7th Annual LA Latin Pride Festival.

The Latin Pride Foundation, Inc. announced the 7th Annual Latin Pride Los Angeles Festival that will take place on Sunday, September 4th 2005 during Labor Day Weekend on 8th Street, between Grand Ave. and Olive St. in Downtown Los Angeles,

Seven years ago, Latin Pride Foundation Inc. hosted the first Latin Pride Los Angeles Festival in a small parking lot. Today, it has become one of the largest Latin Gay/Alternative Pride Community Festival in the United States, with last year’s attendance surpassing 20,000 people in one day.

The Festival will be the official kick-off festival for Hispanic Heritage Month for the City of Los Angeles. The Festival will consist of: HIV/AIDS screening clinic, cultural and art exhibits, multi-cultural food court, carnival pavilion, dance tent, a performing stage of top billboard Latin music talent, and an official after-party.

This year’s Queen of the Festival and performing headliner will be legendary entertainer VERONICA CASTRO and as the festival’s Godmother transgender TV celebrity CACHITA (Univision’s Gordo y La Flaca). Sharing the stage will be REGGAETON’s hottest performer IVY QUEEN, Salsa diva ALBITA, Telenovela’s hottest couple NIURKA y BOBBY LARIOS, Rock en español singer/songwriter ZAYRA ALVAREZ, Regional Urban Hip hopers CAPITAN and KALIMEN, Mexico’s controversial rapper JJMC aka GERARDO GOMEZ BORBOLLA, banda darlings BRAVADA, the ex-lead singer of Sonora Dinamita VILMA DIAZ Y SU SONORA SHOW and +Celia Cruz’ former band leader YARI MORE AND HIS ORCHESTRA.

The Festival represents every sector of the Latino population, including Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, South American, Ibero-American and other Latin communities. By placing an emphasis on community building, education and charity, the Festival has been a success for its organizers as well as its involved sponsors. Solidarity and commitment with the most underprivileged in our community is the primary objective, especially to those with the HIV/AIDS causing virus.

Sponsors of the event include: Univision Channel 34, Telefutura Channel 46, LATV Network, American Airlines, Super Estrella 107.1 FM, Oye 97.5 FM, K-Big 104.3 FM, KLOVE 107.5 FM, Recuerdo 103.9-98.3 FM, La Nueva 101.9 FM, 1020 AM, Latino 96.3 FM, Hoy Newspaper, LA Weekly, Padrísimo Magazine, Divas Magazine, Revista Adelante, Frontiers Magazine, In Magazine, Gay.com, bruyeri.com, Universal Music Latino, Warner Music Latina, Univision Music Group, Sony Music Norte, Bank of America, Mexicana Airlines, Omni Los Angeles Hotel, Human Rights Campaign, The City of Los Angeles, The County of Los Angeles, The State of California … and more to be announced.

MISSION

The Latin Pride Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit community educational and research organization that was founded to educate and inspire people in solving their common social and health problems, including HIV/AIDS. Through educational programs and research support, we work actively with the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) community and other high-risk groups in combating this disease.

THE VALUES THAT GUIDE US IN ACHIEVING OUR MISSION

” To educate the public on the cultural artistic diversity of Latinos in music, dance and arts through media, lectures and festivals including the annual “Latin Pride Los Angeles Festival”.
” To promote understanding through education between Latinos and their fellow citizens of all ethnic cultures.
” To educate and support research on solutions for pressing social and health problems with the community at large.

For more information at http://www.LatinPride.org