Juan Manuel Marquez, Pau Gasol, Julio Cesar Chavez, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Jeff Garcia, Guillermo Ochoa, Luis Tiant, Among Hispanic Athletes Recognized During 'Tecate Premios Deportes' Awards Show on Univision

Juan Manuel Marquez, Pau Gasol, Julio Cesar Chavez, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Jeff Garcia, Guillermo Ochoa, Luis Tiant, Among Hispanic Athletes Recognized During 'Tecate Premios Deportes' Awards Show on Univision

The Sports and Entertainment Worlds Convene to Celebrate and Honor the Best of 2008

MIAMI, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The second annual edition of the "Tecate Premios Deportes" (Tecate Sports Awards) paid homage last night to the accomplishments and character of Hispanic professional athletes during a star-studded ceremony broadcast by the Univision Network from the historic Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles. The event, which was presented by Cerveza Tecate, a Heineken USA import, was hosted by Angelica Vale, Fernando Fiore and Cristian de la Fuente.

Seventeen athletes from six sports categories were selected by a panel of distinguished current and former professional sportsmen and sports personalities to receive awards based on their statistical excellence, cumulative contributions to their team and Hispanic community during 2008. Among those recognized were Juan Manuel Marquez (Athlete of the Year and Boxer of the Year), Jeff Garcia (American Football Player of the Year), Pau Gasol (Basketball Player of the Year), Helio Castroneves (Auto Racer of the Year) and Cuauhtemoc Blanco (Soccer Player of the Year).

Tributes were also presented to boxing champion Roberto Duran (Golden Eagle Award), MLB baseball great Luis Tiant (Sports Idol Award) and Mexican boxing marvel Julio Cesar Chavez (Sports Legend Award) highlighting their impressive lifetime careers. Additionally, wrestler Henry Cejudo was honored for his accomplishments at the 2008 Beijing Olympics with the Triumphant Spirit Award.

The celebrity-filled audience was entertained throughout the night by performances by some of today's biggest Latin music stars such as Mexican pop diva Gloria Trevi, Colombian singer Fanny Lu, Mexican crooner Cristian Castro, pop solo artist Pee Wee, Mexican regional acts Lupillo Rivera, Patrulla 81 and La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho, and reggaeton duo Angel y Khriz.

Special appearances included Oscar de la Hoya, Luis Castillo (award nominee), Steven Goldstein (award nominee), Jim Plunkett, Antonio Perez (award nominee), Rey Mysterio, actresses Odalys Garcia and Adriana Fonseca, TV personality Daisy Fuentes, musicians Diana Reyes, Beto Cuevas and Michael Salgado, soccer players Paco Palencia, Manuel Negrete, Eduardo Lillingston, Jorge Flores and Maykel Galindo, among many others.

Univision.com (Uniclave: Premios Deportes) is providing fans the ultimate sports coverage. Users have access to exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews of the winners, footage of the green carpet, as well as highlights of the most unforgettable moments of the show. Right after the show, users voted online for their green carpet favorites, including the most elegant, most extravagant, most sexy, and best couples that graced the walkway. The winners will also be announced on "El Gordo y la Flaca" today at 4:00 p.m. ET.

Following is the complete list of winners for the second annual edition of "Tecate Premios Deportes":

Tecate Athlete of the Year (Tecate Atleta del Ano)
Juan Manuel Marquez, boxing

Boxer of the Year (Boxeador del Ano)
Juan Manuel Marquez

Baseball Player of the Year (Jugador de Beisbol del Ano)
Manny Ramirez, Los Angeles Dodgers

Soccer Player of the Year (Jugador de Futbol del Ano)
Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Chicago Fire

American Football Player of the Year (Jugador de Futbol Americano del Ano)
Jeff Garcia, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Basketball Player of the Year (Jugador de Baloncesto del Ano)
Pau Gasol, Los Angeles Lakers

Auto Racer of the Year (Piloto de Automovilismo del Ano)
Helio Castroneves, IndyCar

Rising Star of the Year (La Nueva Promesa del Ano)
Victor Ortiz, boxing

All-Star Soccer Team of the Year (Equipo Estelar de Futbol del Ano)

Goal Keeper (Mejor Portero)
Guillermo Ochoa, Club America

Fullback (Mejor Defensa Lateral)
Amaury Ponce, C.D. Guadalajara

Center Defense (Mejor Defensa Central)
Rafael Marquez, FC Barcelona de Espana

Defensive Midfielder (Mejor Medio Defensivo)
Gerardo Torrado, Cruz Azul

Offensive Midfielder (Mejor Medio Ofensivo)
Andres Guardado, Deportivo La Coruna

First Forward (Delantero 1)
Salvador Cabanas, Club America

Second Forward (Delantero 2)
Hector Mancilla, Deportivo Toluca F.C.

Rookie of the Year (Novato del Ano)
Nestor Calderon, Club Toluca

Best Coach (Mejor Entrenador)
Jose Manuel de la Torre, Deportivo Toluca F.C.

Golden Eagle Award Tribute (Aguila de Oro)
Roberto Duran, boxing

Sports Idol Tribute Award (Idolo del Deporte)
Luis Tiant, baseball

Sports Legend Tribute Award (Leyenda del Deporte)
Julio Cesar Chavez, boxing

Triumphant Spirit Tribute Award (Espiritu Triunfador)
Henry Cejudo

Media inquiries should be directed to Paola Ruiz at ruiz@formulatin.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: Paola Ruiz of FORMULATIN, +1-212-219-0321, ruiz@formulatin.com;
or Lara Migliassi of Univision Network, +1-305-640-3711,
marketingcomm@univision.net

Web Site: http://www.univision.com/
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NOTE TO EDITORS: To download photographs of the event, please visit ftp://ftp.univision.net Username: tecatepremios Password: deporte

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