FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Atlanta Latino Newspaper Teams Up with Hispanic Businesses to Host Live Auditions for the Festival de Las Americas Spring 2007 Event - Discolandia, Nash Chevrolet, Pan Fino International Bakery & Tire Star

ATLANTA - March 6th, 2007- Atlanta Latino Newspaper in collaboration with key Hispanic businesses throughout the city have agreed to conduct live auditions at their store locations in order to select the top 30 acts who will perform at the Festival de Las Americas Spring 2007 event before a panel of judges, corporate sponsors, and thousands of supportive fans.

Live auditions have already begun with the first one at "Pan Fino" International Bakery in Norcross held on February 24th. The second live audition took place at the Discolandia store located at the Sante Fe Mall in Duluth. "We feel it is important to put the contestants in front of the public so that they can practice performing in front of a live audience and also help them get rid of any stage-fright," stated Farid Sadri, Executive Producer of the Festival de las Americas. He further added, "Performers travel from all over the city and some from out of state so we wanted to give everyone several location options to accommodate their commute." The next live audition will take place on Saturday, March 10th at Nash Chevrolet from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. at 630 Scenic Highway, in Lawrenceville.

On Thursday, March 15th, contestants wishing to audition can go to the Discolandia Mega Store located at Plaza Fiesta Mall from 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. The CD's of previous Festival de Las Americas' winners are currently available at Discolandia locations throughout metro-Atlanta. Discolandia's President Francisco Rodriquez stated, "We will have a dedicated section in each store showcasing the CDs from past Festival winners as well as new artists who will be rising from these events and promotions." Rodriguez added, "The objective is definitely to get the message out there that Discolandia supports new talent through this event". Discolandia is the city's largest chain of Latin-based music stores in metro-Atlanta with twelve locations.

The last live audition for performers wishing to try out for a spot at the Festival de Las Americas Spring 2007 event will take place at "Tire Star" located at 1400 Pleasant Hill Road Lawrenceville, 30045 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 17th.

The Festival de Las Americas Spring 2007 event will be held at the Dekalb Event Center on Sunday, March 25th and Grand finale on Sunday, April 1st. Show times are 2 pm - 7 pm both Sundays. Admission is free. For more information regarding the event, please contact Jane Lamas at 770-416-7570 or visit www.atlantalatino.com/fdla.