SANTANA TO PERFORM AT OFFICIAL LATIN GRAMMY® AFTER PARTY PRESENTED BY HEINEKEN Event to Take Place at the House of Blues in the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino WHO: Special Performance by three-time Latin GRAMMY® winner and ten-time GRAMMY winner® Carlos Santana with special guest 2012 Latin Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Poncho Sánchez. DJ Nino will be spinning Latin, hip-hop and old school tunes prior to and after the performance. WHAT: The Latin Recording Academy® will host its exclusive Latin GRAMMY® official After Party celebrating this year's nominees and winners. After Party sponsors include: Heineken, 7UP, Jack Daniels, L'Oreal Paris, McDonald's and Nuevo Mall as the presenting sponsor of the VIP Talent Lounge. Heineken will once again have a branded lounge featuring a live performance by Locos Por Juana. 7UP will be hosting a branded lounge that includes go-go dancers and a cigar roller for guests to visit. The iconic Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey will host an exclusive bar at the After Party where guests will enjoy the legendary Jack Daniel's Whiskey either straight up, on the rocks or Jack Daniel's signature XIII Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards cocktail, 'Jack and Piña'. Nuevo Mall, also a new sponsor, will be taking over the presenting sponsorship of the VIP Talent Lounge where artists and celebrities will have a chance to enjoy the Santana performance as well as various fun activities including a photo booth and a digital red carpet. Don’t miss the gift bags that will be handed out at the end of the evening by L’Oreal Paris with a range of great cosmetics products! For more information, please visit www.latingrammy.com. WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012 8:30 p.m. PT Media Check-In (outside the Lion King box office) 8:45 –9:15 p.m. PT Crews Escorted Into Party for B-Roll (NO INTERVIEWS) ** WHERE: House of Blues 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89119 News from the Latin Recording Academy.