Univision and Fusion to host 'Rise Up As One' concert on the U.S.-Mexico border
A major bilingual live music event celebrating diversity and unity staged by Univision Communications Inc. and Fusion Media Group is taking place on Saturday along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Called "Rise Up As One," the concert is being held at the Cross Border Xpress (CBX) in San Diego, California, which will be closed for several hours to accomodate the event.
Performers include Miguel Bosé, Luis Coronel, Andra Day, Lila Downs, Jorge Drexler, Fonseca, Jesse & Joy, Juanes, Natalia Lafourcade, Los Tigres del Norte, Lupillo Rivera, Alejandro Sanz, Julieta Venegas and Carlos Vives.
The event will be hosted by La Banda’s Alejandra Espinoza and award-winning journalist Jorge Ramos along with FUSION’s Nando Vila and Natasha del Toro. They will be ed by special guests including Gael García Bernal and Jonás Cuarón of "Desierto," Mía Maestro, Wilmer Valderrama, and more.
The concert will be broadcast live in Spanish on Univision Network and English on FUSION from 7:00-10:00pm, ET (4:00-7:00pm, PT) on October 15.
Univision will cover and promote the concert across its suite of platforms including its 17 broadcast, cable and digital networks and partnership, 126 local television and radio stations and an array of digital brands.
Univision and Fusion Media Group recently announced the event’s co-chairs, including: José Andrés, Nicolas
Berggruen, T Bone Burnett, Ximena Caminos, Kenneth Cole, Jason Collins, Junot Díaz, Ava DuVernay, Emilio & Gloria Estefan, America Ferrera, Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr, Don Graham, Salma Hayek, Samuel L. Jackson, Dr. Henry Jenkins, Quincy Jones, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mía Maestro, Jonathan Olinger, Eduardo Padrón, Shonda Rhimes, Robert Rodriguez, Dr. Robert K. Ross, Sree Sreenivasan, Forest Whitaker, and Ethan Zuckerman.
ing partners include The California Endowment’s #SchoolsNotPrisons and #Health4All campaigns, Cross Border Xpress (CBX), City of San Diego, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, City of Imperial Beach, HBO, Revolve Impact, Dots, Variety, Square, PVBLIC, UNICEF and BET.
For more information about the event, please visit RiseUpAsOne.com and the live blog.