Cristian Castro, Carlos Santana in Miami for Latin Music Awards

MIAMI BEACH – Latin music stars, Banda El Recodo, Cristian Castro and La Quinta Estacion have confirmed their appearances as exclusive performers at the 2009 Billboard Latin Music Awards presented by State Farm.

They join recently announced exclusive performers, King of Reggaeton, Don Omar and the Golden Girl, Paulina Rubio, who are also scheduled to take part in this magnum event. The ceremony will take place on Thursday, April 23 from The BankUnited Center at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. The Awards Show will air live in High Definition on Telemundo, the first Hispanic network to broadcast in true HD.

Carlos Santana, this year’s recipient of the Billboard Lifetime Achievement Award and Daddy Yankee, who will receive the Billboard Spirit of Hope Award, also confirmed their appearances to the award ceremony that will be hosted by Aylin Mujica (Sin Senos no hay Paraiso) and Alan Tacher (Levantate).

Additional performers will be announced soon. Details of the impressive event can be found at the official site of the 2009 Billboard Latin Music Awards presented by State Farm Telemundo.com.

The Billboard Latin Music Awards presented by State Farm are the culmination of the 20th annual Billboard Latin Music Conference, presented by State Farm in association with Verizon, which takes place April 20-23 in Miami Beach. See www.billboardlatinconference.com.

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