FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT:

June 18, 2010 Abby Chavarrilla

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Bianca Gamez
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ACTOR COMEDIAN PAUL RODRIGUEZ TO

HOST 30TH ANNUAL TEJANO MUSIC AWARDS

David Archuleta to perform Selenas Como La Flor. Recording Artists Pee Wee,
Raul Malo, Tierra, Girl In A Coma, Texas Tornados, Arthur Hanlon, Director
Robert Rodriguez and Actor Danny Trejo join in Tribute To
30 Years of Tejano Music!

SAN ANTONIO, TX LatinPointe, producers of the 30th Annual Tejano Music Awards announce today

plans for the 30th Annual Tejano Music Awards scheduled for Sunday, July 11, at 7:00 pm at the Municipal

Auditorium in San Antonio, Texas. The Awards will be hosted by actor comedian Paul Rodriguez revered as one

of the first Latin Kings of Comedy. The 30th Annual Tejano Music Awards is the culmination of the Tejano Music

2010 Historic Weekend, July 9-11, which brings together the 7th Annual Tejano Music National Convention, the

30th Annual Tejano Music Awards, and the 6th Annual Tejano Academy Awards.

Tejano artists scheduled to perform include: A.J. Castillo, Chente Barrera, David Lee Garza, David Marez,

Elida Reyna, Gabriel, Gary Hobbs, Ilyssa Saenz, Jay Perez, Jimmy Edward, Joe Posada, Michael Salgado,

Ram Herrera, Raulito Navaira, Ricardo Castillon, Ruben Ramos, Shelly Lares, Stefani Montiel and Sunny

Sauceda. Special musical tributes include La Mafia, the Latin Breed, the Quintanilla Family, and Laura

Canales. Acclaimed producer Bob Gallarza will serve as musical director.

Top Latin recording artist Pee Wee will lead a diverse group of musical talent that will join forces with Tejano

artists in an unprecedented show of admiration for the Tejano music genre. David Archuleta of American Idol

fame, the eclectic Raul Malo, East Los Angeless Chicano R&B group Tierra, the San Antonio-based all-female

rock band Girl in a Coma, Mariachi Campanas de America, the acclaimed Texas Tornados and renowned

pianist Arthur Hanlon. The award-winning accordionist Joel Guzman will produce Squeezebox Mania featuring

Ricky Muoz from Intocable and Cajun accordionist Roddy Romero. Director Robert Rodriguez and actor

Danny Trejo will serve as presenters, along with Arturo Rodriguez, the President of the United Farm Workers

and Daniel Ortega, Board Chair of the National Council of La Raza.

Tickets go on sale Saturday, July 19 at all Ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.com. Tickets range from $15 to $60.

Limited premium seating with official program book and souvenir t-shirt is also available. For tickets, call

800-745-3000. For more information log onto tejanomusic2010.com or tejanomusicawards.com. Sponsors include

the Texas Talent Musicians Association, the Tejano Academy of Artists and Musicians, AARP, Best Buy,

Epiphone, Sol Casinos, the Recording Academy, and Janies Record Shop.

LATINPOINTE, INC. (LP)

The 30th Annual Tejano Music Awards is produced by LP, the premier agency specializing in connecting, building, and
creating unique brands in the Latino market. Through targeted communications, innovative programming, event marketing, and
strategic relationship building, LP has been breaking ground with work on some of the most visible Hispanic brands in the U.S.
LPs CEO David Chavez has stood alone as the only Latino to executive produce two prime-time television specials in both
English and Spanish in the same year with the ABC Network ALMA Awards and the Univision Network Premios Deportes.

TEXAS TALENT MUSICIANS ASSOCIATION (TTMA)

Texas Talent Musicians Association (TTMA) is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization whose purpose is to promote professional
excellence; a better understanding and greater appreciation for Tejano music; and to provide a public forum for songwriters,
performers and musicians in order to recognize their artistic efforts and achievements through the annual Tejano Music Awards
and related events. TTMA is based in San Antonio, Texas: "The Tejano Music Capital of the World."

THE ACADEMY OF TEJANO ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS

The Academy of Tejano Artists and Musicians is a Texas non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote and help Tejano
Musicians and Artists. The Goal of The Academy of Tejano Artists is to create and mobilize a unified effort of tejano artists
and musicians and formulate a membership organization that will fill the present void of Tejano Music in the entertainment
industry.

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