine and responsible for cultivating the clinic’s garden of life-saving plants.

Cruz first captured audience’s attention when she appeared in the 2003 season of Nip Tuck as Grace Santiago and she has not looked back since. She has amassed a long list of television credits including Showtime’s Dexter.

Charlie is played by Jonathan Castellanos. Charlie is thirteen going on 30, and he is the clinic’s translator who loves giving the new doctors a hard time. However, after leaving home when he was only nine, he’s as interested in learning from the doctors as he is in teaching them a lesson.

Castellanos has an impressive list of television credits but it was his three episode arc in NBC’s Southland that has gotten him noticed and TV Q’ed.

In this ensemble drama, six doctors who have lost their way will go to the ends of the earth to try to remember the reasons why they wanted to become doctors in the first place.

In additon to Castellanos and Cruz the other recurring Latino actors are Aimee Garcia, Nicholas Gonzalez, Mark Adair Rios, and Alex Fernandez. Without a Trace’s Enrique Murciano as well as Elizabeth :Pena are also slated to make appearances in the series.

Off the Map is executive-produced by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers, Gretchen Berg, Aaron Harberts, and created/executive-produced by Jenna Bans. The series, which is filmed entirely on location in Hawaii, is from ABC Studios and premieres Wednesday, January 12th at 10/9 c.

Melina Lizette Guest Stars on CSI: NY

In a short span of five years Melina Lizette has accumulated an impressive list of TV and film credits. This Friday, January 14, she adds an enviable credit to her resume when she co-stars in the Emmy nominated CSI: NY.

Lizette guest stars as Natalia Sanchez in the CSI: NY episode entitled Holding Cell. She plays the girlfriend of a Spanish club promoter who is found dead, and the whole Barcelona crime lab is under investigation, including Sanchez. The show airs on Friday, Jan. 14 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Lizette's film credits include a starring role in Fast Lane, as well as Franc.Reyes’ The Ministers and the soon to be released drama Dispatch.

Lizette is repped by Cunningham Escott Slevin & Doherty.

Salma Hayek Gets Wicked for ABC

Pasadena, CA -- The Hollywood buzz today is that actress/producer Salma Hayek along with her producing partner Jose Tamez, the same production team that brought you Ugly Betty, will team up once again with ABC to bring you an 8 hour miniseries based on Gregory Maguire’s best selling novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.

When asked, ABC president, Paul Lee was sure to clarify that they are only in the development stage and that only the pilot script has been greenlit.

Maguire’s book, which also served as the inspiration for the film Wizard of Oz and the Broadway musical, Wicked revolves around two very powerful witches, Glinda, the good witch and Elphaba, the wicked witch of the West. However, unlike the stage production or the Wizard of Oz, this miniseries will not feature any music or dance numbers. (The adaptation of the stage production Wicked: The Musical into a feature film is being developed by Universal Pictures..)

Erik Jendresen (Band of Brothers) is writing the TV miniseries adaptation and will also serve as one of the producers.

Shows about witches in the past have either been comedies (Bewitched, Sabrina, The Teenage Witch) or lighter fared dramas Charmed, Buffy, The Vampire Slayer) , and they have all enjoyed a great following and fairly long runs (avarage run of 8 years each).

The mini-series, which will more closely follow the book, will be a very different take from any of the other adaptations and the buzz is increasingly positive.

If the project makes it past the pilot script and all goes well, we could expect to see the 8-hour miniseies, Wicked on ABC in the fall 2011/Spring 2012 according to screenrant.com.

George Lopez is Back as Papi in Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

Available on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack & DVD – February 1, 2011

 Burbank, CA -- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment proudly announces the return of the greatest Chihuahuas to walk on all fours in Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2! Chloe & Papi are back in an all new, fun-filled adventure—and their family just got bigger. You will meet their rambunctious, mischievous and hilarious litter on February 1, 2011 when Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 comes out on a Blu-ray™ combo pack (include Blu-ray and DVD of the movie), 1-disc DVD.

From the creators of Beverly Hills Chihuahua, everybody’s favorite talking Chihuahuas are back in a comedy that’s a pack of outrageous fun for the whole family. Puppy mayhem turns the lives of newlywed Chihuahua parents, Papi and Chloe, upside down when their playful puppies present one challenge after another. But, when their human owners find themselves in trouble, the tiny pups will stop at nothing to save them—because in good times and hard times, the family always sticks together. Papi, Chloe and the puppies embark on a heroic adventure, proving once again that big heroes come in small packages.

George Lopez is back as the voice of Papi. Up and coming actress Odette Yustman (Kindergarden Cop, Cloverfield voices Chloe; Jon Huertas (Castle) is Alberto; and B>Miguel Ferrer is the voice of Delgado. The on-camera Latino talent include Lupe Ontiveros (As Good as it Gets, Selena) is Mrs. Cortez and Marcus Coloma is Sam Cortez/.

This heartwarming tale of the meaning of family, friendship and loyalty is a special breed of fun—times five comes with a complete a litter of bonus features in the blu-ray and DVD.

The Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 Blu-ray™ Combo Pack has a U.S. suggested retail price of $39.99 and the 1-Disc DVD set has a U.S. suggested retail price of $29.99. Additionally, the Digital Download/Electronic –Sell