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Sources: TV
Notas, January 22, 2002, photos by Rolando Fernandez
and TV Y Novelas, January 26, 2002, photos by Alpha Images,
Kadena Press, and Lemor Press
TW Correspondent: Tonchi
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After two years in the making, the Mottola mansion on Star Island is now ready for Thalía and Tommy to move in, and the paparazzi are working overtime. It is hard to imagine that the couple will have any privacy in their new home unless they install anti-aircraft guns on the pier; these pictures are so detailed that you can practically see into the master bedroom behind the long balcony. Furniture is being delivered, a brand new boat is already tied up at the dock, and several dozen workmen are doing the final clean-up work. The surrounding landscape has been converted into a tropical jungle bordering lush grass lawns where there were only mud puddles several months before. The large wooden security gate is installed and guarded. But from the air, pictures of the whole estate are cataloging the progress. Sources have said that, before New Year, Thalía and Tommy hosted a “Pre-Housewarming” party with the Estefans and Shakira as their guests, but we can imagine that a large formal inauguration will soon follow.
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Imagine, now, that you were invited to tour the new Miami base belonging to Thalía. First, you have to know how to get there -- so take note of how you will drive across Biscayne Bay, with the Miami skyline in front of you, past several luxurious, man-made, private islands offshore, until you reach the causeway which leads to Star Island. Upon reaching the island, you will turn left, past the gate to the Estefan estate, and almost immediately reach the entrance to Thalía’s property. Here is what you will find inside………
Thalia's new home in Miami will be this large ocean-side estate on Star Island, outlined by the red rectangle, which is right next door to the guesthouse on the estate of Emilio and Gloria Estefan (circled) where they used to meet while Thalia was filming "Rosalinda". |
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Source:
Kenmark Group
TW Correspondents: Tonchi & Luisa
Photos: EMI Hungary - Thanks to Zoli of MdC Hungaria
The following announcement was released this week by the Kenmark Group, distributors of high quality brand name eyewear, concerning Thalia's designer eyewear and their sponsorship of her entry into this market .
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Thalia, the internationally renowned Latin
pop sensation, has launched her line of Eyewear and
Sunwear through Lancer International, a division of the
Kenmark Group. Thalia has gained legions of fans and is conquering audiences worldwide at a record pace with her acting career in the most popular Latin soap operas, and recently with her multi-platinum selling album Arrasando. This spring Thalia will extend her audiences further with the debut of her first album recorded in English. Always busy making appearances and performing, Thalia sang at the White House, for George W. Bush on Cinco de Mayo in 2001. Michael Jackson enlisted her help to be part of an historic song dedicated to the victims of the September 11th attacks on the United States. And Dr. Pepper is currently using Thalia's star power for their most recent television ad campaign. |
"Working with Thalia has been amazing. Thalia is electric and her collection is a gift to her fans and all young women who live life vibrantly and passionately," said David Duralde, Director of Product Design. "Only Thalia could bring such joy and fun to eyewear with her festive Latina flair and zest for life."
The following is a brief description of the
17 ophthalmic frames in the Thalia Collection.
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Linda - Sizes: 47-18-130 and 49-18-135. Colors: Brown (BR), Shiny Gold (YG) and Dusty Rose (DR). Features: Metal nylon rimless, double action spring hinges and super thin screw-in soft pvc signature nosepads
Lupe - Sizes: 48-18-140 and 50-18-145. Colors: Molasses (ML), Smoke,(SM) and Blackberry (BB). Features: Zyl with titanium temples.
Miranda - Sizes: 47-18-130 and 49-18-135. Colors: Shiny Gold (YG), Brown (BR) and Silver (SI). Features: Metal nylon rimless with zyl temples, double action spring hinges and super thin screw-in soft pvc signature nosepads.
Sondra - Sizes: 46-19-130 and 48-19-135. Colors: Brown (BR), Silver (SI), and Plum (PL). Features: Metal with zyl temples, double action spring hinges and super thin screw-in soft pvc signature nosepads.
