Grupo Salinas Founder and Chairman Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego Presents 'PROMESA' Project to Governors in Mexico to Promote Education through Music

Grupo Salinas Founder and Chairman Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego Presents 'PROMESA' Project to Governors in Mexico to Promote Education through Music

Grupo Salinas Is Committed to Supporting Mexican Youth

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo Salinas, a group of dynamic, fast-growing and technologically advanced companies deeply committed to the modernization of the countries in which they operate, created by Mexican entrepreneur Ricardo B. Salinas (www.ricardosalinas.com), is proud to celebrate through its non-profit arm Fundacion Azteca the inaugural concert of the Orquesta Sinfonica Esperanza Azteca youth orchestra, which performed yesterday in Mexico City.

La Orquesta Sinfonica Esperanza Azteca is part of "Programa Musical Esperanza Azteca" (PROMESA), a project sponsored by Grupo Salinas and Fundacion Azteca to educate youth in excellence, teamwork and high self-esteem through classical music training and practice.

"Orquesta Sinfonica Esperanza Azteca is an example of what music can do to promote teamwork, a love of the arts, concentration, development. In short, the creation of values. It's much more than music. It's the formation of our youth," said Ricardo Salinas.

Mr. Salinas took advantage of the attendance of 25 governors from throughout Mexico, plus the mayor of Mexico City, to build the program into a national network. "We don't want this effort to be limited to a single orchestra. We want to create not one, but many orchestras and youth choirs throughout the country. We think that this way we can educate citizens who learn the value of discipline, know how to work in teams and can appreciate beauty."

The governors in attendance included: Gov. Luis Armando Reynoso Femat (Aguascalientes), Gov. Narciso Agundez Montano (Baja California Sur), Gov. Fernando Ortega Bernes (Campeche), Gov. Juan Sabines Guerrero (Chiapas), Gov. Jose Reyes Baeza Terrazas (Chihuahua), Gov. Humberto Moreira Valdes (Coahuila), Gov. Mario Anguiano Moreno (Colima), Gov. Ismael Alfredo Hernandez Deras (Durango), Gov. Enrique Pena Nieto (Mexico), Gov. Juan Manuel Oliva Ramirez (Guanajuato), Gov. Carlos Zeferino Torreblanca (Guerrero), Gov. Miguel Angel Osorio Chong (Hidalgo), Gov. Leonel Godoy Rangel (Michoacan), Gov. Marco Antonio Adame Castillo (Morelos), Gov. Ney Gonzalez Sanchez (Nayarit), Gov. Rodrigo Medina de la Cruz (Nuevo Leon), Gov. Ulises Ruiz Ortiz (Oaxaca), Gov. Mario Marin Torres (Puebla), Gov. Jose Calzada Rovirosa (Queretaro), Gov. Felix Arturo Gonzalez Canto (Quintana Roo), Gov. Jesus Alberto Aguilar Padilla (Sinaloa), Gov. Andres Rafael Granier Melo (Tabasco), Gov. Fidel Herrera Beltran (Veracruz), Gov. Ivonne Ortega Pacheco (Yucatan) and Gov. Amalia Garcia Medina (Zacatecas), as well as Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon.

The Orquesta Sinfonica Esperanza Azteca comprises 150 musicians and includes a choir of 125 members, ages six through 18.

Musical direction is led by Julio Saldana, with a team of 17 teachers and 15 assistants. The children underwent an intensive 120-day practice routine prior to the concert that included individual and group instrumental and voice sessions.

PROMESA is an example of the power of social change through programs that support human development and the formation of values in our youth.

About Grupo Salinas

Grupo Salinas (www.gruposalinas.com) is a group of dynamic, fast-growing and technologically advanced companies focused on creating shareholder value, contributing to building the middle class of the countries where it operates, and improving society through excellence. Created by Mexican entrepreneur Ricardo B. Salinas (www.ricardosalinas.com), Grupo Salinas operates as a management development and decision forum for the top leaders of member companies TV Azteca (www.irtvazteca.com), Azteca America (www.aztecaamerica.com), Grupo Elektra (www.grupoelektra.com.mx), Banco Azteca (www.bancoazteca.com.mx), Afore Azteca (www.aforeazteca.com.mx), Seguros Azteca (www.segurosazteca.com.mx), and Grupo Iusacell (www.iusacell.com). Each of the Grupo Salinas companies operates independently with its own management, board of directors and shareholders. However, member companies share a common vision, values and strategies for achieving rapid growth, superior results and world-class performance. Grupo Salinas has no equity holdings.

Contact:
Daniel McCosh
52 55 1720 0059
dmccosh@gruposalinas.com

Source: Grupo Salinas; Fundacion Azteca; TV Azteca; Grupo Elektra; Grupo Iusacell

Source: Grupo Salinas; Fundacion Azteca; TV Azteca; Grupo Elektra

CONTACT: International Press Contact, Daniel McCosh, Grupo Salinas,
+5255-1720-0059, dmccosh@gruposalinas.com

Web site: http://www.gruposalinas.co/
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