Tony Bennett Headlines Univision Special
By Verónica Villafañe, Media Moves
“Feliz Navidad Con Los Nuestros… Tony Bennett y Sus Amigos” includes a mix of performances and filmed vignettes related to Bennett’s newly released CD, VIVA DUETS. The pretaped special, hosted by Giselle Blondet, is set to air at 10 pm ET.
The show features Bennett performing his greatest hits with top Latin music artists, with behind-the scenes footage from the recording of VIVA DUETS. Among the Latino artists included in the special: Marc Anthony, Romeo Santos, Gloria Estefan, Vicente Fernandez, Thalía, Juan Luis Guerra and Chayanne.
In addition to Bennett’s solo renditions of his classic hits “I Wanna Be Around” and “I Left My Heart In San Francisco,” he’ll perform new duets with Shaila Durcal and famed singer-songwriter Armando Manzanero.
Here are some photos from the behind-the scenes special:
- Gloria Estefan and Tony Bennett
- Tony Bennett with show host Gisellet Blondet.
This article was first published in Media Moves.
Veronica Villafañe is an Emmy award-winning journalist, who has worked as an on-air reporter in Spanish and English-language television news. She has worked for Univision, Telemundo, CNN en Español and Los Angeles Fox and UPN stations before diving into a convergence model at the San Jose Mercury News. She is currently the Managing Editor of Intersections South LA, a community news website.