Miami Swim Week® The Shows Teams Up with Love for Upcycling for a Worldwide Design Competition

PRIMAVERA 2023

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Ricardo Montaner

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Hispanic American Business Congress The organization, founded 17 years ago in Spain, is consolidating its presence in the United States by connecting Hispanic companies and investors throughout the Americas and the Caribbean.

Operating and offering services closely linked to those provided by a Chamber of Commerce, the Hispanic American Business Congress is an organization incorporated as a company in which its members – without the need to pay membership – enjoy the benefits of a database that provides business alliances at a global level.

“Our objective is to promote strategic connections between countries to generate new business, position brands, products, and services, through international business meetings,” said Maria Victoria Valencia, founder and executive director of the Hispanic American Business Congress, an organization that among its achievements stands out for having been awarded as an Entity Promoting Integration and Business in Houston, Texas.

In addition, the U.S. Congress declared October 13th, 2016, as Hispanic American Business Congress Day, a proclamation that had an impact at the international level, since four years later, on February 29, 2020, the entity received the Gold Collar for World Peace, a recognition that highlighted its excellent work, contribution and cooperation with the global economy.

“We are an organization at the service of the international Hispanic community, in which anyone who is undertaking and promoting a business, has our support and networks of contacts to position their brands, products or services,” said its founder María Victoria Valencia, who also promotes strategic alliances with institutions such as the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Union, the Harvard David Rockefeller Review, the United Nations (UN), the United Nations Educational Organization (UNESCO), and the World Bank, among others.

“These alliances allow us to join forces so that Hispanic businesses continue to grow even outside of the United States, as they are organizations that seek the development of Latin America and the Caribbean. And in this sense, we also work with more than seven presidential houses in Latin America, bringing investment to our countries and diversifying their economy,” he added.

It is worth mentioning that the Hispanic American Business Congress was established in the United States in 2015 and has had its main headquarters in Miami for three years, a step that seeks to strengthen ties with the Caribbean and Latin America.

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Miami Swim Week® The Shows Teams Up with Love for Upcycling for a Worldwide Design Competition Miami Swim Week® The Shows and Love for Upcycling invite design students worldwide to compete in a search for the best 12 upcycle resort and swimwear pieces to be showcased during Miami Swim Week from July 5-10 at SLS Hotel on South Beach. The competition is open to all students who are currently enrolled in design schools worldwide. Each design piece must include 95 percent of upcycle materials - maintaining the sustainability ethic guiding all of Love for Upcycle fabrications. Please send video submissions to the Love for Upcycling Instagram @loveforupcycling before June 15, 2023 to be considered. 6 finalists will be chosen among the most popular on social media and 6 will be selected by a jury. Videos should be one minute showcasing materials used, the process and the final piece. Remember our ethos "rework, reuse, and recycle" when preparing your submissions.

Love for Upcycle company was founded by Jose Alexzander who has been working with upcycling for more than 30 years. The company is dedicated to promoting and supporting upcycling and recycling artists. Their focus is on responsible and sustainable practices to reduce the negative impact of fast fashion on the planet.

Miami Swim Week® The Shows is an incubator for emerging designers including those focused on sustainable [production as well as established brands. "We are committed to reducing our environmental impact and promoting ethical and responsible fashion," said Moh Ducis, founder and CEO of the official Miami Swim Week® The Shows.

Miami Swim Week® The Shows is owned, managed and the trademark property of the DCSW group. With over a decade of experience producing fashion shows, the has established itself as the fastest growing luxury fashion show production ecosystem, specializing in innovative fashion concepts, production, and execution. For more information, visit the Miami Swim Week® The Shows website here and follow the brand on Instagram – miamiswimweekshows. Media credentials can be applied for on the official Miami Swim Week® The Shows website.

