Juan Luis Guerra, one of Latin America?s most outstanding contemporary singers and songwriters, will be the top-billing Dominican artist to participate in the closing ceremonies of the Pan Am Games. The Pan Am Games open in Santo Domingo at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Stadium on Friday, 1 August and close on Thursday, 17 August.
Producers Guillermo Cordero, Chiqui Haddad and Jos? Antonio Rodr?guez explained to El Caribe newspaper that 5,000 Dominicans will participate in the 50-minute extravaganza on 17 August. ?It will be a snapshot of the Dominican way and music,? says Cordero, who added that the tunes will range from traditional merengue to bachata.
For more information on the Pan Am Games, see http://www.panamgames2003.com