More than a hundred Latin artists gathered on Sunday, August 16, at the Kaseya Center in Miami to raise funds for earthquake victims in Venezuela and Colombia. Led by Marc Anthony, Chayanne, Luis Fonsi, Olga Tañón, and Feid, the benefit concert 'Unidos por los Nuestros' drew more than 15,000 people, according to El Universal.
The event responded to two disasters: the double earthquake of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 that struck northern Venezuela on June 24 left at least 6,301 dead, and the magnitude 7.4 earthquake of August 10 in Colombia left 295 dead and 320 missing, according to official tallies cited by El Universal. Florida is home to the largest Colombian and Venezuelan community in the United States, with more than one million people according to census figures, which is why Miami served as the stage for a solidarity gathering that cuts across the Latin community of North America.
The lineup included Gilberto Santa Rosa, Gente de Zona, Mau y Ricky, Silvestre Dangond, Jay Wheeler, and Piso 21, with surprise appearances by Camilo, Evaluna, and Yandel. 'If there is one thing we Latinos have, it is that when something happens to one of our own, we all come together,' said La Mujer de Fuego. Donations remain open via QR code, text message with the word UNIDOS to 707070, or the portal Univision.org. The Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina, CAF, announced a donation of 500,000 dollars, and organizers promised to reveal the final total this Monday on Despierta América. AP noted that the moment is crucial because public attention on the Venezuelan crisis is beginning to wane.
The funds will be distributed by the Fundación Univision and Maestro Cares through organizations such as World Central Kitchen and TECHO. The next solidarity event will be on August 23 in Los Angeles, where Gustavo Dudamel will conduct the Los Angeles Philharmonic alongside Natalia Lafourcade, Carlos Vives, and Beck, continuing the fundraising effort for Venezuela.
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