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San Antonio's Vikki Carr and accordionist David Lee Garza will be among the performers for the 2008 Latin Grammy ceremonies scheduled Nov. 13 at Houston's Toyota Center.
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Also performing at the event will be Flex featuring Belinda, Juanes, Café Tacuba, Olga Tañón. Julieta Venegas, Kany García, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Alejandrá Guzman, and Rosario. For ticket information visit here.
The 2008 Latin Grammys ceremonies will be broadcast at 7 p.m. CST Nov. 13 on the Univision Network. Hosting the awards wil be actors Cristián de la Fuente and Patricia Manterola. Presenters will include actors Karyme Lozano, Eugenio Siller, and Mayrín Villanueva and Buika.
According to the Grammy.com folks, "International superstar Juanes is nominated for five awards: Album Of The Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Album for La Vida...Es Un Ratico, and Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Short Form Music Video for "Me Enamora." Reggaeton artist Flex has two 
nods for Best Urban Music Album (Te Quiero) and Best Urban Song ("Te Quiero"). Latin pop artist Rosario is up for Best Female Pop Vocal Album (Parte De Mí)."
For more information and a complete list of nominees, please visit www.grammy.com. Tickets are available to the general public and can be purchased at the Toyota Center Box Office at www.toyotacentertix.com, or by dialing 1.866.4HOUTIX (1.866.446.8849).
The Latin Recording Academy is an international, membership-based organization dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for Latin music and its makers. In addition to producing the Latin GRAMMY Awards to honor excellence in the recorded arts and sciences, The Latin Recording Academy provides educational and outreach programs for the Latin music community. For more details: www.grammy.com.
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