Live Latin Music, Dancing, Dinner, & More

Party with the sea stars at the Aquarium’s Latin-themed Late Night on Friday, April 6, 2012 from 6:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. The Aquarium will remain open late so you can dance to the sounds of cumbia, salsa, Latin rock, and other Latin rhythms with DJ Quinto Sol and the bands El Conjunto Nueva Ola and Sonsoles. The Noche de Estrellas (Night of the Stars) event will feature these live bands, DJs, and ocean learning activities for all ages, including an underwater dive show and educational scavenger hunts with prizes—all in English and Spanish. Mexican cuisine, beers, and drinks will be available for purchase. You’ll have the opportunity to journey through the Pacific Ocean to meet over 11,000 animals, including more than 150 sharks you can touch. The Aquarium of the Pacific is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ocean conservation education.

Please note: the Lorikeet Forest aviary closes at 4:30 p.m.

Special Presentations during the Latin Late Night:

• 6:30 p.m. DJ Quinto Sol / Blue Cavern
• 7:00 p.m. Dive Show / Tropical Reef Habitat (2nd floor)
• 8:00 p.m. El Conjunto Nueva Ola / Blue Cavern
• 8:45 p.m. DJ Quinto Sol / Blue Cavern
• 9:00 p.m. Scavenger Hunt Raffle Winners Announced / Blue Cavern
• 9:15 p.m. Sonsoles / Blue Cavern
• 10:15 p.m. DJ Quinto Sol / Blue Cavern

Noche de Estrellas Scavenger Hunt Prizes:

• Four sideline seats to a Chivas USA game (2 certificates)
• Museum of Latin American Art Family Membership
• Aquarium of the Pacific Family Membership
• Four tickets to the Aquarium of the Pacific

Stop by the Raffle Table for your FREE entry. Raffle winners will be announced at 9 p.m. in the Aquarium’s Great Hall.

Enjoy music with the radio station Super Estrella in the Tropical Pacific Gallery during the Latin Late Night from 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

-Schedule subject to change

About the bands:

ECNO (8 p.m.)
Straight from the City of Hope, Mexico City, the band is on a mission to revolutionize the music industry and get people to dance to cumbia, mixing sounds of new wave, rock, and disco. Their faces are covered with “luchador” (wrestler) masks at all times, hiding the true identity of each group member of El Conjunto Nueva Ola (ECNO). Who are the masked men and what are their true identities? No one knows the answer yet, but the truth is that these “anonymous guys” have performed on the stages of top Hispanic television networks.

Sonsoles (9:15 p.m.)
With a global ensemble of musicians from Spain, Mexico, Los Angeles, Dominican Republic, and El Salvador, Sonsoles fuses a myriad of musical elements, ranging from rock, pop, reggaeton, salsa, and folk. Sonsoles was founded in the fall of 2006 in Los Angeles by founding members Steve Baltazar (keyboards) and Cesar Abrego (bass). Shortly thereafter, Spaniard Jóse Hernandez (guitar/vocals), a friend of the duo, also joined. Later, Lonnie Moreno (drums) became the 4th member, and with the recent addition of Delwin G. (rapper), the Sonsoles lineup is now cemented.