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Everybody there is a hip urban prime time television show that called Urban Latino hosted by Proyecto Uno's very own Johnny Salgado and the beautiful Celines Torribio!The host Johhny Salgado of course has worked in the studio with TKA and is a good friend of the group!Urban Latino has featured Lisette Melendez on their magazine cover and has done a story on comeback of Latin hiphop kings TKA!Celines Torribio worked for Univision news 41 and has interviewed many Freestyle legends like Brenda K Starr,George Lamond,Marc Anthony,India & Lisette Melendez!This could be the show that puts Freestyle back on the tv map!Urban Latino highlights the diverse elements of Latino culture with topics ranging from entertainment and celebrity interviews to fashion, music, and food — each from a New York perspective. Premiering on Sunday, April 7, the series contains 13 original episodes and will air every Sunday at 8:30pm on MetroTV (Time Warner Cable channel 70, Cablevision channel 16). A weekly second run of the series will follow on Saturdays at 8:30pm.
Urban Latino is hosted by well-known Spanish television personality Celines Toribio, who gained national exposure as an entertainment reporter for Univision's popular magazine programs El Gordo Y La Flaca and Primer Impacto. Celines has interviewed almost every major Latino celebrity and personality, including Ricky Martin, Luis Migel, and Celia Cruz. Currently, Celines can be heard weekday mornings on the radio on WCAA-Latino Mix 105.9. Urban Latino is Celines' first English-language television effort since leaving Univision.
"The double primetime airing of Urban Latino is a first for Latino-targeted English language programming and is a testament to the commitment of MetroTV not only to Urban Latino but to the New York Latino market in general," said Robert Rose, President of Artist and Idea Management, Packager and Executive Producer of the show.
"Since the Latino community is such a big part of New York, the show makes perfect sense for our viewers," adds Judith Tolkow, VP of Programming and Development.
The series is supported by a strong promotional and marketing platform via Urban Latino Magazine — a New York-based, nationally-distributed, English-language magazine that has been serving young Latinos for over seven years.
Additional episodes of a broader, more national version of Urban Latino are being produced for a syndicated launch in the Fall 2002 season, targeting the remaining top U.S. Latino markets via English language broadcast outlets.Celines Toribio
Celines Toribio — or simply Celines, as she is known to her fans — is a well-known Spanish television personality residing in New York City. Celines began her television career in 1995 as host of the popular program Sabado Al Mediodia (Saturday at Midday), a variety and entertainment show that was the number-one-rated local Spanish TV program on Univision's New York affiliate, WXTV-41, for more than six years. Celines was also a featured entertainment reporter on WXTV's local newscast as the host of Galeria (Gallery), a daily live gossip and entertainment segment, and Mi Gente (My People), a weekly segment that profiled and interviewed famous Latino personalities. During Celines' tenure at WXTV, she was wildly popular with viewers and made appearances at local Latino events such as the Puerto Rican Day Parade and Dominican Day Parade.
In 1997, Celines received national exposure on Univision, the nation's dominant Spanish-language television network, as the on-air host for the network's coverage of Miami's Calle Ocho street festival. Later, Celines became a reporter for Univision's weekly primetime series Fuera de Siere (Something Outrageous), and an entertainment reporter for El Gordo y La Flaca (Fatso and Skinny), the network's daily entertainment news and gossip show.
Celines has interviewed almost every major Latino celebrity and personality — Ricky Martin, Luis Migel, Celia Cruz — has been a regular television fixture in her home country of the Dominican Republic.
Fans of Celines will recognize her as she brings her unique personality and relationships with the Latino artist community to her first English-language television project, Urban Latino. Celines can also be heard weekdays on the radio on WCAA-Latino
Johnny Salgado
Johnny was born and raised in the New York area. At an early age, his parents introduced him to the world of music, exposing him to styles ranging from romantic Spanish boleros to the wild rock music of KISS. After studying music engineering in college, Johnny took a job at the Institute of Audio Research (NYC). There, he came across a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to audition for the first bilingual merengue-hip-hop musical group that would take the Latino market by storm: Proyecto Uno (Project One).
