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Twenty Hispanic TV figures, led by Marc Anthony, are ready to offer this Sunday the best of their production as part of the celebrations for the arrival of Barack Obama for president of the United States.


The so-called "Hispanic Gala" will be only one of several dozen parties and ethnic groups have organized to celebrate the start of the government's first black president of the nation.


Organizers confirmed the presence of Jennifer Lopez and the participation of Alejandro Sanz, Paulina Rubio, Luis Fonsi, Don Omar, Angélica Vale, Cucu Diamantes, Yerba Buena, George Lopez, Rosario Dawson, Tony Plana, Rosie Perez, Tony Gonzalez, Wilmer Valderrama , War, Lila Downs, Elida Reyna, Michael Salgado and Mariachi Los Camperos, among others.


The event's musical director, producer Andres Levin of Yerba Buena, said that the show will follow the line of the video "We can Obama, who performed with the participation of most of the artists listed above to support the president's campaign elected and has been viewed more than 300,000 times on YouTube.com.


His group will perform one or two issues and some members of the same accompany Paulina Rubio and Alejandro Sanz later, Levin told the AP in New York. "Marc Anthony plays with his band after this segment and the show closes," he added, but "I have not been confirmed if Jennifer Lopez will sing or what to do."


Cuban Cucu Diamantes of Yerba Buena, revealed that he is "so excited I can hardly sleep."


"Since we began the campaign of Obama's support it and we're super excited," he said from the studio in New York where he recorded his first solo album. "We live the American dream all (Latinos) who came here and were waiting for a change. For me playing in the 'Latin bowl' is amazing ... Many people did not expect a historic change as well, so there is a change to celebrate in which a thought that made history. "


For his part, Rubio told the AP in Mexico that she felt "honored, very happy" to be part of the event, since it saw Obama "I felt immediately connected with me, with me, my mind and spirit."


"We need a change and be part of that change fills me with pride, honor and especially now that I'm at a future time I will have children, so it was impossible not to do so (in the concert and support Obama) "said the singer, who married in 2007 with the Spanish businessman Nicolas Vallejo Nágera.


"We are very excited that the first concert of the year whether to participate in a historic event and belong to someone who supports him and wants him" to Obama, said the so-called Golden Girl.


The gala will be held at Columbus Club Union Station, the most showy of the subway stations in Washington, near the Capitol. This is not a drama but a hall for at least a thousand people, each of which paid $ 200 for the show.


"It was a pretty intense production," said Levin, who believes the biggest challenge was not musical but logistics due to the proximity of the event. Just a few days ago began the tests.


Organizers said the presence of that number of Hispanic artists stressed the "historical nature" of Obama on the assumption of the presidency and the "unprecedented opportunity to unite the Latino community and country."


Ramona Romero, president of the Hispanic National Bar Association (the equivalent of the Bar in Latin America), agreed with this assessment.


"This is an important event because it brings together not only artists but all prominent Latino organizations in the country," he said. "It's the way the Hispanic community will be celebrating a great historic shift in U.S. policy."


However, Democrat of New York Congressman Jose Serrano, who according to political circles has been among the Hispanic candidates for the cabinet of Obama seemed to be not very convinced of that assessment.


"Only one party is over," he told the AP on Hispanic Gala.


Marc Anthony stated that this was a "historic conclusion".

"This election marked the turning point for Latinos in terms of political power and civic participation," he said, according to a communique from the organizers. "We have made our voices heard and generated a result for a real change and a better future for our community and our families."