MEXICANAL to Broadcast UNIDOS SOMOS NUEVO LEON Benefit Concert to Support Victims of Hurricane Alex

MEXICANAL to Broadcast UNIDOS SOMOS NUEVO LEON Benefit Concert to Support Victims of Hurricane Alex

SATURDAY, JULY 17 12PM PDT

ATLANTA, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, July 17, the MEXICANAL® Network will broadcast Mexico's benefit concert UNIDOS SOMOS NUEVO LEON to U.S. audiences. A joint effort between numerous television networks throughout Mexico, UNIDOS SOMOS NUEVO LEON will bring together such top performers as Bobby Pulido, Adal Ramones and Carmen Salinas to help raise awareness and financial support for the victims of Hurricane Alex, which recently struck the northern states of the Mexican Republic.

Kicking off at Noon Pacific Time, the 12-hour benefit concert will air live from Arena Monterrey, Monterrey Nuevo Leon. MEXICANAL's very own anchor Cecilia Mendez will present some of the acts throughout the day's impressive lineup. Additional celebrities and artists scheduled to appear include Tatiana La reina de los ninos, Danna Paola, Ernesto Da Alessio, Jhonny Laboriel, El Plan, JLB y Compania, Sonora 100% Pura Dinamita de Anandita, Costumbre, Myriam, Erik Rubin, Dulce Maria, Los Claxons, Paty Cantu and Victor Garcia, among others. All proceeds from the event will go to DIF Nuevo Leon, Ave. Morones Prieto 600 Ote. Independencia, Monterrey, Mexico. Tels. (+52 81) 2020-8400, 2020-8412, 2020-8308.

On July 1st, Hurricane Alex struck the northern states of the Mexican Republic. Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas and Coahuila have been the most affected, with damages exceeding 10 billion pesos (about $765 million USD).

Continued heavy rains have threatened the Venustiano Carranza dam to overflow, forcing approximately 18,000 residents from the lower parts of Anahuac, Nuevo Leon to evacuate their homes. The endless rains have kept thousands of families away from their homes and without safe drinking water or electricity. Mud and trash has collected in the streets and now an outbreak of dengue fever is spreading fast through the communities.

For more information or to make a donation, please contact DIF Nuevo Leon, Ave. Morones Prieto 600 Ote. Independencia, Monterrey, Mexico. Tels. (+52 81) 2020-8400, 2020-8412, 2020-8308.

About MEXICANAL

The MEXICANAL® Network, a television channel formed jointly by Atlanta-based Castalia Communications and Mexico-based Cablecom, provides Mexicans living in the United States with news, entertainment and sports programming from their hometowns. The network's lineup features MEXICANAL original productions and the best programming from affiliate broadcasters, independent producers, and local access stations in regions across Mexico, including Jalisco, Michoacan, Guanajuato, Aguascalientes, Guerrero, Oaxaca, State of Mexico, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Hidalgo, Campeche, Chiapas, Yucatan and Zacatecas. For more information, please visit www.mexicanal.com.

Contacts:
Kristien Brada-Thompson, Priority PR
(310) 954-1375 / kristien@prioritypr.net

Demian Torres-Bohl, Castalia Communications
(770) 396-7850 / demian@castaliacom.com

Source: MEXICANAL Network

CONTACT: Kristien Brada-Thompson of Priority PR, +1-310-954-1375,
kristien@prioritypr.net; or Demian Torres-Bohl of Castalia Communications,
+1-770-396-7850, demian@castaliacom.com, both for MEXICANAL Network

Web Site: http://www.mexicanal.com/

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