by Yeshenka Baca
One of the Latino Grammy winners. (PHOTO BY GETTY IMAGES, JPISTUDIOS)
The Latin Grammy’s party continues: Famous singers and musicians continued celebrating their nominations and awards after the conclusion of the Latin Grammy Awards ceremony in Las Vegas on Nov. 11. Singers such as Jandy Ventura and Alex Cuba attended the After-After Party offered by Hennessy, the cognac-known brand in the Mix Restaurant & Lounge located on the terrace of Hotel Mandalay Bay of the same city.
Personalities such as Omega, the urban merengue singer, and the new R&B Latin sensation Miguel, celebrated their first appearance at the Latin Grammy Awards toasting and sharing with other nominees such as Koko, the group Banda de Turistas and Perrozompopo. N’Klabe salsa trio, singers such as Frankie J and Patio’s Sensato were present and shared cocktails with personalities like Laura Stylez, the well-known radio host.
Also, the Jabbawockeez group, which performed along with Nelly Furtado during the Latin Grammy Ceremony, kept the gyrations going on a very tight dance floor. Benny Ibarra in Miami: the Mexican singer will visit the city of Miami, between November 29th and December 2nd to launch his new album called La Marcha de la Vida.
Ibarra, who became famous with his song Cielo in 2002, interprets a duet with Mexican singer and Latin Grammy winner Lila Downs, this new song called Calaveras is “a fusion of folk-rock, cumbia, reggae, and pop, and it’s about two characters in the middle of a sensual fantasy, “a sort of dream” the singer explained. Benny Ibarra’s new album goes on sale on November 30th in the U.S.
Fernanda Romero back to the Movies: The actress, native of Mexico, is back on stage to perform on the film “Orol, el surrealista involuntario,” the first feature by director Sebastián del Amo.
The film is based on the autobiography of one of the icons of Mexican cinema, the Galician-born filmmaker John Orol, known as the “king of black cinema” and the promoter of the “cinema of Rumba” in Mexico.
In this production Romero plays Dinorah Judith, the woman who married Orol at age 16 and was with him until his death in 1988.
The actress is accompanied by Roberto Sosa, who plays Orol, and actresses Ximena González-Rubio and Gabriela de la Garza who play the rol of other two couples the filmmaker had through his life.
The group Jotdog wins a Telehit prize: Jotdog The Mexican group formed by musicians María Barracuda and Chiquis Amaro, won the Telehit prize in the category of Nueva Revelación, on Thursday Nov. 18th in Acapulco, Mexico.
The recognition comes just two weeks after this new musical sensation obtained an award as Revelación del Año at the Oye! Prize ceremony. Both awards are due to the album called Debut, that placed the group’s name at the top of the Mexican radio charts for a year and a half.
Jotdog, currently on tour in Mexican territory, is already recording the songs that will be part of their second album, expected in early 2011.
