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CELEBRA LA VIDA CON SALUD & MUSICA TO HOLD 2ND ANNUAL FESTIVAL IN BOSTON CITY PLAZA - JULY 13;

MILLIE QUEZADA HEADLINES ENTERTAINMENT

BOSTON, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Plans for the second consecutive Celebra La Vida Con Salud Y Musica event, the largest Hispanic health and music festival in the Boston-area backed by Boston Public Health and the office of Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, will be announced at a press conference:

MONDAY, JULY 7

10:30AM

BOSTON CITY HALL ROOM 802

Speakers Include:
Barbara Ferrer, Executive Director, Boston Public Health Commission
Marcos Torres, Office of Boston Mayor Thomas Menino
Carmen Ramos-Watson, Executive Director, Celebra La Vida Con Salud
Janet Collazo, Executive Director, La Alianza Hispana
Diane Wilkerson, State Senator of Massachusetts
Cheryl Fajardo, United States Public Health Office
Marian Mehegan, HHS Office on Women's Health
Sylvia Saavedra, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts


The Celebra festival will provide interactive, culturally relevant health information and free medical screenings for all attendees. While Hispanics comprise approximately 14% of the current U.S. population, they suffer disproportionate rates of major illnesses such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and some cancers including breast, prostate and cervical cancer.

Born in the Dominican Republic, Ms. Quezada's musical style manifested itself in the streets of Washington Heights, where she formed the group "Milly Jocelyn & Los Vecinos" in 1975, along with her siblings and soon-to-be husband Rafael Vasquez. The death of her husband in 1996 led to her solo career. In 2003 she won a Latin Grammy for Best Merengue. Milly has also been a winner of many other awards including the Premio Cassandra and the Billboard Latin Music Award.