GUEST SPEAKERS  Surprise guest speakers

EMCEE Walk of Famer and iHeart Media personality Ellen K   

WHAT Dedication of the 2,762nd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

WHEN Thursday, September 7, 2023, at 11:30 AM PT

WHERE  6284 Hollywood Boulevard

YOU CAN WATCH LIVE  The event will be live-streamed exclusively at walkoffame.com 

Award-winning performer Marc Anthony will be honored on Thursday, September 7, with the 2,762^nd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The star will be unveiled at 6284 Hollywood Boulevard near the historic corner of Hollywood & Vine. Anthony will be awarded his star in the category of Recording. There will be a street closure that morning.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce administers the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame for the City of Los Angeles and has proudly hosted globally iconic ceremonies for decades.  Millions of people from here and around the world have visited this cultural landmark since 1960. 

“We are very proud to honor Marc Anthony, one of the world’s most influential artists known on a global level as the top-selling tropical salsa artist of all time. I need to know how he does it!” stated Walk of Fame Producer, Ana Martinez. “Fans have been waiting with anticipation for his star ever since the announcement so I know Marc’s star will be a huge draw to the Walk of Fame! This day will make for a wonderful birthday celebration for Marc!” added Martinez.

Marc Anthony began his career as a session vocalist for freestyle music and underground New York house music acts and his big hit in the Latin music scene came in when he first recorded the salsa version of the late Juan Gabriel’s hit “Hasta Que Te Conoc?.” The rest is history! Marc Anthony is known as one of the most influential artists of his time and a true ambassador of Latin music and culture. He has received countless gold and platinum certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has been credited with more than 50 Billboard chart #1 hits and over 7.1 billion views on YouTube.

On May 10, 2019, Marc Anthony released OPUS, his first new studio album in six years on Magnus Media / Sony Latin Music. OPUS is his eighth salsa album in the 26 years since Otra Nota (1993) established him. In addition to winning the 2020 Grammy for Best Tropical Album, Opus has earned Marc Anthony a #1 at Billboard’s Tropical Airplay list with “Parecen Viernes”, and four nominations to Latin American Music Awards for Favorite Album (OPUS), Favorite Artist Tropical, Favorite Song (Parecen Viernes), and Favorite Tour.  He was a finalist in four categories for the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards: Tropical Album of the Year (OPUS), Tropical Song of the Year (Parecen Viernes), Tropical Artist of the Year – Solo, and Tour of the Year (OPUS TOUR).

ARRIVE EARLY IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE CEREMONY IN PERSON.

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The Golden Globes are back and getting a little help to jump start the return of the awards show presented by The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). Comedic father-daughter duo George and Mayan Lopez will present the nominees for the 80th Annual Golden Globe® Awards on Monday, Dec. 12. 

A look at the nominations announcement will air LIVE from 5:35-5:40 a.m. PT/ 8:35-8:40 a.m. ET on “TODAY” on NBC. Nominees will be highlighted across Golden Globes social media accounts as they are announced. The complete list of nominees will be available online at the Golden Globes website (GoldenGlobes.com) immediately following the announcement.

George and Mayan Lopez, creators and stars of the new NBC comedy Lopez vs Lopez, will present the five nominees for each of the 27 award categories at the Beverly Hilton. George and Mayan star in the heartwarming comedy about a working-class old-school Latino who moves in with his modern Gen Z daughter. Lopez vs Lopez airs Fridays at 8 p.m. on NBC, streaming the next day on Peacock. George serves as an Executive Producer and Mayan both writes and produces for the series. 

Film categories for the 2023 Golden Globe Awards include: Best Motion Picture (Drama); Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy); Best Motion Picture (Animated); Best Motion Picture (Non-English Language); Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama); Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama); Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy); Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy); Best Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture; Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture; Best Director; Best Screenplay; Best Original Score; and Best Original Song.

Television categories for the 2023 Golden Globe Awards include: Best Television Series (Drama); Best Television Series (Musical or Comedy); Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television; Best Performance by an Actress i

n a Television Series (Drama); Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series (Drama); Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy); Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy); Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television; and Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television. 

Four new television category awards were introduced earlier this year and will be awarded for the first time at the 2023 Golden Globe Awards ceremony, which will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, airing LIVE coast-to-coast from 5-8 p.m. PT/8-11 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. The new categories include Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical- Comedy or Drama Television Series; Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical- Comedy or Drama Television Series; Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television; and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television. The four new awards will replace the former awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television and Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television.

