Latin music stars Marc Anthony, Feid, and others are set to perform at a benefit concert in Miami on August 16<\/p>\n
Latin music stars Marc Anthony, Luis Fonsi, Chayanne, Feid, Jay Wheeler and many more will perform at an international benefit concert livestreamed from Miami on Aug. 16 to raise money for those impacted by devastating earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia.<\/p>\n
Proceeds from online donations and ticket sales collected during the \u201cUnidos por Los Nuestros,\u201d or \u201cUnited for Our Own,\u201d concert will address both immediate and longterm needs, including rebuilding homes, repairing schools and community spaces, supporting children and providing mental health support, among other initiatives.<\/p>\n
\u201cUniting for a common cause \u2014 taking action and helping fellow human beings facing hardship \u2014 is a duty we all share,\u201d said Anthony, a multiple Grammy Award winner whose nonprofit Maestro Cares Foundation will administer the funds along with the Univision Foundation.<\/p>\n
Proceeds from the concert will support the nonprofit groups All Hands and Hearts, CARE, Global Empowerment Mission, Techo and World Central Kitchen.<\/p>\n
The event was initially created to benefit Venezuela after 7.2- and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes rocked northern areas of the country just 39 seconds apart on June 24, killing at least 6,300 people. Those plans changed Monday, when western parts of Colombia also experienced a deadly 7.4-magnitude earthquake, spurring event organizers to include the neighboring country.<\/p>\n
Authorities and residents are just beginning to understand the devastation in Colombia, where at least 181 people were killed and more than 2,500 injured, but researchers there have called it the country's worst quake this century.<\/p>\n
For Venezuela, the fundraiser comes at a crucial time as public and media attention fades on a humanitarian crisis that will last years, said Rodner Figueroa, co-founder and vice president of the I Love Venezuela Foundation, which channels resources to nonprofits working in Venezuela and is a Global Empowerment Mission partner.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe biggest challenge right now is to keep the moment alive,\u201d said Figueroa. \u201cThe need in Venezuela continues to be at a scale that is unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tens of thousands of displaced survivors there need housing, clean water and sanitation, and ongoing medical attention. More than six weeks later, people are still searching for missing friends and relatives, often without any official help.<\/p>\n
The benefit concert will take place Aug. 16 at 6 p.m. ET at Miami\u2019s Kaseya Center and will be shown live on Univision, ViX, WAPA and TelevisaUnivision radio stations, iHeartLatino and Venevision Play in Venezuela.<\/p>\n
Viewers can donate by scanning on-screen QR codes, texting UNIDOS to 707070 or visiting univision.org during the broadcast.<\/p>\n
Additional music acts include Piso 21, Gente de Zona, Elena Rose, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Ricardo Montaner, Mau y Ricky, Olga Ta\u00f1\u00f3n and others. The performers span Latin genres, from salsa and reggaeton to pop, and join from across Latin America, including Venezuela, Colombia, Argentina, Cuba and Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n
Dozens of Latin television personalities, journalists and other celebrities will help host the event, including Don Francisco, longtime host of the TV show \u201c S\u00e1bado Gigante \u201d and former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have all witnessed the devastation that has affected our communities at some point \u2014 we have seen it happen time and again in many of our countries and across the globe,\u201d said Anthony, who also advocated and raised funds after Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in 2017. \u201cThe need is immense."<\/p>\n