AL ROJO VIVO CON MARIA CELESTE Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Special Programming

AL ROJO VIVO CON MARÍA CELESTE celebrates its fifteenth anniversary of setting the news and entertainment agenda for the Latino community, with a week of special programming beginning Monday, May 15. The celebratory programming will kick off with an unplugged concert featuring Luis Fonsi, Nacho, Luis Coronel, Josh Favela, Regulo Caro and Ivy Queen on Monday. On Tuesday, May 16, the program will air from Times Square, the broadcast location of the show's inaugural episode, with visits by a surprise group of Latino superstars. On Wednesday, May 17, the State of New York will issue an official proclamation acknowledging the anniversary of "Al Rojo Vivo" and the show's positive impact on Latino culture. On Thursday, May 18, María Celeste will offer a recap of some of the show's best moments. Finally, on Friday, May 19, 15 quinceañeras will celebrate the 15th birthday party of their dreams with special celebrity guests at the "Al Rojo Vivo" studios.

"Fifteen years ago, we started this great adventure with a commitment to offer audiences a dynamic program full of compelling information," said María Celeste. "We have been committed ever since to ensuring that each episode offers relevant and compelling news stories from around the world on a wide range of topics. That is why we like to say that 'Al Rojo Vivo' offers 'everything in one hour.' I remember saying on the first day that audiences could always expect the unexpected from our show, and that still hasn't changed."

Hosted by Emmy® Award-winning journalist María Celeste Arrarás, "Al Rojo Vivo con María Celeste" offers stories that captivate Hispanic viewers, presented in an innovative format that highlights their human aspect. "Al Rojo Vivo" has a stellar team of collaborators across the country, including Azucena Cierco, Sofía Lachapelle, Gino Del Corte, Jessica Carrillo, "fashionista" Enrique "Quique" Usales, Jorge Miramontes and Nicole Suárez.

María Celeste Arrarás is one of the best-known figures in Spanish-speaking television. She has been a guest anchor of NBC's "Today Show" and a contributor to "Dateline" and "NBC Nightly News." María Celeste has appeared on the cover of People en Español more than 14 times and graced the front of Newsweek's special issue on "Women and Leadership: The Next Generation" in 2009. She has been profiled in numerous prestigious publications, among them The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post and The Miami Herald.

María Celeste began her television career as a local reporter for Puerto Rico's Canal in 1986. She was hired by Telemundo's New York affiliate and in 1994 went on to work for "Primer Impacto" on Univision, rejoining Telemundo as main anchor of "Al Rojo Vivo" in 2002.

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