LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE AND FRIENDS: MTV UNPLUGGED

Tr3s: MTV, Música y Más (formerly MTV Tr3s) announced today that the legends of Regional Mexican music, Los Tigres del Norte, will join the list of spectacular performances for the critically-acclaimed “MTV Unplugged” series. The “Los Tigres del Norte and Friends: MTV Unplugged” is set to tape in Los Angeles in the first quarter of 2011. The special will air on Tr3s, MTV & VH1 Latin America and MTV Spain.

“Los Tigres del Norte and Friends: MTV Unplugged” will feature Juanes, Calle 13, Zack de la Rocha (Rage Against the Machine/One Day as a Lion) and Andres Calamaro, among others, who will join the group for an intimate performance of some of their greatest hits including “La Puerta Negra”, “Lagrimas del Corazón”, “Golpes en el Corazón”, “Señor Locutor”, “La Jaula de Oro” and “America”, among many others. The multiple Grammy award-winning group will also embrace a message of peace with a performance of “Perdonen mi Canto”.

“Los Tigres del Norte’s storytelling has become legendary and serves as the soundtrack to the lives of multiple generations of Hispanics living in the US,” commented Jesus Lara, Senior Vice President of Music & Talent Strategy for Tr3s: MTV, Música y Más. “This event will mark a historical moment for the Mexican music culture and we are honored to add this musical milestone to the ‘MTV Unplugged’ franchise.”

“We’re thrilled to join the extraordinary list of artists that have performed on the ‘MTV Unplugged’ stage, and bring Regional Mexican Music to such a celebrated concert series. We are looking forward to the opportunity to revisit many special moments in our career, while also creating new interpretations with a wide array of special guests,” commented Los Tigres del Norte.

Juanes commented, “Los Tigres are the rock of the culture. It’s an honor to join them for this ‘Unplugged’. I love their music, attitude and career.”

Charlie Singer, SVP of Content and Creative for Tr3s, will serve as Executive Producer, and Jesus Lara as Co-Producer of the “Los Tigres del Norte and Friends: MTV Unplugged”. The show’s Producer will be Audrey Morrisey from Live Animals, which will also serve as the production company.