Tia - Sizes: 48-19-130 and 50-19-135. Colors: Cinnamon (CI), Silver (SI) and Shiny Gold (YG). Features: Metal with zyl temples, double action spring hinges and super thin screw-in soft pvc signature nosepads.
Ruby - Sizes: 49-17-135 and 51-17-140. Colors: Purple (PU) and Brown (BR). Features: Zyl
Anna - Sizes: 46-19-135 and 48-19-140. Colors: Black (BK), Lavender (LA) and Tortoise (TO). Features: Zyl
Carmen - Sizes: 48-16-140 and 50-16-145. Colors: Pink (PK), Black (BK) and Tortoise (TO). Features: Zyl
Maria - Sizes: 49-18-130 and 51-18-135. Colors: Shiny Gold (YG), Sky (SK) and Lilac (LI). Features: Metal with zyl temples and super thin screw-in soft pvc signature nosepads.
Rosa - Sizes: 48-18-130 and 50-18-135. Colors: Lavender (LA), Cocoa (CO) and Gunmetal (GM). Features: Metal with zyl temples and super thin screw-in soft pvc signature nosepads.
Isabella - Sizes: 46-19-130 and 48-18-135. Colors: Burgundy (BU) and Gunmetal (GM). Features: Metal with double action spring hinges and super thin screw-in soft pvc signature nosepads.
Ceci - Sizes: 48-17-130 and 50-17-135. Colors: Berry (BE) and Shiny Gold (YG). Features: Metal with double action spring hinges and super thin screw-in soft pvc signature nosepads.
The following is a brief description of the 9 sunwear frames in the Thalia Collection. Each frame features maximum UV protection.
Margo - Size: 50-17-135. Colors: Pink (PK) and Shiny Gold (YG). Features: Metal with zyl temples, super thin screw-in soft pvc signature nosepads and coordinating lens colors.
Lucinda - Size: 47-19-135. Colors: Gunmetal/Black (BK) and Gunmetal/Carnation (CN). Features: Zyl with double action spring hinges and coordinating lens colors.
Glenda - Size: 51-18-140. Colors: Pink (PK), Black (BK) and Lace (LC). Features: Zyl with custom lace accent and coordinating lens colors.
Frieda - Size: 52-16-135. Colors: Blueberry (BY) and Tortoise (TO). Features: Zyl with coordinating lens color.
Mirabel - Size: 51-17-140. Colors: Gray (GR) and Grape (GP). Features: Zyl with coordinating lens color.
Dora - Size: 53-18-140. Colors: Raspberry (RS) and Black (BK). Features: Plastic frames with coordinating lens color.
Felicity - Size: 50-17-143. Colors: Lime (LI), Black (BK) and Rose (RO). Features: Zyl with coordinating lens color.
Eliza - Shield. Colors: Chrome (CH) and Shiny Gold (YG). Features: Metal with zyl temples and super thin screw-in soft pvc signature nosepads. Coordinating lens colors.
Laura - Size: 53-16-140. Colors: Black (BK), Tortoise (TO) and Cranberry (CR). Features: Zyl with coordinating lens color.
Similar to Lancer International's other branded eyewear lines, Thalia Eyewear will be supported by a comprehensive marketing program that includes trade advertising, point-of-purchase materials (display units, counter cards) and public relations. In an email sent to this website today by Mr. John Justice, Kenmark Vice - President for International Sales, he noted that the suggested Retail Price will be between $89 to $135 for both frames. Thalia frames come with an eyewear case and a three-year warranty.
Thalia Eyewear and Sunwear will be available worldwide.
