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New York, NY/ November 18, 2010 - Carmelina Vargas, a recording artist and breast cancer survivor who recently hosted a successful breast cancer awareness fundraiser benefiting the American Cancer Society and the Columbia University Medical Center, will perform at the 9th Annual Latino Trendsetter Awards on November 30th, 2010 at The New York Marriott Marquis in New York City.  Presented by LatinTRENDS Magazine, the Latino Trendsetter Awards honors Latinos who excel professionally and contribute to the community and popular culture.  Among the nominees are Soledad O’Brien, Bill Gallo, Alex Sensation and Junot Diaz.  Mayor Michael Bloomberg will also be in attendance.

“It is an honor to be in the presence of such distinguished guests in the Latino community.  Let’s keep rocking the boat. Fuerza!” Says Carmelina.

Ceremony Begins at 6:00 p.m. and tickets are available at http://latinotrendsetter.com/?page_id=180

About The Latino Trendsetter Awards

According to its website, the Latino Trendsetter Awards are presented by LatinTRENDS Magazine (formerly DTM Magazine) to people that have achieved by doing – to those who have taken on the job, project, cause or challenge and making things happen for themselves, their families and their communities. It’s the people that choose to be part of the solution, not the problem. They are the ones who dare to be a little unconventional if need be – they help define trends that influence both the mainstream and the Latino/Hispanic culture – they are men & women that maintain high levels of standards through their actions and deeds.   In keeping with our support of tomorrow’s trendsetters, the Latino Trendsetter Awards also awards scholarships to college students in the CUNY system – this year, as in every other, a portion of the proceeds will be given to the scholarship fund for deserving CUNY students.

About Carmelina Vargas

After an unanticipated hiatus to beat a (Stage 2) Breast Cancer diagnosis following the release of her debut album “Morena,” Carmelina returns to music and to her fans as a true survivor.  Originally from Barahona, Dominican Republic and the daughter of a merengue musician, Carmelina now resides in Harlem, NY.  She has recently been featured on Russell Simmons’ GlobalGrind.com, AllThingsGirl.net, and in LatinTRENDS Magazine and METRO International and is preparing to release new music in 2011.

Artistic movement G*E*D recently had two original songs, “Stick Up” and “Tengo Dinero,” featured on the October 24th episode of the award-winning Showtime original drama series Dexter, which chronicles the life of a bloodstain pattern analyst for the Miami Metropolitan Police Department who moonlights as a serial killer.  This Emmy and Golden Globe award winning show was most recently nominated for ‘Best TV Obsession’ for the 2010 People Choice Awards.

G*E*D is a New York-based music consortium made up of Billboard Top Ten hip hop group T-Weaponz, D*Zilla and Izzy Il; they are also making strides with their first official release “Wave,” dedicated to overcoming the struggle of making it in the Big Apple.

“Dexter is such a popular and well known show internationally, so I’m pleased and honored for our music to be exposed to such a large audience,” says IzReal Medina of G*E*D.

About Dexter

Currently in it’s 5th season on Showtime, Dexter is based on the novels by Jeff Lindsay, Dexter chronicles the life of Dexter Morgan, played by Michael C. Hall), a seemingly happy and unapparent employee for the Miami Metropolitan Police Department’s crime lab.  However, his day job carefully masks his ‘real’ job as a serial killer.  As a self-admitted “monster,” Dexter follows a strict and precise ‘moral code’ taught by his late father and carefully murders the serial killers he hunts down during the day.