WASHINGTON, D.C. – (January 18, 2021) Actress and activist Eva Longoria Bastón was announced today as the host of the official Latino Inaugural 2021: Inheritance, Resilience & Promise streaming 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/.
The eventwill 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, 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
The hour-long 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.
Senators Catherine Cortez Masto, Robert Menendez and Ben Ray Luján, Senator
designate Alex Padilla and Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus,
Congressman Raul Ruiz, will join the special in contributing messages of hope, unity and thanks.
“With so much at stake for families around the country, we are thrilled to welcome
the Biden-Harris Administration and to celebrate their inauguration,” said
Henry R. Muñoz III, Founder of Momento Latino and executive producer
of the program. “Latino communities face existential threats every day –
from the disproportionate spread of COVID-19 through our communities, to the
requirement that we work essential jobs without essential benefits, to the fear
of our democracy falling apart and the constant threat of deportation and
family separation. We are gathering to celebrate Latinos’ contributions &
our power in this country, and to honor the next era of American leadership in
President Biden and Vice President Harris.”
“A record number of Latinos cast ballots in our recent Presidential elections and
overwhelmingly voted for change,” stated Frankie Miranda, President & CEO of Hispanic Federation, a presenting partner of the Latino
Inaugural 2021: Inheritance, Resilience & Promise. “We extend our sincere
congratulations to President-elect Joseph Biden Jr. and Vice President-elect
Kamala Harris and are delighted to host an event to lift Latino voices in
tribute to their inauguration, along with more than 50 of our fellow Latino
national organizations, Latino elected and appointed leaders, and Latino
celebrities and artists. We look forward to working together to fulfill the
promise and hope that our communities have placed in the next Administration to
ensure our issues are addressed, and pledge to do our part to help bring our
country together to heal, rebuild, and prosper.”
The program is co-hosted by 52 of the country’s largest and most influential Latino
organizations, who have joined together to develop this inaugural event under
the banner of Latinos Unidos. It will acknowledge the Latino voters who showed
up in record numbers at the polls, honor the communities they come from, and
showcase the historic achievements and proud representation displayed by Latino
communities across the nation during this historic moment.
Although they won’t gather in person, leaders of Latino communities across the country will use this moment to send a unified message of hope and pride and offer their
collective congratulations to the incoming Biden-Harris Administration.
Eva Longoria Bastón and Henry R. Muñoz III are the executive producers of the program. David Chavez of INGEÑUITY, Elaine Coronado of Argus Events and Ben De Jesus of NGL Studios are the co-producers.
The official Latino Inaugural 2021 sponsors include: Presenting: SOMOS and Momento Latino. Resilience Level: Hispanic Federation, Impact Level: Comcast NBCUniversal,
Telemundo, Microsoft, DoorDash, American Beverage Association, and Hope Level:
American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Charter Communications, and Primo
TV.
“Comcast NBCUniversal Telemundo is proud to support the Latino Inaugural 2021 and
remains committed to bringing diverse voices and stories from American Latino
communities to our networks and platforms,” said Mitch Rose, Executive Vice
President, Federal Government Affairs.
“The collective sacrifice of those performing the essential work necessary to keep
our country afloat throughout this pandemic has been a story of tremendous
resilience. DoorDash is proud to support the Latino Inaugural 2021, where the
stories of our nation’s essential workers are being told and celebrated,” said
Toney Anaya, Global Head of Government Relations for DoorDash
About Latinos Unidos Created in partnership with Hispanic Federation and the Biden-Harris Presidential Inauguration Committee, Latinos Unidos is the host committee of
the official “Latino Inaugural 2021: Inheritance, Resilience & Promise” and
includes the following 52 organizations:
American GI Forum of the US, American GI Forum of the US, ASPIRA, Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA), Casa de Esperanza: National
Latin@ Network for Healthy Families and Communities, Cesar Chavez Foundation,
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), Congressional Hispanic
Leadership Institute (CHLI), Dolores Huerta Foundation, Familia Es Familia,
Friends of the American Latino Museum, GreenLatinos, Hispanas Organized for
Political Equality (HOPE), Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
(HACU), Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR), Hispanic
Federation, Hispanic Heritage Foundation, Hispanic Technology & Telecommunications
Partnership (HTTP), Hispanics In Philanthropy (HIP), Justice for Migrant Women,
LA Collab, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA),
LatinasRepresent, Latino Leaders Network, Latino Victory Foundation, League of
United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Leonas for Biden-Harris 2020, MANA, A
National Latina Organization, Mi Familia Vota, Momento Latino, National
Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), National
Association of Hispanic Federal Executives (NAHFE), National Association of
Hispanic Nurses, National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC),
National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, National Hispanic Leadership Agenda
(NHLA), National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC), National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA), National Latinx Psychological Association, The National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL), SER Jobs for Progress National Inc., She Se
Puede, Society of Hispanic and professional Engineers (SHPE), Southwest Voter
Registration Education Project, The Latinx House, The United States Spain
Council, UnidosUS, Union=Fuerza Latinx Institute, United Farm Workers (UFW),
United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC), United States Hispanic
Leadership Institute (USHLI), United We Dream, Voto Latino Foundation
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