A TW overview/editorial
Paulina Rubio Photo by: Claudia Susana Flores
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Almost as
much as everyone was wondering what happened to Thalía
on Awards Night, the public is trying to figure out how
the Premios Lo Nuestro managed to be so embarrassingly
boring, unglamorous, incompetent, and just plain hard to
understand how some of the awards could have even
happened. We hate having to write a report like this, but we are definitely not alone in our impressions. As negative as you might think this review is, there are dozens much worse that you can read if you know Spanish. Online newspapers such as El Norte are blasting the production as lame, the forums of Univision were swarming with criticism before the program even finished broadcasting at 11:30 pm, the tabloids were hard pressed to find anything to admire so instead they tried to write stories around some of the winners. Theories abound about why, without prior notice to the media, Thalía decided not to attend. The “official story” is that she was busy with recording her upcoming album. Very few are accepting that since Thalía jets in and out of Miami constantly. And Univision was advertising her appearance on all their trailers, even with a special trailer about her career and nominations, so it appears that they were blindsided too. She was presented with her awards “in a special ceremony prior to the event”, they said. Where did this take place? In Miami or New York? Sad to say, we will probably have to wait until some tabloid digs up “the true story”. |
There was no comparison with the brilliant Lo Nuestro of last year. This time the show started bad and quickly got worse. It simply never came together. The “Red Carpet” was a disaster, with the hosts completely out of touch with each other, fishing for commentary to fill the dead air while the few stars who attended wandered through. The sound cut off several times and the color was very bad, as if the cameras were not set on the right exposure for the light. Attendees were seated in folding metal chairs as if they were at a church social instead of a gala event; they looked very uncomfortable and awkward in these 3rd class accommodations.
As a fashion show it was really frightful. Thalía’s cool elegance was greatly missed. Both Mitzy and Sixto Nolasco (who often does Thalía’s makeup) were superfluous because so many of the outfits were totally unmemorable, with the exception of Odalys Garcia who must have thought she was to be posing for a calendar and left her clothes at home. Olga Tañon looked like she was wearing the patchwork overcoat that Thalía threw away after the Billboard Awards. Sofia Vergara got the best-dressed vote, keeping it simple with a long, white, strapless gown which highlighted what Sofia is famous for. The general consensus is that Anahi was wearing the most interesting and exotic outfit, but she was so high that she kept babbling and dashing around and spoiled the whole effect. Paulina Rubio proved once again that no matter who designs her clothes they do not fit her, but at least she did not fall out of her dress this year.
The ceremony was opened with a performance by Paulina Rubio, doing “Y Sigo Aquí” with a large male chorus behind her. Paulina can’t dance. ‘Nuff said.
If you’re a big fan of Banda music you probably hated the show a little bit less than the rest of us. It seemed like the whole night was mostly big groups of men in shiny western suits getting on and off the stage. We really wanted to see Thalía do her AALM Banda, probably everybody wonders if that had been her original plan. As for who got the awards and who performed what? Read about it at Univision.com if you want the complete lowdown. But here is how we know that something went wrong so that Thalía did not attend the ceremony: They completely skipped over the nominations in the two categories where she won! It was as if the categories did not even exist, they seemed unwilling to discuss it. Did it get cut out of the show at the last minute, leaving an awkward situation which they preferred not to deal with? A lot was made of Shakira accepting her award by remote broadcast from New York for the pop category of the Premio del Pueblo, so why couldn’t Thalía do that too if she was too busy to get away?
There is also a big controversy because Juan Gabriel won the “Best Pop Album” and “Pop Song of the Year” for “Abrazame Muy Fuerte,” which is clearly not even a pop song. In fact, a local DJ in my city commented that he dared anyone to name one other song on that album because they were never played on the air, never. But since Juan Gabriel was also receiving one of those career achievement awards like they used to give Thalía all the time, he made out like a bandit this time around. I will say that his performance which closed the show was the highlight of the evening, very well done.
What will happen to the Premios Lo Nuestro after this year is open for speculation, because they definitely can’t keep broadcasting flops like this last show. The nomination and voting process is so unfair and so slanted toward factors out of view of the rest of us that the public is not going to tolerate this kind of arrangement much longer. Many feel that Univision controls the entire process to showcase their contract stars, others think it smacks of payola and deal-making. Thalía was not the only one who did not attend; very few illustrious attendees of the past were there, such as Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Celia Cruz, Cristina, Chayanne, and Ricky Martin. We predict that the television audience will not be there either, in 2003, if some serious changes are not made.
Source: thalia.com
TW Correspondent: Luisa
Thalia won the Lo Nuestro Award for best Female Regional Mexican Artist and she also won the popular award, voted by fans over the internet, for Best Mexican Artist. She could not be present at the ceremony because she is currently recording her new pop album.
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