Budweiser Rocks Into Summer as Sponsor of Reventon Super Estrella Mega Concert; For Third Straight Year Proceeds Benefit the Hispanic Scholarship Fund.Business & Entertainment Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2000 Budweiser and Spanish contemporary hit music station 97.5 FM-KSSE Super Estrella will kick off the summer with a mega concert featuring today's hottest Latin acts. The star-studded concert is scheduled for Saturday, July 15 at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim. And for the third consecutive year proceeds will benefit the Hispanic Scholarship Fund. "Over the past two years, local HSF HSF Human Space Flight HSF Hispanic Scholarship Fund HSF Heat Shock Factor HSF HeatSink and Fan HSF Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (Fondation des maladies du coeur du Canada) HSF Heat Sink Fan recipients have been awarded over $70,000 in scholarships as a result of this concert," said Luis de Leon, director of corporate relations for Anheuser-Busch Companies. "Since 1976 we have raised more than $28 million for the HSF. This investment has enabled approximately 30,000 Hispanics to continue their education." Annually, local wholesalers contribute to the HSF by a "Cent-per-Case" promotion in which contributions are made for every case of Budweiser products sold. This year's promotion was held from April 4 through May 16. Reventon Super Estrella will feature performances by: Carlos Ponce Carlos Armando Ponce, Jr. (b. September 4 1972, Santurce, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican actor, singer, composer and TV personality, known as simply Carlos Ponce. He currently stars in the Telemundo serial Dame Chocolate (Give Me Chocolate). ; Mexican rock Mexican rock, often referred to in Mexico as Rock nacional ("national rock"), is rock music created by Mexican groups and soloists. Originating in the 1950s with covers of standards by Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley and The Everly Brothers, among others, bands such legends Jaguares; Puerto Rico's Son By 4; Spain's pop diva Monica Naranjo; techno-pop trio Moenia; pop-rockers La Ley; Spain's Mikel Erentxun; Mexico's Paulina Rubio Paulina Rubio Dosamantes (born June 17 1971) is a Grammy and Latin Grammy-nominated Mexican singer and actress. Biography Daughter of Mexican actress Susana Dosamantes, Rubio was born in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. ; and the Domincan Republic's Ilegales. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. is the world's largest brewery and one of the largest theme park operators in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The company is also one of the largest U.S. manufacturers of aluminum cans and the world's largest recycler of aluminum beverage containers. To learn more about Anheuser-Busch's programs in the Hispanic Community, please visit the A-B A-B Air-Britain (UK-based aviation historical society) A-B Research Centre Applied Biocatalysis (Graz, Austria) Corporate Relations web site at www.hispanicbud.com |
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