Cohosted by Eva Longoria, Gloria Estefan and Ricky Martin, 'Essential Heroes: A Momento Latino Event' will feature performances by Pitbull and Luis Fonsi.
El lunes 26 de octubre a las 9 p.m., CBS transmitirá “Essential Heroes: A Momento Latino Event”, un programa especial de una hora vinculado al modo en que la pandemia está afectando a los hispanos que viven en los Estados Unidos.Actress Eva Longoria and musicians Gloria Estefan and Ricky Martin will serve as cohosts of the show, which will also feature a performance from Estefan.
“We did a study that showed 34% of frontline workers are from the Latinx community — that’s your nurses and your drivers and your farmworkers. And so a large part of people from our community are keeping the engine of this economy going during the pandemic, and we thought, ‘How do we honor these heroes?’” Longoria, who is also an executive producer of the special, told “Good Morning America” Monday.
“These people that are often going to work without PPE, without livable wages, with horrible living conditions. And we thought, ‘We need to say thank you and let our community know, we are here for you, we see you and we thank you.’"
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