Press contact – Agnieszka Szymczak, 305 713 0907 SOURCE Miami Swim Week

GOYA GIVES Y GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT MISSION (G.E.M.) RESPONDEN A LAS VÍCTIMAS DEL TERREMOTO EN TURQUÍA Goya Foods, a través de su iniciativa global Goya Gives, se asocia con Global Empowerment Mission (G.E.M.) para hacer envíos continuos de alimentos al pueblo de Turquía, en respuesta a los gritos desesperados de las víctimas del terremoto en Malatya. La sede de G.E.M. en Miami está consolidando donaciones de todo el país y las instalaciones de Goya en Florida y Texas están haciendo envíos diarios de alimentos, agua y ayuda humanitaria a Turquía.

"Nuestros corazones y oraciones están con las más de 19 000 víctimas, sus familias, los socorristas y el pueblo de Turquía en este desastre histórico.

Michael Capponi, Fundador de G.E.M. ya estaba en el terreno dentro de las 48 horas en Turquía cuando recibimos su llamada de ayuda. Aunque siempre respondemos a las crisis en todo el mundo, esto es especialmente desgarrador debido a la gran cantidad de almas perdidas", dijo Bob Unanue, presidente y director ejecutivo de Goya Foods.

Goya Give se asocia con Global Empowerment Mission (G.E.M.) para hacer envíos continuos de alimentos al pueblo de Turquía, en respuesta a los gritos desesperados de las víctimas del terremoto en Malatya. (PRNewsfoto/Goya Foods, Inc.)

A través de Goya Gives, Goya siempre está a la vanguardia de la ayuda en casos de desastres naturales y los esfuerzos de ayuda humanitaria, donando millones de libras de alimentos cada año en los Estados Unidos y en todo el mundo.

Acerca de GOYA: Fundada en 1936, Goya Foods, Inc. es la compañía de alimentos de propiedad de hispanos más grande de los Estados Unidos, y se ha establecido como el líder en alimentos y condimentos latinoamericanos.

Goya fabrica, envasa y distribuye más de 2,500 productos de alimentos de alta calidad de España, el Caribe, México, América Central y América del Sur. Los productos Goya tienen sus raíces en las tradiciones culinarias de comunidades hispanas de todo el mundo; la combinación de ingredientes auténticos, sazones robustas y preparación conveniente hacen que los productos Goya sean ideales para cada gusto y mesa. Para más información sobre Goya Foods, visite www.goya.com.

Nuestro Stories Launches ‘That Latino Song’ Channel with First Documentary about the Surprising Origins of ‘La Cucaracha’ Brilla Media Ventures’ flagship platform Nuestro Stories announced today that it has launched “That Latino Song”, a new and permanent content channel devoted to telling the origins of every major Latino song spanning from “La Cucaracha” to “Despacito” and every other hit in between. Fittingly, the first doc tackles the surprising “Origins of La Cucaracha”.

“Music stirs our Latino soul like few other passions across genres, and generations so it’s truly an honor to work with music artists, museums, and other partners to create this platform within Nuestro Stories,” said Nuestro Stories Publisher and Brilla Media Ventures Co-Founder Manny Ruiz. “As the builders of what is fast becoming the multimedia wikipedia of U.S. Latino origins, and history, we’re blessed to invest deeply in this musical treasure trove of Latino culture.”

The new channel will live within NuestroStories.com, and across all its social media platforms, including TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, etc…

As with all its owned and operated media and influencer marketing platforms, Brilla Media is providing brand sponsors of That Latino Song content programs with guaranteed media. Brilla achieves media guarantees through its own omnichannel platform.

All of Nuestro Stories’ content are produced, written, reported, narrated, edited, and distributed by Latinas, and Latinos.

About Nuestro Stories The flagship content platform brand of Brilla Media Ventures, Nuestro Stories (www.NuestroStories.com) is an innovative, digital media, and documentaries platform that tells THE “Origin Stories” of the cultural traditions, songs, sayings, places, foods, people, sports, nuances, notable achievements, and much more that collectively comprise Latino history and pop culture.

Nuestro Stories is led by Angela Sustaita-Ruiz and Manny Ruiz, creators of Hispanicize and co-founders of the Hispanic social media marketing, and influencer industries, the Latino press release wire industry, and the first network of Hispanic print media companies online.

