In Performance At The White House: Fiesta Latina

Airs Thursday, October 15 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

Group shot of the Chicano rock band Los Lobos.

Credit: Madison House Publicity

Above: Group shot of the Chicano rock band Los Lobos.

Monday, October 12, 2009

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“In Performance at the White House: Fiesta Latina” is a concert hosted by the President and Mrs. Obama on the South Lawn of the White House. The sixty-minute program, to be taped live by WETA Washington, D.C., on October 13, will celebrate Hispanic musical heritage. Part of the WETA “In Performance at the White House” series, the special will include Marc Anthony, Eva Longoria Parker, Jimmy Smits, Pete Escovedo, Gloria Estefan, José Feliciano, George Lopez, Thalía, Tito "El Bambino", the Bachata music group Aventura, and the Chicano rock band Los Lobos, with Sheila E. leading the house band.

Watch a promo of "In Performance at the White House: Fiesta Latina". Check back on October 13 to watch the live performance broadcast from the White House!

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