The Golden Globes were one of the first awards show to embrace diversity.  Past Latino Golden Globe winners include Benicio del Toro, America Ferrera, Jimmy Smits, Rita Moreno, Gina Rodriguez, and Mario Moreno “Cantinflas”.  Nominees have included Salma Hayek, Edgar Ramirez, Andy Garcia and others. 

Produced by Dick Clark productions and Jesse Collins Entertainment in association with the HFPA, the Golden Globe Awards are viewed in more than 210 territories worldwide. Helen Hoehne is president of the HFPA. Jesse Collins and Dionne Harmon will serve as executive producers.

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The Texas Report – Songwriter/Performer Augie Meyers at Fiesta San Antonio

If you’ve ever been to San Antonio for ¡Fiesta! consider yourself lucky. The city-wide party is ten days of music, parades, fireworks, chicken-on-a-stick, barbecue, and tacos. Lots of tacos. During this celebration, some 3 million Tejanos and visitors from far and wide gather for a multitude of events including a nighttime parade, a river parade, una charreada, a thrilling carnival, a masquerade party, a flower show, along with music concerts of all genres. The Market Square concert stage alone, known as Fiesta de los Reyes, draws 600,000 Tejano music, conjunto, Latin jazz, and Country Western music revelers.

One of the most anticipated musical performances of the 2022 Fiesta de los Reyes is the one with the one-and-only Augie Meyers, who was recently honored by the City of San Antonio and Bexar County with a Lifetime Achievement Award.  Mr. Meyers is also celebrating the 40th anniversary of his international hit, “Hey, Baby, Que Paso.” First written by Meyers in 1982, then revised in 1986 as “Kep Pa So,” the ditty received some national airplay. But three years later, when Meyers joined with music icons Flaco Jimenez and the late Freddy Fender to form The Texas Tornadoes, the song became “Hey Baby, Que Paso” and shot to the top of the international hit chart and into hearts across the nation. 

This rocking, rollicking, Tejano, Mexicano accordion swinging polka, with Meyers jamming the squeezebox, Flaco on the acordeón, and Fender crushing his electric guitar was soon catapulted into our collective memory. Many consider “Hey Baby” to be the National Anthem of San Antonio. Just hearing the lyrics, “Hey, Baby, que paso? Thought I was your only vato!” makes you want to pull on your cowboy botas and get on the dancefloor.

With his signature whiskey label “Kep Pa So” being launched at the regal Kings Party, Meyers will have a ringside seat for the grand tradition of the crowning of “El Rey Feo,” the People’s King. 

This year the crown of the 73rd El Rey Feo is bestowed upon businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Augustine “Augie” Cortez, Jr. This San Antonio native is a dedicated volunteer as a mentor for elementary school students, and a member of River Road Association Board, the Midtown Brackenridge planning development board, and was recently named to the Board of Directors of Catholic Charities. This 2022 ”El Rey Feo” plans on donating much of his time, efforts, and resources by helping raise money for local charities and churches of all faiths and denominations throughout the community. A successful restaurateur, Cortez and his wife Sandra and four sons are most proud of their restaurants, the locals’ favorite eating spots, Augie’s Barbed Wire Grill and Augie’s Alamo City BBQ & Steakhouse.

The crowned El Rey Feo’s principal function is to raise funds for the Rey Feo Scholarship Foundation to support scholarships benefiting local youth. Fiesta San Antonio impacts  the City to the tune of $340 million and supports over 100 nonprofits. The Rey Feo Consejos Crowning presented by the Rey Feo Consejo Educational Foundation is one of Fiesta’s largest events.

The Rey Feo Consejo Educational Foundation fraternal organization is composed of former Reyes Feos Civic and Business Leaders whose mission is to uphold the traditions of the Rey Feo, increase awareness, and support the fundraising efforts of the Rey Feo Scholarship Foundation. 

So if you’re in Tejas or anywhere near San Antonio on April 1st this is your invitation to join royalty for the 73rd “People’s King” crowning. Entertainment includes mariachis, folklórico dancers and the introduction of members of the court of King Augie Cortez, Jr.,  former Reyes Feos, members of the Consejo, and Fiesta royalty in front of the historic San Fernando Cathedral, downtown San Anto! Come for the crowning and stay for the ten-day Fiesta! ending on April 10th.

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