For more information please visit www.BrillaMedia.com

Arlene Gonzalez - Latin Music Superstar As a young girl of 5 years of age, Arlene Gonzalez, knew that she had something special in her soul, that would someday take her on a journey that would lead to an ambitious career. Arlene is a bilingual musician, and composer. Arlene, who is of Puerto Rican and Ecuadorian descent, first burst on the music scene when she moved to South Florida in March of 2009. Although she was now entrenched in her new Florida lifestyle, she never lost the spirit and fire that became a part of her while growing-up in Corona Queens, New York. Shortly after arriving in Florida, she established an amazing career including many performances and Tours. She opened her own Record Label called Platinum G Records, Inc. in May 2011 She has worked with such talents as a Grammy winning producer, Jon FX, and four-time Grammy winning engineer, Mark Lee. Coming from a musical background, her Father, Oscar Gonzalez was a legendary award winning vocalist in Trio los Nobles and Trio de Oro in Puerto Rico and New York. Arlene has a blueprint of all of his tracks which she plans to adapt into modern dance music for the Spanish language market.

Arlene Gonzalez’s music first started playing with Polito Vega in Amor 93.1 FM. Her music is regularly featured on radio stations in rotation, which include, Wepa FM and 670 AM in Florida 89.3 FM, 91.9 FM and 94.5 FM 102.3FM in New York City, as well as 1640 AM in the Dominican Republic. Her music can be found on MTV.com, ITunes, Amazon, Pandora, iHeart Radio, and Shazam.

Arlene 1st Salsa song, Vete, which became an overnight hit in Panama and all of South and North America with the Grammy Winning Producer Engineer of Celia Cruz song, La Negra Tiene Tumbao, Guido Diaz She recorded another hit song with Nino Segarra a master of the salsa named RETAME which is available on VEVO, ITUNES, and Spotify etc. The video was filmed in Miami.

Arlene also Has performed at Westgate lounge in Nyack NY, where a lot of famous salseros have performed with the amazing Palladium Mambo ALLSTARS.

Dr. Tania Medina makes her singing debut with the bachata-pop song, "Enamorate de ti" The famous plastic surgeon has become "The Singing Doctor" with the collaboration of fivetime Latin Grammy award winner Nicolas Tovar.

Dr. Tania Medina, a famous plastic surgeon, made her musical debut with the bachata-pop song, "Enamorate de ti", in collaboration with producer/singer Nicolas Tovar. Medina is one of Forbes' 50 most powerful women and one of the 25 most powerful women of "People en Español". She is a bestselling author, coach, contributor to Univisión's "Despierta América", and celebrity expert.

"Enamorate de ti", launched as a tribute to the woman who sometimes feels ignored or undervalued, is an invitation to depend no longer on social networks and seek inner beauty and intelligence.

"After countless hours, days, months, and years creating with producers, music coaches, and audio engineers, it fills me with emotion to give myself and my fans 'Enamorate de ti' to recognize the best in us and learn to love each other above all else," said Dr. Tania Medina.

Featured in the song is Mark B, a renowned Dominican urban music singer, and El Alfa.

"Many people will say that now I am the singing doctor, and that makes me happy. I am pleased to show that women can have different roles and we can achieve our dreams. Mine, in addition to being a mother, a wife, and a doctor, is modeling, being on television, and singing," the plastic surgeon concluded.

For over eleven years, Nicolas Tovar worked with Emilio Estefan's team, where he composed songs for artists such as Ricky Martin, Chayanne, Alejandro Fernández, Jon Secada, and Cristian Castro, among others. Furthermore, he has won five Latin Grammies.

Dr. Tania Medina

Tania Medina attended the Santo Domingo Institute of Technology School of Medicine and graduated with the highest honors (suma cum laude). She graduated as a specialist in the National Residency in Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery at the Hospital Salvador B. Gautier. She is an active member of the Dominican Society of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery; the Dominican Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery; the American Society of Plastic Surgery; the International Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery; and the World Association of Gluteal Surgeons. www.tucirujana.com IG: @drataniamedina