For the “Fiesta Latina” bash that happened at the White House, President Barack Obama made an excellent choice in selecting bachata boy band Aventura as one of the party's feature performers of the night.
Yesterday evening, Obama celebrated the colorful Hispanic culture and music with a “Fiesta Latina,” part of a musical series started by First Lady Michelle Obama. Aventura, recognized as the top-selling Latin music group of 2009, performed at the White House’s South Lawn, an achievement that surely beats their recent success, including selling out tickets for their upcoming Madison Square Garden concert in one day. The demand was so high that a second show in New York City has been added for January 21st.
“This is a huge honor for us,” says singer Henry Santos Jeter in being chosen to perform at the White House. "We're really blessed that we're able to be a part of this...to represent a genre and a culture.”
In addition to Aventura, numerous entertainment heavyweights, including Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, Los Lobos, Thalia, Pete Escovedo, Gloria Estefan, Jose Feliciano, and Shelia E. all wowed audiences. Actors Eva Longoria Parker, George Lopez, and Jimmy Smits even cracked some jokes on how Obama is a fellow Latino. However, the evening’s standing ovation went to Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic member of the Supreme Court.
If you didn’t get an invite for “Fiesta Latina,” no worries-the “In Performance at the White House: Fiesta Latina,” will be broadcast on PBS this Thursday night, follow by Sunday on Telemundo.
Check out their performance of "Su Veneno" for the "Fiesta Latina" below:
