Latino King of Comedy Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month in Atlanta

PRLog (Press Release) - Sep 11, 2009 -
Najera’s DADDY DIARIES, directed for stage by Gary Blumsack, is a comedic live stage play about a “Hollywood guy” becoming “daddy guy”, from a Latino perspective and with the voice of his Mexican Dad ringing in his head. But when his daughter goes into surgery to remove a potentially cancerous, rare congenital Nevis, Najera must navigate the rocky road of fatherhood. He thinks the birthmark looks like the virgin of Guadalupe and thus begins the journey into this one-man show. “Daddy Diaries,” is in English peppered with Spanish and lasts for about an hour and a half.

The Event will count with the participation of elected officials, members of the diplomatic world, and business and civic  leaders of the multicultural  communities of the great state of Georgia.  

“We feel honored to have the opportunity to bring this tremendous Latino talent to our community here in Atlanta. Rick is a prime example that hard work pays off. Once more the contribution of Hispanic Americans in Georgia is important to be showcased and, during this event, we will showcase our food, our music and our culture and reaffirm the constant contribution and advancements of the Latinos to Georgia‟s community,” said Jose Marquez, Founder and President of Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association.
 
As part of the celebration for the Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins on September 15, 2009, Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association will host their Second Annual Hispanic Heritage event featuring Rick Najera‟s latest play “Daddy Diaries.”
 
Najera‟s theatrical performance will take place on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 8:00 p.m at the Rialto Center of the Arts, 80 Forsyth Street, on the corner of Forsyth and Luckie Streets. A VIP receptiheld at 6:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at http://ricknajerarialto.eventbrite.com/

Media Contact and for press passes: Claudia Goffan, contact@targetlatino.com, 770.891.7510 Target Latino - http://www.targetlatino.com
 
About Rick Najera
Rick Najera is a gifted artist, entertainer, entrepreneur and award-winning actor-writer-director-producer with credits in film, television, theater and Broadway. He is one of the most powerful voices in the Latino world today, honored twice by Hispanic Business Magazine as „100 Most Influential Latinos in America’.  Most recently Najera penned the feature film Nothing like the Holidays starring John Leguizamo, Debra Messing, Alfred Molina and Freddy Rodriguez shown in theaters nationwide, and soon to be released on DVD. His writing/acting credits also include his critically acclaimed award-winning comedy,
LATINOLOGUES™ which ran four months on Broadway, his latest comedic stage plays Sweet 15 Quinceañera and DADDY DIARIES, and groundbreaking television comedies such as MAD TV and In Living Color.  Najera is undeniably one of the most sought after comedic talents in the industry today as well as one of the most creative executives in the industry. As one of the only three Latinos in history to write and star in his own show on Broadway, Najera made his Broadway debut in 2005 with his self- written and created, award-winning sketch comedy show, LATINOLOGUES™.

About Latino in Information Sciences and Technology Association (LISTA)
LISTA (http://www.a-lista.org) promotes the utilization of the technology sectors for the empowerment of the Latino community. We are an organization that is committed to bringing various elements of Technology under one central hub to facilitate our partners, members and the community with the leverage and education they need to succeed in a highly advanced technologically driven society. You can follow us on http://www.twitter.com/Lista1/ and http://techlatino2030.blogspot.com/

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