Oscar de la Hoya, Julio Cesar Chavez, Juan Manuel Marquez, Roberto Duran, Cristian Castro, Fanny Lu, Gloria Trevi, Pee Wee and Luny Tunes to Appear at Second Annual 'Tecate Premios Deportes' Awards Show

Oscar de la Hoya, Julio Cesar Chavez, Juan Manuel Marquez, Roberto Duran, Cristian Castro, Fanny Lu, Gloria Trevi, Pee Wee and Luny Tunes to Appear at Second Annual 'Tecate Premios Deportes' Awards Show

Star-studded, red carpet event hosted at Los Angeles' Orpheum Theatre on June 25

MIAMI, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The all-star lineup of entertainers and sports celebrities for the "Tecate Premios Deportes" (Tecate Sports Awards) was announced today. The second annual show will follow a red carpet celebration at the historic Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles on June 25, 2009, and will be broadcast on the Univision Network on Sunday, July 5, 2009.

Hosts of the gala event include popular novela actress/comedienne Angelica Vale, Univision's Fernando Fiore of "Republica Deportiva," and popular Chilean actor Cristian de la Fuente.

This year's lineup of celebrities scheduled to present awards includes celebrated sports figures Oscar de la Hoya, Luis Castillo (award-nominee), Steven Goldstein (award-nominee), Jim Plunkett, Antonio Perez (award-nominee), Rey Mysterio, Jeff Garcia (award-nominee), recording artists Diana Reyes and Pablo Montero, actress and model Daisy Fuentes, and television personality Raul de Molina among others.

Among the recording artists scheduled to perform are pop diva Gloria Trevi, Mexican crooner Cristian Castro, Colombian singer Fanny Lu, regional Mexican music artist Lupillo Rivera, reggaeton group La Factoria with Eddy Lover, and regional Mexican group La Arrolladora Banda El Limon.

Also scheduled to receive the Golden Eagle Award is No. 28 in Ring magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time, Roberto "Manos de Piedra" Duran. Additionally, famed boxer Julio Cesar Chavez and former MLB pitcher Luis Tiant will be honored with a special tribute during the live show.

Special appearances are also expected by Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Luis Castillo, Steven Goldstein, Jim Plunkett, Antonio Prez, Ricardo Osorio, Maykel Galindo, Eduardo Lillingston, Ricardo Rodante, Rey Mysterio, Jeff Garcia, Pablo Montero, Diana Reyes, Lupillo Rivera, La Factoria with Eddy Lover, La Arrolladora Banda El Limon and Patrulla 81.

Nearly 60 Hispanic athletes from six sports categories are being considered based on their statistical excellence, participation in a televised professional sport in the United States during 2008, cumulative impact on their team and in the sport, and their reputation as a role model for the Hispanic community.

Nominees were selected by a distinguished panel of current and former professional athletes and sports personalities, including famed boxer Oscar de la Hoya; retired NFL player Tony Casillas; NFL Hall of Fame recipient Anthony Munoz; former Mexican soccer coach and Univision sportscaster Jesus Bracamontes; Enrique Borja, legendary Mexican forward and former team president of the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon's (UANL) Tigres, former MLB shortstop and current Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, retired Mexican goalie Jorge Campos, Univision executive producer Art Izquierdo and Univision Radio personality Rafael "El Alcalde" Hernandez.

Sports fans also played an important role in selecting the winners by voting online at Univision.com (Uniclave: Premios Deportes) for the following categories: Baseball Player of the Year, Soccer Team of the Year, Athlete of the Year, and Rising Star Award.

Tickets to the celebrity-filled event are available to the general public through TicketMaster at www.ticketmaster.com for $45 and $65.

Media inquiries should be directed to Maria Amor at amor@formulatin.com; for production or talent inquiries, contact Executive Producer David Chavez at dchavez@latinpointe.com.

About FEMSA/Heineken USA

In 2004, Heineken USA and FEMSA Cerveza reached an agreement that made Heineken USA the sole and exclusive importer, marketer and seller of FEMSA's beer brands in the United States. Under the terms of the agreement, Heineken USA assumed responsibility for the marketing, sales and distribution of the beer brands Dos Equis, Tecate, Sol, Carta Blanca, Bohemia, and Tecate Light across the United States. In April 2007, an extended ten-year agreement was finalized between Heineken USA and FEMSA, which became effective Jan. 1, 2008.

Heineken USA Inc., the nation's premier beer importer, is a subsidiary of Heineken International BV, which is the world's most international brewer. Besides the FEMSA portfolio, brands imported into the U.S. include: Heineken Lager, the world's most international beer brand; Heineken Premium Light; Amstel Light, a leading imported light beer brand; Newcastle Brown Ale, the leading imported ale in the United States; and Buckler non-alcoholic brew. Please visit EnjoyHeinekenResponsibly.com.

Founded in 1890, FEMSA is the largest integrated beverage company in Latin America with a portfolio of leading beer and soft drink brands. Its subsidiary FEMSA Cerveza is one of the most innovative brewers with operations in Mexico and Brazil offering well-known brands that include Tecate, Dos Equis and Sol in Mexico and Kaiser, Sol and Xingu in Brazil. Its subsidiary Coca-Cola FEMSA is the largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America and the second largest in the world. FEMSA sells its products through approximately two million points of sale, which serve a population of over 200 million people in nine countries, including some of the most populous metropolitan areas in Latin America, such as Mexico City, Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires. FEMSA's manufacturing and distribution capabilities are enhanced by its retail and packaging operations; it operates Oxxo, the largest convenience store chain in Mexico, with over 6,300 stores as of December 2008. For more information on FEMSA, go to www.femsa.com.

About Univision Communications Inc.

Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 95% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 85% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavision, the country's leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 64 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 70 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; and Univision Interactive Media, which includes http://www.univision.com/, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S., and Univision Movil, the industry's most comprehensive Spanish-language suite of mobile offerings. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa's pay television channels in the U.S. Univision Communications has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.

For more information, please visit www.univision.net

Source: Tecate Premios Deportes

CONTACT: Maria Amor of FORMULATIN, +1-212-219-0321, amor@formulatin.com,
for Tecate Premios Deportes; or Lara Migliassi of Univision Networks,
+1-305-640-3711, marketingcomm@univision.net

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