This multi-platinum recording group reached worldwide fame quickly, and Johnny got the opportunity to work with well-known producers and musicians such as Jelly-Bean Benitez (Madonna's producer), Tito Puente, and Reel to Real (to name a few). He has toured with Proyecto Uno throughout the U.S., Latin America, Europe, and Asia, and has performed on major TV networks. Johnny is still an active member of Proyecto Uno; the group is currently working on their fifth CD.
Johnny's voice characterizations, electric energy, and sense of humor make him a favorite with TV and radio interviewers everywhere. He has also worked on print, radio, and TV ads with such prestigious companies as FUBU and Bud Light, and was featured in a soon-to-be-released Spike Lee film.
Urban Latino is hosted by well-known Spanish television personality Celines Toribio, who gained national exposure as an entertainment reporter for Univision's popular magazine programs El Gordo Y La Flaca and Primer Impacto. Celines has interviewed almost every major Latino celebrity and personality, including Ricky Martin, Luis Migel, and Celia Cruz. Currently, Celines can be heard weekday mornings on the radio on WCAA-Latino Mix 105.9. Urban Latino is Celines' first English-language television effort since leaving Univision.
"The double primetime airing of Urban Latino is a first for Latino-targeted English language programming and is a testament to the commitment of MetroTV not only to Urban Latino but to the New York Latino market in general," said Robert Rose, President of Artist and Idea Management, Packager and Executive Producer of the show.
"Since the Latino community is such a big part of New York, the show makes perfect sense for our viewers," adds Judith Tolkow, VP of Programming and Development.
The series is supported by a strong promotional and marketing platform via Urban Latino Magazine — a New York-based, nationally-distributed, English-language magazine that has been serving young Latinos for over seven years.
Additional episodes of a broader, more national version of Urban Latino are being produced for a syndicated launch in the Fall 2002 season, targeting the remaining top U.S. Latino markets via English language broadcast outlets.Celines Toribio
Celines Toribio — or simply Celines, as she is known to her fans — is a well-known Spanish television personality residing in New York City. Celines began her television career in 1995 as host of the popular program Sabado Al Mediodia (Saturday at Midday), a variety and entertainment show that was the number-one-rated local Spanish TV program on Univision's New York affiliate, WXTV-41, for more than six years. Celines was also a featured entertainment reporter on WXTV's local newscast as the host of Galeria (Gallery), a daily live gossip and entertainment segment, and Mi Gente (My People), a weekly segment that profiled and interviewed famous Latino personalities. During Celines' tenure at WXTV, she was wildly popular with viewers and made appearances at local Latino events such as the Puerto Rican Day Parade and Dominican Day Parade.
In 1997, Celines received national exposure on Univision, the nation's dominant Spanish-language television network, as the on-air host for the network's coverage of Miami's Calle Ocho street festival. Later, Celines became a reporter for Univision's weekly primetime series Fuera de Siere (Something Outrageous), and an entertainment reporter for El Gordo y La Flaca (Fatso and Skinny), the network's daily entertainment news and gossip show.
Celines has interviewed almost every major Latino celebrity and personality — Ricky Martin, Luis Migel, Celia Cruz — has been a regular television fixture in her home country of the Dominican Republic.
Fans of Celines will recognize her as she brings her unique personality and relationships with the Latino artist community to her first English-language television project, Urban Latino. Celines can also be heard weekdays on the radio on WCAA-Latino
Johnny Salgado
Johnny was born and raised in the New York area. At an early age, his parents introduced him to the world of music, exposing him to styles ranging from romantic Spanish boleros to the wild rock music of KISS. After studying music engineering in college, Johnny took a job at the Institute of Audio Research (NYC). There, he came across a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to audition for the first bilingual merengue-hip-hop musical group that would take the Latino market by storm: Proyecto Uno (Project One).
This multi-platinum recording group reached worldwide fame quickly, and Johnny got the opportunity to work with well-known producers and musicians such as Jelly-Bean Benitez (Madonna's producer), Tito Puente, and Reel to Real (to name a few). He has toured with Proyecto Uno throughout the U.S., Latin America, Europe, and Asia, and has performed on major TV networks. Johnny is still an active member of Proyecto Uno; the group is currently working on their fifth CD.
Johnny's voice characterizations, electric energy, and sense of humor make him a favorite with TV and radio interviewers everywhere. He has also worked on print, radio, and TV ads with such prestigious companies as FUBU and Bud Light, and was featured in a soon-to-be-released Spike Lee film.
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