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With a special wrap of the billboard Latin music awards Fox News Latino contributor -- on and Gil was in Florida for the big show.
And -- stars were of course getting glamorous and honored.
Thanks to her coverage they were also getting political she's here to tell us all about it well -- thinking if things -- have -- candidate I know so how your trip over.
They -- is amazing you know the shows are always great you get to see everybody together under one roof there's a lot of friendships that rekindle and collaborations but.
We definitely had a lot of fun on the red carpet because we were not expected as every other media outlet was.
Without questions and people loved it we get some great sound bytes.
On politics yes yes when he read that -- that -- first.
Is there for the big names in this side of the industry gap so the bill Latin -- -- like billboards is actually awarding.
That top performing artist when it comes to Nielsen.
-- -- as was -- so what's interesting about this award show it's all about the numbers so the people that are winning are not you know popularity contest or anything like that is back to who is really really really topping the charts.
So you -- as you can imagine Shakira.
Pit bull.
Don't know mark when that -- like totally winning the night.
There is a young artists from the Bronx actually his name is prince Royce which a lot of people may not know him in general mainstream media.
But he is getting that he I he was there as well and the list goes on and off -- tonight we'll talk some show highlights but let's start out on the red carpet as you said now what did you want to know from them.
You know this year this year in particular it's an election year.
And we've been hearing it everywhere that Latinos -- gonna make a big historic difference we hear hear all the time Fox News Fox News -- -- is doing great at covering that.
And we said you know what if it what is.
The -- -- -- correspondents' dinner where Hollywood on what thousands converging.
Why not bring the same body and get it from the scoop right there at that -- carpet.
And we asked them about the role of Latinos in politics and you should've seen and be totally changed their face -- -- Being kind of -- lake glamorous to very passion and an -- to the topic.
So it was exciting to hear their remarks when it comes to politics get us some examples.
We had and you stepson who actually said.
That he had a meeting with the White House the day after so we're like OK good -- know.
Women about that I might as super involved with -- and let you know which is an initiative to get that -- -- registered to vote.
He's also doing it was always so that and some other celebrities and he also talked about the Arizona law in a very animated you know passionate way.
-- quite a way everyone can see -- on Fox News Latino.
The videos -- to -- everything is there.
And out we also talked to eight -- who was there.
You know some of that crossover in collaboration is happening hip hop artist he was over there he talked about the role of you know minority sticking to that it was very interesting very passionate different side of what we typically see it from the artist absolutely and did you learn a lot about how involved they are just.
In general and -- about getting out the -- I was very impressed with it wouldn't have by the -- and his ability to -- numbers -- -- -- yeah he's educated -- definitely knows what's going on with the community.
I was just reading the body -- which.
Definitely there is a connection between.
Artists celebrities Hollywood and this world of politics as I said we just so it with the correspondents dinner but.
He CNN person and -- other faces change when you ask about this topic was fascinating.
So I hope that people just as they follow their trends are following their -- when it comes to getting involved.
-- -- years you know presidential election -- and now do you feel.
It why is it as six -- and bringing that up and also you know what issues tend to be the common thread that you heard them talking about.
You know he mentioned if you have -- -- -- mentioned -- -- I think well there is there's immigration which it -- here before so many times.
The Latino agenda is not just about immigration is is an American agenda it's about jobs -- about education is about the economy.
So goes back to that and I think just an acknowledgment of the fact that that community's impact it was important to the artists so that came out loud and clear and I think for will there.
In particular was so hot on the whole Arizona topic because he had just been in Arizona speaking.
At Arizona State university's I was pressing his mind he certainly let us know.
He was very passionate about it yeah I mean it is about.
