NJN HISPANIC YOUTH SHOWCASE - 2004 Winners

This family-oriented television special highlights the success stories of young performing artists in music, song and dance in the following categories: Juniors 8 to 12 years old, Teens 13 to 17 years old and the new category Kid Dancers, ages 4 to 7.

The winners of the competition highlighted in this broadcast are Kid Dancers: Xadier Pesante, Ashley Rodriguez and Alejanddra Urgiles; Juniors: Omarys Casado, Natali Cruz, Clarimar Pesante, Dana Ramirez, Denise Ramirez, Blaine Morris, Daniel Murillo Sanz; Teens: Amanda Marie Batista-Ruiz, Sasha Herrera, Bryan Pasion, David Rivera, Christian Veliz, Nicole Ortiz, and Allison Trujillo Strong.

The NJN Hispanic Youth Showcase is the longest running Latino children’s program on PBS. It has received an Emmy Award and multiple Emmy nominations. Past and present participants have appeared in Hollywood movies, “Sabado Gigante” and  international commercials and on Broadway, Star Search and the Apollo. The television broadcast, as well as this year’s competition at NJPAC, will be dedicated
to the memory of the Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz. Willie Sanchez, Executive Producer of Images/Imagenes, produces this NJN special.

Saturday, July 31 at 6 pm; rebroadcast Sunday, August 1 at noon

THE NJN HISPANIC YOUTH SHOWCASE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS: PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC & GAS, PNC BANK, THE NEW JERSEY STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS, THE UNITED WAY OF ESSEX AND WEST HUDSON, GOYA FOODS, INC., NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, AND SIX FLAGS GREAT ADVENTURE.