Renowned Mexican actor and singer Jaime Camil is set to sing the Himno Nacional Mexicano at “Ring Kings: Mayweather vs. Cotto” on May 5 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas which will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View®. Camil will have the honor of singing the anthem at the mega-event which coincides with the Cinco de Mayo holiday, traditionally one of the biggest boxing weekends of the year.
“We are thrilled to have a Mexican superstar like Jaime Camil singing the Mexican national anthem on May 5,” said Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions. “It only adds to the level of superstardom of this mega-event and it gives the Mexican and Mexican-American fans yet one more reason to watch.”
Camil is a prominent screen and stage actor, recording artist and television personality who began his career as a radio DJ. Camil has four platinum-selling albums and his latest album, “Por Ella Soy Eva” is currently in the top 10 albums of the iTunes Mexico music store. He starred in the bound-for-Broadway original musical “The Mambo Kings” at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco, Calif as well as in the most successful Mexican films of all time such as “7DAYS,” “Zapata,” “Recien Cazado,” “Saving Private Perez,” “Heaven In Your Eyes” and “Regresa” for which he won the “Best Film Actor” award at the PREMIOS JUVENTUD ceremony, beating out Javier Bardem, Gael Garcia Bernal and Antonio Banderas.
“Regresa” also won “Best Entertaining Film” at the Monaco Film Festival. He has received numerous and prestigious awards including the ACE Award for “Man of the Year” in 2007. Camil was nominated for a Mexican Academy Award (ARIEL) and won a Mexican Golden Globe (Diosa de Plata) both recognitions for the film “7DAYS.”
He’s also been featured on hundreds of magazine covers including PEOPLE en Español’s “Sexiest Men Alive” issue. Camil currently stars in “Por Ella Soy Eva, the most successful TV show in Latin America, bringing record ratings and market share to Televisa.
“It has been a dream of mine to be able to sing my national anthem at an important sporting event,” said Camil. “It is a great honor to sing at one of the most important fights of the year on one of the most important dates of Mexican history, Cinco de Mayo, Puebla’s battle. I’ll proudly sing from my heart that night and hopefully every single Mexican heart will vibrate with mine in joy and happiness.”
