4th Annual "Premios Juventud" Awards on Univision Constructs an All-Star Musical Factory.Aventura, Belinda, David Bisbal David Bisbal (born June 5, 1979) is a Latin Grammy-winning Spanish pop singer. He gained fame as a finalist on the interactive reality television show Operación Triunfo. , Jaime Camil, Cristian Castro, Alejandro Fernandez, Enrique Iglesias, Don Omar, RBD RBD Rebelde (Mexican Novela) RBD REM (Rapid Eye Movement) Behavior Disorder RBD RNA-Binding Domain RBD Rebuild RBD Required Beginning Date (qualified retirement plans) , Angelica Vale, Daddy Yankee, and Wisin y Yandel Among Latin Music's Brightest Stars Who Worked Overtime to Make Factory-themed Youth Awards Show a Success MIAMI Miami, cities, United States Miami (mīăm`ē, –ə). 1 City (1990 pop. 358,548), seat of Dade co., SE Fla., on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River; inc. 1896. -- A dazzling, effects-filled, industrial "musical factory" was the setting for the fourth edition of Univision's "Premios Juventud" youth awards show presented LIVE from the BankUnited Center at the University of Miami This article is about the university in Coral Gables, Florida. For the university in Oxford, Ohio, see Miami University. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida,[2] UM,[3] or just The U at 8 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. Central). The only awards show on Spanish-language television that celebrates the preferences of this country's young Hispanics, "Premios Juventud 2007" gave awards in 27 unconventional categories. Among the night's biggest winners were international pop mega-sensation RBD, with five statuettes ("I Hear Them Everywhere," "CD to Die For," "My Favorite Concert," "Best Ballad," and "Favorite Pop Artist"), Puerto Rican reggaeton superstars Daddy Yankee and duo Wisin y Yandel tied with three awards each, Colombian singer/songwriter Shakira, who received two awards ("Best Moves" and "My Idol") and motion picture/recording artist Jennifer Lopez who also received two awards for "She's Got Style" and "Girl of my Dreams." Other winners included the popular singer Alejandro Fernandez ("Favorite Regional Mexican Artist") who also was awarded a special 15th Anniversary award, bachata Bachata, a form of music and dance that originated in the countryside and the rural marginal neighborhoods of Dominican Republic. Its subjects are often romantic; especially prevalent are tales of heartbreak and sadness. artists Aventura ("Favorite Tropical Artist) and Mexican supergroup Mana ("Favorite Rock Artist"). In Sports, Mexican track and field phenom Ana Guevara ("Most Electrifying e·lec·tri·fy tr.v. e·lec·tri·fied, e·lec·tri·fy·ing, e·lec·tri·fies 1. To produce electric charge on or in (a conductor). 2. a. Girl Jock") and countryman soccer star Rafael Marquez ("Most Electrifying Guy Jock") each received statuettes. As in previous years, the show's opening was a major production that culminated in revealing the identities of the show's hosts, a closely guarded secret right up until showtime. In an elaborate "spy movie" send up, an attache ATTACHE. Connected with, attached to. This word is used to signify those persons who are attached to a foreign legation. An attache is a public minister within the meaning of the Act of April 30, 1790, s. 37, 1 Story's L. U. S. case with the show's top secret musical CD is given to Mexican pop star Belinda to deliver. When intercepted by "agents" in black SUVs and brought to "headquarters," the case is empty. After an interrogation interrogation In criminal law, process of formally and systematically questioning a suspect in order to elicit incriminating responses. The process is largely outside the governance of law, though in the U.S. , she reveals that she has downloaded the CD to her key-ring jump drive, but will hand it over only if her demands are met. The interrogator agrees and she plugs her jump drive into a laptop that starts the show. Her "demands" become clear as the show's co-hosts, the stars of Univision's wildly successful novela "La Fea mas Bella," Angelica Vale and Jaime Camil, welcome her as a fellow host. In a show tradition of elaborate and spectacular entrances, this year's production featured a virtual assembly line of them. Kicking off the show, Cruz Martinez, leader and keyboardist of the urban fusion group Cruz Martinez presenta: Los Super Reyes, descends from the rafters onto the stage for their worldwide debut performance, featuring Martinez singing for the first time ever. Maintaining his reputation for exciting entrances, Puerto Rican reggaeton superstar Daddy Yankee flew down onto the stage among fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to in a hovercraft Hovercraft: see air-cushion vehicle. and was joined by an army of dancing robots to perform his two hits "Impacto" and "Ella me Levanto." Later in another number, a set of cryogenic chambers come down from above the stage into a smoke-filled laboratory setting and opened up to reveal reggaeton duo Wisin y Yandel joined by fellow