Comedian Rick Najera and Real Estate Entrepreneur Jerry Ascensio Headline NAHREP’s 2015 Latino Tour of 53 Million & One® Kicks Off California Leg of Tour
Los Angeles – What do you get when a Hollywood comedian and an award-winning author joins forces with a Mariachi-turned real estate entrepreneur to do a theatrical production? You get The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals’ (NAHREP) Nuevo Latino Tour original live stage production of 53 Million & One starring comedian Rick Najera and former Mariachi now entrepreneur, Jerry Ascencio. California tour dates were announced with the first performance set to take place Tuesday, June 30 at the renowned El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood with a VIP red carpet and invited Latino celebrities.
A creative and curious mix of comedy and empowerment, Rick Najera described as such, “This show is a fun evening of comedy and inspirational storytelling,” says Najera. “Nuevo Latino Tours was created to showcase success stories of Latinos in America and the journey of sustainable homeownership. 53 Million & One taps into inspirational elements of entrepreneurship, family and achieving the American dream.”
Najera (from Hulu’s East Los High, Latinologues, MadTV, In Living Color) opens the show with comedy relief and excerpts from his latest award-winning book, Almost White: Forced Confessions of a Latino in Hollywood. Mariachi and real estate entrepreneur, Ascencio, illustrates the Hispanic-American experience through his personal journey from immigrant to successful real estate broker and devout family man. Ascencio narrates and embodies different characters in the performance and uses his skills as a Mariachi performer in a mélange of traditional Mexican music and American pop to tell his true-life story about making it against all odds. The show highlights the common challenges, experiences, and aspirations that bind the 53 million Latinos that call America home. Completing the show, Najera leads a lively discussion with the audience.
NAHREP’s Nuevo Latino Tours featuring 53 Million & One is sponsored by Century 21. California dates include:
Tues, June 30 – El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood, CA Tues, July 14 – Tower Theatre in Fresno, CA Weds, July 15 – Kaiser Center Auditorium in Oakland, CA
The second wave of California shows will continue in November in San Diego, Sacramento, La Mirada and Costa Mesa and more to be announced soon.
For more information, schedule and to purchase tickets in advance, visitwww.nuevolatinotours.com and Facebook www.facebook.com/nuevolatinotours.
About NAHREP
The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals, a nonprofit 501(c) 6 trade association, is dedicated to advancing sustainable homeownership among Latinos by educating and empowering the real estate professionals who serve them. NAHREP is the premier trade organization for Hispanics and has more than 20,000 members in 48 states and 35 affiliate chapters. For more information about NAHREP, visit www.nahrep.org.
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