8th Annual Fedex/St. Jude Angels & Stars Gala
Honoring Latin Singer Juanes


Luis Enrique, St. Jude patient Stephan, Daisy Fuentes, and Juanes
The event was emceed by popular Spanish television host Ana Maria Canseco and national radio personality Javier Romero. More than 550 guests enjoyed an unforgettable star-studded evening, as well as live performances by Latin Grammy Award winning singer and long-time St. Jude supporter, Luis Enrique, and Noel Schajris, former member of the Latin group Sin Bandera. Guests also enjoyed an elegant dinner, cocktails courtesy of GREY GOOSE Vodka, a silent auction and entertainment by renowned MTV DJ Mauricio Parra.
St. Jude patients walked the red carpet along with gala hostess Daisy Fuentes, and welcomed Latin celebrities from the entertainment industry, including Claudia Castillo, Poncho de Anda, Patricia de Leon, Adriana Fonseca, Rodner Figueroa, Candela Ferro, Danna Garcia, Evelyn Lozada, Karla Martinez, Miguelito, Karla Monroig, la Jueza Christina Pereira, Dana Ramirez, Maritza Rodriguez, Betty Pino, Alberto Sardiñas, Paula Arcila, Osvaldo Vega, Neyda Sandoval and Felipe Viel.
This year’s gala, as well as last year’s which honored Tommy and Thalia Mottola, will raise funds in support of the groundbreaking research and lifesaving care provided by St. Jude for children from across the country and around the world. Events like this help to support life-saving initiatives such as the St. Jude International Outreach Program, which has dramatically increased the survival rates for children with cancer around the world over the past three decades. This program has partnered with clinics in more than 15 countries, including Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Honduras, Chile and Brazil.

Juanes with his wife, Karen Martinez
For more information on this event, or for sponsorship opportunities for next year’s gala, please call 305-265-1371 or visit www.stjude.org/miamigala.
Adriana Fonseca
Karla Martinez
Patricia de Leon and Emanuelle Deluca
Ricky Arriola and Tracee Wagner
Rene Von Weeden and Denysse Novas
Javier Romero & Ana Maria Canseco, Gala MC’s
Gala Honoree Juanes holding St. Jude patients Valeria and Alejandro
Gala Committee Chair, Julio Barrionuevo & wife Silvia
Luis Garcia Nerey, Norma Jean Abrahm and Carlos Navarro
Pamela Silva Conde, Karen Martinez, Juanes, Cesar Conde
Noel Schajris performing for the crowd
Latin singer Luis Enrique performing for guests
Lourdes Tundidor, Dr. David Angulo and Silvia Trinidad
Noel Schajris
Davina Aryeh and Juan Carlos Guillermety
Maria Garcia and Carlo Fiallo
DJ Mauricio Parra, Carolina Diago, Walter la Mendola
St. Jude family: Ines, Mariana, Alejandro & David Valencia
Sherrie Helms and Mark Kukulski
Poncho de Anda and Lina Amashta
Fernan Martinez and Paola Gutierrez
Mitchell Castillos and Juan Fernando Gomez
David Cochran and Neyda Sandoval
Maritza Rodriguez and Candela Ferro
Daisy Fuentes, Juanes, and St. Jude patients Stephan and Alejandro
Evelyn Lozada
Alfredo Hidalgo, Geraldine Hidalgo, Regina Rojas, Alejandro Gutierrez
Stephan, Ivanna, Patty and Cristian Gutierrez