Pitbull & Kat Deluna To Headline Latina Magazine’s 15th Anniversary Celebrations

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August 4, 2011 – Latina magazine will mark its historic 15th anniversary with two star-studded events this fall.

International music sensation Pitbull will perform at the magazine’s New York City party on Monday, September 26th. Latina’s East Coast anniversary celebration is sponsored by L’Oréal Paris, Macy’s, TOUS and Voli Vodka.

Pop singer Kat Deluna will perform at the Los Angeles party on Wednesday, October 5th. COVERGIRL is the presenting sponsor for Latina’s West Coast anniversary celebration.

“I can’t think of a better way for us to mark such an exciting milestone in Latina history than with two of the most exciting performers in music today,” says Galina Espinoza, co-president and editorial director of Latina Media Ventures. “And these two superstars are a part of the Latina family: Pitbull was on our June/July cover and recently did our first-ever live celebrity Facebook chat, while Kat has been offering her unique take on style on Latina.com and makes her debut next month in the magazine as our style columnist.”

Latina magazine will mark its quinceañera milestone with a special October anniversary issue, which hits newsstands on September 13th. Media outlets interested in covering the red carpet for the anniversary celebrations should contact javier.morgado@latina.com.

About Latina
Latina is the leading monthly lifestyle, entertainment, beauty, and fashion magazine for acculturated Hispanic women. Along with its daily online destination Latina.com, Latina has a combined audience of 3.5 million. The magazine and website are the flagship properties of Latina Media Ventures LLC, a multimedia company that has been a voice of authority for this fast-growing audience for 15 years.

About Pitbull
International music sensation Pitbull, whose given name is Armando Christian Pérez, has sold millions of singles, including his first #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 "Give Me Everything" featuring Ne-Yo and "Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor)" featuring T-Pain, both off his critically acclaimed sixth studio album Planet Pit. The album features a host of pop music luminaries including Enrique Iglesias, Jamie Foxx, Chris Brown, Kelly Rowland and star-studded producers Dr. Luke, Max Martin, David Guetta and Benny Blanco. Pitbull's new and third single off of Planet Pit "Rain Over Me" featuring Marc Anthony is already gaining heavy momentum as it makes its way up the charts and has received over 23 million video views on VEVO. Pitbull has also been featured on tracks by such pop-chart mainstays as Usher, Enrique Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira.

About Kat Deluna
Kat Deluna is a pop singer who burst onto the scene at just 19 with her sizzling summer anthem “Whine Up” in 2007. The single hit the top 20 on the pop charts and made the top 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. It led to the release of her debut album, 9 Lives, later that year. Kat is releasing her second album, ViVa, this fall with singles “Dancing Tonight” claiming the #1 slot in the Billboard Dance Chart and the newly released “Drop It Low,” which has everyone from Ryan Seacrest to Nick Cannon talking about it. Kat is signed to GMB/eOne/Massapeal/Universal International.

Media Contacts:
Javier Morgado
Latina Media Ventures
Vice President, Bus. Dev & Communications
212-642-0226
media@latina.com

Tom Muzquiz
RCA Music Group [Pitbull]
Senior Director of Publicity
310-272-2638
tom.muzquiz@sonymusic.com

Courtney Lowery
Entertainment One Music [Kat Deluna]
Media Relations
516-484-1000 ext. 185
clowery@entonegroup.com