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LATIN AMERICA+ RUDY PEREZ + GLORIA ESTEFAN + A.B. QUINTINILLA + JAY LOZADA + MEXICO + BRAZILIvan F. AlvarezSVP of Latin AmericaTHE U.S. LATIN MARKETRudy Perez #1 Hot Latin Tracks ProducerFor the third time in a row, Rudy Perez wascrowned #1 Hot Latin Tracks Producer byBillboard magazine in their 2004 Year End Chartreviews. His nineteen song run through thecharts made him the only Latin producer withsongs in the double digits. UMPG came in at #3in the Hot Latin Publishers, Hot Latin PublishingCorporations and Hot Latin Songwriters categories.UMPG participated in more than fifty ofthe releases in the rankings, including the HotLatin Tracks where it came in at the positions #3, 5, 6, 14, 15 and 22.CATALOGUE SPOTLIGHT:GLORIA ESTEFANThere are singers who can captivate a community.Gloria Estefan’s illustrious career has includedrecording the official theme for the 1996 SummerOlympics, three Grammy Awards, one LatinGrammy Award for directing her first video, “NoMe Dejes De Querer,” an Oscar nomination for thetitle song for the movie “Music Of The Heart,”which she also appeared in, opposite MerylStreep. With over 70 million in worldwide recordsales, Gloria Estefan is the most successful Latincrossover artist in the history of pop music.Following the success of her last album,Unwrapped and the tour that followed, a compilationof her ballads was recently releasedentitled Amor Y Suerte.A.B. Quintinilla IIIBurns Up Hot Latin ChartsUMPG singer, songwriter and producer A.B. Quintanillais burning up Billboard’s Hot Latin Tracks Charts withhis hit single, “Fuego.” This song entered the chart lastyear while “Mi Gente” was still going strong. 2005 hasstarted out strong in chart performance with more than8 songs charting, 6 of which have remained there sincelast year. Highlights include: “Que No Me Faltes Tu”Prodemus, “Que de Raro Tiene” Geminis Musical,“Corazon Encadenado” Nova Ed. Musicales, SA, and“Hasta El Fin Del Mundo” Rudy Perez & Manny Benito.BRAZILRinging in the New Year With New TechnologyThe music market in Brazil has undergone a rapid evolution as the ring-tone and real-tone marketstake over. Out of a population of around 182 million people, Brazil had over 65 million cellphone users in 2004. That’s up more than 41% from 2003. A growth in ring-tone downloadshas gone hand-in-hand with the growth in the cell phone consumers. UMPG Brazil saw earlythe benefits of getting on board this new means of song distribution. They have managed tostay at the top of the game, and in Brazil’s official ranking, Universal came in third in the ringtone market. With more new technology just around the corner, and UMPG Brazil’s focus onnew technology, the future looks bright.NEW RELEASE JAY LOZADAUMPG Latin America signed Jay Lozada as asongwriter and as an artist. After months ofintense preparation, Jay Lozada’s albumJamás Pensé (I Never Dreamed) is now instores. The promotional single, ‘Me Patina ElCoco’ features another UMPG singer/songwriterEl Boodah.’MEXICOAuthors of theNew MillenniumUMPG Mexico had a great year with manysong placement successes. They workedextensively alongside their sister label placinghits on their new releases and includingmany hits on new compilations. So great wasthe synergy formed between UMPG Mexicoand Universal Music Mexico, that a JointVenture was formed. The first project underits wings is a record, ‘Autores del NuevoMilenio’ (Authors of the New Millennium)which brought together 12 singer/songwritersof different nationalities on one record.This is sure to be pivotal in launching theircareers as well as opening doors for futuretalent development.20 • UMPG