artist Don Omar performing two exciting numbers for the first time ever together on television. In still another dramatic entrance, Romeo of Dominican bachata group Aventura is lowered down to the stage in a gigantic metallic heart to join the others amid a maze of industrial scaffolding for a performance of "Mi Corazoncito." Breaking the mold, Spanish pop star David Bisbal began his performance of "Amar es lo que Quiero" and "Torre de Babel Babel (bā`bəl) [Heb.,=confused], in the Bible, place where Noah's descendants (who spoke one language) tried to build a tower reaching up to heaven to make a name for themselves. " in a simple, intimate manner but finished the number being drenched in a cascade of water surrounded by dancers, much to the sold-out crowd's roaring approval. In what was the most emotionally charged moment of the evening, Mexican pop and ranchera The ranchera is a genre of the traditional music of Mexico. Although closely associated with the mariachi groups which evolved in Jalisco in the post-revolutionary period, rancheras are also played today by norteño (or Conjunto) or banda (or Duranguense) groups. star Alejandro Fernandez was honored with a special award honoring his 15th anniversary as one of Latin music's most popular recording artists. Following another "Premios Juventud" tradition, three scholarships were presented to deserving Hispanic youths by Univision news anchor Jorge Ramos (Academics), singer/songwriter Juan Luis Guerra Juan Luis Guerra (born June 7, 1957 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is one of the most internationally recognized Dominican singer/songwriters. His pop style of merengue and bolero and Afro-pop/Latin fusion have garnered him considerable success outside the Dominican Republic. (Music), and world champion surfer Sofia Mulanovich and NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= basketball star Charlie Villanueva (Sports). The finale of the program featured the night's biggest winners, international pop sensations RBD, performing "Besame sin Miedo." Preceding the event, a star-studded purple carpet arrival show was kicked-off by West Coast rap sensation Down aka Kilo Thousand (10 to the 3rd power). Abbreviated "K." For technical specifications, it refers to the precise value 1,024 since computer specifications are based on binary numbers. For example, 64K means 65,536 bytes when referring to memory or storage (64x1024), but a 64K salary means $64,000. performing his current hit "Lean like a Cholo For the Choloa language, see . For the 1986 video game, see . Cholo, broadly, is a term applied to persons of mixed Amerindian and Spanish ancestry. However, its precise usage has varied widely in different times and places. ." Among the many Hispanic stars arriving to walk down the "Premios Juventud" purple carpet were: Alacranes Musical, Ana de la Reguera Anabell Gardoqui de la Reguera (born April 8, 1978 in Veracruz, Mexico) is a Mexican Telenovela and Hollywood actress. Reguera began her performance arts studies in the Instituto Veracruzano de Cultura and was the host of Pasarela on Televisa Veracruz. , Aaron Diaz, Alejandro Fernandez, Ana Leyevska, Victor Manuelle, Cynthia Olavarria, Ivy Queen, RBD, Dayanara Torres, Wisin y Yandel, and Daddy Yankee, among others. The "Purple Carpet" portion of the show aired one hour before the awards ceremony as a special titled "Noche de Estrellas" (Night of Stars). All of the night's winners were chosen by enthusiastic fans voting on Univision.com, the exclusive home of Premios Juventud online. Fans logged onto Univision.com to follow the action and get the inside scoop. Univision.com post coverage will include winner profiles, behind-the-scenes photos, celebrity gossip, and an up close look at who ruled the purple carpet. To download photographs of the event, please visit ftp://ftp.univision.net ID: premiosjuventud07; Password: univision [TABLE OMITTED] 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 99% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 89% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavision, the country's leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 62 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 70 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision Music Group The Univision Music Group Is the #1 Latin music company in the U.S. with approximately 45% market share. Founded in April 2001 with a vision of releasing and marketing the best of every genre of Latin music, the Univision Music Group now includes three record labels: Univision , which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records, La Calle Records and Mexico-based Disa Records 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 14.9% interest in Entravision Communications Corporation, a public Spanish-language media company. Univision Communications has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States. For more information, please visit www.univision.net. |
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