MIAMI, FL. (Recording Academy) — Bebe, Intocable, La Ley, and
Laura Pausini are the first performers announced for the 6th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards telecast. Confirmed to present awards are Guy Ecker, Andy Garcia, Eva Longoria,
Sofia Milos, and
Sofia Vergara. The Latin music industry's premier event will take place on Nov. 3 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and will be broadcast live on the Univision Network from 8 – 11 p.m. (ET/PT).
With five Latin GRAMMY nominations, Bebe is up for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year ("Malo"), Album Of The Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Album (Pafuera Telarañas), and Best New Artist.
Intocable currently is nominated for two Latin GRAMMY Awards: Album Of The Year and Best Norteño Album for Diez. (Additionally, the song "Aire" from Diez is nominated for Best Regional Mexican Song and Diez is up for Best Engineered Album.)
La Ley is nominated for Best Music Video ("Mírate"). (Beto Cuevas also has a nod for Best Rock Song, "Bienvenido Al Anochecer.")
Laura Pausini is nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Album (Escucha).
Presenting awards will be actor Guy Ecker ("La Mentira"), actor and producer Andy Garcia, from "Desperate Housewives" Eva Longoria, Sofia Milos from "CSI: Miami," and actress Sofia Vergara (Four Brothers, Chasing Papí).
The 6th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will feature 43 categories, and the three-hour show will be broadcast by the Univision Network from 8 – 11 p.m. ET/PT, supported on radio via Univision Radio (the official Spanish-language radio network of the Latin GRAMMY Awards), and highlighted on the Internet by Univision Online (the official online partner of the Latin GRAMMY Awards) at www.latingrammy.univision.com. For more information, a complete list of nominees, and media credentialing instructions, please visit www.grammy.com.
The 6th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards are produced by Univision Productions. Cisco Suarez is the executive producer; Maria Lopez Alvarez is the arrivals executive producer; Otto Padron is Vice President of Programming; Mario Ruiz is Vice President in Charge of Talent; and Macarena Moreno is senior producer. John Cossette is consulting producer.
The Latin Recording Academy is an international, membership-based organization comprised of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking recording artists, musicians, songwriters, producers and other creative and technical recording professionals. The organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for Latin music and its makers. In addition to producing the Latin GRAMMY Awards to honor excellence in the recorded arts and sciences, the Latin Recording Academy provides educational and outreach programs for the Latin music community. For more information about The Latin Recording Academy, please visit www.grammy.com.
