{"id":42929,"date":"2015-10-06T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/telemundo-presents-special-programming-in-anticipation-of-drama-series-celia-which-premieres-next-tuesday-october-13-at-8pm7c\/"},"modified":"2015-10-06T09:02:12","modified_gmt":"2015-10-06T13:02:12","slug":"telemundo-presenta-programacion-especial-para-recibir-en-grande-la-serie-dramatica-celia-que-estrena-el-proximo-martes-13-de-octubre-a-las-8pm7c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/telemundo-presenta-programacion-especial-para-recibir-en-grande-la-serie-dramatica-celia-que-estrena-el-proximo-martes-13-de-octubre-a-las-8pm7c\/","title":{"rendered":"TELEMUNDO Presents Special Programming In Anticipation Of Drama Series &#8220;Celia,&#8221; Which Premieres Next Tuesday, October 13 At 8PM\/7c"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 6, 2015<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0In anticipation of the premiere of the eagerly awaited series <b>&#8220;Celia,&#8221;<\/b> TELEMUNDO presents three specials dedicated to the &#8220;Queen of Salsa.&#8221; The special programming begins this <span class=\"xn-chron\">Saturday, October 10<\/span> at <span class=\"xn-chron\">8pm<\/span>\/7c with <b>&#8220;Celia Cruz Az\u00facar,&#8221;<\/b> the 2003 concert in honor of the famous singer, followed at <span class=\"xn-chron\">10pm<\/span>\/9c by a look back at her personal and professional life on <b>&#8220;Nuestros \u00eddolos: <span class=\"xn-person\">Celia Cruz<\/span>.&#8221;<\/b> On <span class=\"xn-chron\">Tuesday, October 13<\/span>, the network will air <b>&#8220;Celia por Siempre&#8221;<\/b> at <span class=\"xn-chron\">7pm<\/span>\/6c, leading up to the premiere of &#8220;Celia&#8221; (<span class=\"xn-chron\">8pm<\/span>\/7c), the drama series that narrates the life and musical legacy of a woman who launched her career in the middle of the Cuban revolution, at a time when female singers didn&#8217;t have a place on stage. TELEMUNDO will also pay homage to the iconic Cuban singer with a musical tribute at the first-ever <b>&#8220;Latin American Music Awards,&#8221;<\/b> live from the Dolby Theater in <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span>, this <span class=\"xn-chron\">Thursday, October 8<\/span> at <span class=\"xn-chron\">9pm<\/span>\/8c. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"spanHghlt81b8\">Experience the interactive Multimedia News Release here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.multivu.com\/players\/Spanish\/7646451-telemundo-novela-celia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.multivu.com\/players\/Spanish\/7646451-telemundo-novela-celia\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hosted by &#8220;Un Nuevo D\u00eda&#8221; co-host Rashel D\u00edaz,<b> &#8220;Celia Cruz Az\u00facar&#8221; (<span class=\"xn-chron\">October 10<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">8pm<\/span>\/7c)<\/b>, is a special two-hour broadcast of a concert held in honor of Celia in 2003. It will feature original performances, rehearsal footage and an interview with Celia and her husband, <span class=\"xn-person\">Pedro Knight<\/span>. Some of the artists who participated in the event \u2013 V\u00edctor Manuelle, Olga Ta\u00f1\u00f3n and others \u2013 will look back on that magical evening and the unforgettable moments they spent with the legendary Cuban singer. <\/p>\n<p><b>&#8220;Nuestros \u00eddolos: <span class=\"xn-person\">Celia Cruz<\/span>&#8220;<\/b><b> (<span class=\"xn-chron\">October 10<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">10pm<\/span>\/9c)<\/b> will recap the personal and professional life of the incomparable <span class=\"xn-person\">Celia Cruz<\/span>, from childhood and her debut on Cuban radio through her memorable funeral, touching on her love story with <span class=\"xn-person\">Pedro Knight<\/span> and the success she earned along the way. The one-hour documentary features the voice of Celia herself, as well as interviews with some of the people who knew her best, including good friends, schoolmates, agents, godchildren, composers and producers. Produced in association with the Celia Cruz Knight Estate with the support of the Celia Cruz Legacy Project, the program contains never-before-seen video and images from <span class=\"xn-person\">Celia Cruz&#8217;s<\/span> private collection. <\/p>\n<p><b>&#8220;Celia por Siempre&#8221;<\/b>\u00a0<b>(<span class=\"xn-chron\">October 13<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">7pm<\/span>\/6c)<\/b>,\u00a0recounts intimate moments in Celia&#8217;s life offstage as told by some of her closest friends, among them <span class=\"xn-person\">Emilio and Gloria Estefan<\/span>, Oscar de Le\u00f3n and <span class=\"xn-person\">Willy Chirino<\/span>. This up-close look shows us a Celia beyond the glamorous wigs and stage makeup, focusing on her role as woman, Cuban, wife, aunt and friend. <\/p>\n<p>Featuring a stellar cast including <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Jeimy Osorio<\/span><\/b> and <b>Modesto Lac\u00e9n<\/b> as the young <span class=\"xn-person\">Celia Cruz<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Pedro Knight<\/span>, with the introduction of <b>Aym\u00e9e Nuviola<\/b> and <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Willie Denton<\/span><\/b> playing the couple in their later years, <b>&#8220;Celia&#8221;<\/b> is a production of Fox Telecolombia and RCN licensed to TELEMUNDO. The series was directed by <span class=\"xn-person\">Victor Mallarino<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Liliana Bocanegra<\/span>, with Nelson Mart\u00ednez as executive producer and a screenplay based on a script by Andr\u00e9s Salgado and Paul Rodr\u00edguez. <\/p>\n<p>Viewers can follow the series on Facebook.com\/CeliaTLMD and @CeliaTLMD on Twitter. For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/nbcumv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">nbcumv.com<\/a> and follow the Public Relations Department on Twitter @TLMDPR. <\/p>\n<p>TELEMUNDO, a division of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, is a world-class media company, leading the industry in the production and distribution of high-quality Spanish-language content across its multiplatform portfolio to U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. TELEMUNDO&#8217;s multiple platforms include the TELEMUNDO Network, a Spanish-language television network featuring original productions, theatrical motion pictures, news and first-class sports events, reaching 94% of U.S. Hispanic viewers in 210 markets through its 17 owned stations, which includes a full power station in <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> that reaches 99% of all TV households in that DMA, and broadcast and MVPD affiliates; TELEMUNDO Digital Media, which distributes TELEMUNDO&#8217;s original content across digital and emerging platforms including mobile devices and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telemundo.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.telemundo.com<\/a>; and Telemundo Internacional, the international distribution arm which has positioned TELEMUNDO as the second largest provider of Spanish-language content worldwide by syndicating content to more than 120 countries in over 40 languages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 6, 2015<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0In anticipation of the premiere of the eagerly awaited series <b>&#8220;Celia,&#8221;<\/b> TELEMUNDO presents three specials dedicated to the &#8220;Queen of Salsa.&#8221; The special programming begins this <span class=\"xn-chron\">Saturday, October 10<\/span> at <span class=\"xn-chron\">8pm<\/span>\/7c with <b>&#8220;Celia Cruz Az\u00facar,&#8221;<\/b> the 2003 concert in honor of the famous singer, followed at <span class=\"xn-chron\">10pm<\/span>\/9c by a look back at her personal and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entretenimiento"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42929\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}