Eva Longoria Bastón hosts Latino Inaugural 2021: Inheritance, Resilience & Promise Airing Jan. 19 9:30 P.M. (est)
Showing a force of unity, fifty-two Latino based organizations come together to support the hour long special the Latino Inaugural 2021: Inheritance, Resilience & Promise. Eva Longoria Bastón hosts the special which will air on The Choice channel on Peacock, and on Telemundo’s and Univision’s digital and social platforms on Tuesday, January 19 at 9:30 p.m. EST as part of the official five day-slate of inaugural programming from the Biden-Harris Presidential Inauguration Committee. https://latinoinaugural.org/.
Longoria Bastón and Henry R. Muñoz III are the executive producers of the program. the Inauguration special will focus on telling the stories of Latino contributions to society and stories that touch on the Latino American narrative in the United States, its history and challenges, and the promise for a better tomorrow. The show will honor members of Latino communities who kept the country running during the pandemic as members of our front line and essential workforce.
The production has engaged 52 of the country’s largest and most influential Latino organizations so serve as co-hosts who have come together to develop this inaugural event under the banner of Latinos Unidos.
The event will feature appearances by Edward James Olmos, John Leguizamo, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Rita Moreno, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Becky G, Ivy Queen, Farruko, Shaggy, Gaby Moreno, Emilio Estefan, Former Boston Red Sox David Ortiz aka Big Papi, Erik Rivera, Ana Navarro-Cárdenas, and Nicholas Gonzalez.
With musical performances from:
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Luis Miranda with a touching tribute to Puerto Rico; Gaby Moreno featuring David Garza performing Fronteras
An Emilio Estefan produced performance of One World, One Prayer performed by The Wailers, featuring Skip Marley, Shaggy, Farruko and Cedella Marley. Also, Reyes spoken word performance of The Promise, Gilberto Santa Rosa performing Canta Mundo, Mariachi Nuevo, Santander performing This Land is Your Land, All-Star Tejanos United – Stefani Montiel, Joe Posada, Shelly Lares, David Marez, Chente Barrera, DJ Kane, Art Tigerina, Mark Ledezma, Mario Ortiz, Members of LA, 45 and Mariachi Azteca de America performing America The Beautiful: A Salute to the Latino Imprint .
“A record number of Latinos cast ballots in our recent Presidential elections andoverwhelmingly voted for change,” stated Frankie Miranda, President & CEO of Hispanic Federation, a presenting partner of the LatinoInaugural 2021: Inheritance, Resilience & Promise.
Hispanic Federation brings together more than 52 Latino organizations to support the historic event. David Chavez of INGEÑUITY, Elaine Coronado of Argus Events and Ben De Jesus of NGL Studios are the co-producers.
Photo: latinoinaugural.org
