Jimmy Smits, Marc Anthony, George Lopez, Sonya Sotomayor, Nydia Velasquez, Los Lobos, Pete Escovedo, Sheila E., Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, Eva Longoria Parker, Thalia, Jose Feliciano - it was the who's who of Latina/o star power all gathered for one very special night - The White House Music Series Fiesta Latina.
While Smits, Longoria Parker and George Lopez hosted the event, the other great artists performed outside the White House in front of the First Family and other political figures. The hour long concert debuted on PBS on October 15th, 2009. The best part of this great musical showcase was Thalia asking President Obama to dance wit her! She thanked Michelle Obama for allowing it. He shook his shoulders briefly and quickly sat down. Well at least his brief dance made up for his udder butchering of the performers names during his welcome. With as many Latino/as on his staff, Obama should be reminded that saying Latino names need not be said with a forced accent. It would have been totally acceptable for him to say the names in his regular speech - not forcing himself to roll r's or accent syllables. This was however, a great showcase of Latin stars! Nothing beats seeing Marc Anthony, shirt opened half-way down with the White House in the background...classic!
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