Shaila Dúrcal thrilled the audience with an electrifying show filled with intense emotions, artistry & beauty
Universal City, CA – Tuesday July 21, 2009 –Direct from Spain, Shaila Dúrcal thrilled the audience away with an electrifying show this weekend at Telemundo & mun2’, 3rd annual free summer concert series “Descarga”. Thousands of fans waited anxiously as she took the stage yesterday. The concert, which lasted about an hour, was filled with intense emotions, artistry and beauty.
Accompanied by the renowned Mariachi Imperial, Shaila Dúrcal began her repertoire with many classic greats such as: “Llegaste Tú”, “Tu Cárcel”, “Amor Eterno” amongst others with which she stirred heartfelt emotions. At this show, Shaila introduced Southern California’s Latin audience to her third production, the album titled “Corazón Ranchero” (“Ranchero Heart”), in which her voice shines and takes us on a journey back through the history of traditional Mexican music and those songs that where made classics by her legendary mother the late Rocío Dúrcal.
The great passion and intense work that Shaila Dúrcal has dedicated to her career have undoubtedly positioned her among Latin American audiences’ favorite singers.
After her performance Shaila Dúrcal spent time with her audience at a very special CD autograph signing where she greeted each and every one of them for almost an hour.
Beto Cortez, who made everyone dance to ‘banda’ rhythms, shared the stage with Shaila Dúrcal on this evening.
Now in its 3rd consecutive year “Descarga” has solidified its status as one of the leading outdoor free music events in Southern California, drawing over 70,000 fans by showcasing international, national, and emerging talent as well as DJs performances on an outdoor stage in CityWalk. Since its inception in 2007, “Descarga” continues to build on its overwhelming success delivering on its mission to provide Latino artists and audiences with the best in quality entertainment with a phenomenal promotional platform, becoming ‘the must play concert series’ for Latino artists touring in Southern California.
Following is the “Descarga” line-up” for the summer:
July 26: Yolanda Pérez, Alex Alvarado
August 2: Monte Carlo 76, Santero, Soy Disco & Mucho Wednesdays DJs
August 9: César Brizuela y Los Rams
August 16: Fanny Lu & Melissa, Su West Coast Swing, Denise
August 23: Grupo Naukalli, Grupo Nice, Son Del Sur
August 30: Flex, Banda Recoditos, El Güero y Su Banda Centenario
For a full event schedule and more information on the festival’s featured artists and other talent, visit mun2’s website at www.holamun2.com or the Telemundo site, www.telemundo52.com Social networking sites visit us at Facebook/Visita. Descarga and Twitter/Descarga2009.
About Telemundo:
Telemundo Communications Group (“Telemundo”), a division of NBC Universal, 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. Telemundo’s multiple platforms include Telemundo, a Spanish-language television network featuring original productions, theatrical motion pictures, news and first-class sports events reaching 93% of U.S. Hispanic viewers in 210 markets through its 15 owned-and-operated stations, 45 broadcast affiliates, and 800 cable affiliates; mun2, the preeminent voice for bicultural Hispanics in the U.S. reaching over 30 million U.S. TV households nationwide on digital and analog cable, satellite and free television; Telemundo Digital Media, which leverages Telemundo’s original content for distribution across digital and emerging platforms including mobile devices and www.telemundo.com and www.holamun2.com and Telemundo Internacional, the company’s international distribution arm which has positioned Telemundo as the second largest provider of Spanish-language content worldwide by syndicating content to more than 100 countries in over 35 languages.
KVEA-TV, Channel 52, is the Telemundo Network’s flagship station in the Los Angeles market.
About mun2:
mun2 (moon-dos) is the lifestyle cable network for today’s culture connectors (C2s) – bicultural Latinos 18-34. As the bilingual network that amplifies the Latinos experience, mun2 is culturally-grounded and reflects the best of both worlds – mun2 is uniquely American. From reality to music, on-air to digital, mun2 creates original content across a multi-screen platform. As the only nationally measured bilingual cable network by Nielsen NTI, mun2 has an increased distribution to over 30 million households, and is a part of the Telemundo Group, a division of NBC Universal Cable Entertainment.
About Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal CityWalk:
Universal Studios Hollywood (www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com), The Entertainment Capital of L.A., includes a movie-based theme park and Studio Tour, the CityWalk entertainment, shopping and dining complex, the Universal Cinemas and the Gibson Amphitheatre concert and special event venue. The theme park features the groundbreaking attractions “The Simpsons Ride,” “Revenge of the Mummy—The Ride,” “Shrek 4-D,” “Jurassic Park—The Ride” and the newly enhanced Studio Tour, with a state-of-the-art Hi-Def monitor system and new movie and TV sets on the historic backlot. Universal CityWalk features 65 entertainment-themed restaurants, nightclubs, shops and dynamic entertainment options. The Universal CityWalk Cinemas, which includes California’s largest IMAX venue, features the best movie-going experience in Los Angeles.
