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By Sandra Roldán

Rock N Gol may be over, but the excitement is just beginning!  The shoot last week brought out los mejores artistas y estrellas del fútbol, including Pitbull, Akon, Tony Meola, Cobi Jones, Jenni Rivera, Poncho Herrera, Christian Chavez y más!  You may have seen our live-Twitter coverage desde el evento, pero no te preocupes -- todavia tenemos mucho más para mostrarles!  All leading up to the show premiere on June 3rd, solo por MTV Tr3s! Keep it locked to Tr3s and Blogamole, because we promise we've got a lot of Rock N Gol goodies to share in the weeks to come!

So what was the game like, you may ask yourselves?  The fun began when the celebs started arriving Tuesday night at the hotel and we spotted David Bisbal and Poncho Herrera coming into the lobby after a workout session and exchanging tips para el gran juego the next day.  Who were they pumped to see on the field?  None other than Jenni Rivera.  Yeah, we were pretty pumped about that too!

Wednesday morning we arrived to an overcast field at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA, pero cuando las estrellas started rolling in, we were overjoyed to see the sun peek through the clouds.  Que día tan perfecto para un partido de fútbol!  After a quick meet-and-greet session (you better believe we got some exclusive entrevistas to share with you later!) the game was underway!

Can we just tell you how amazing it is to see the likes of Brandi Chastain and Marcelo Balboa dribbling a soccer ball to Michelle Rodriguez and Diego Torres?  And, we won't even mention what an incredible futbolista Akon is... oh, all right, yeah we will!  If that whole Konvict Records game ever gets old, we know he'll have an alternate career waiting for him!  No wonder he was chosen to pen the official 2010 World Cup theme song!  Which, by the way, Akon tells us will be extra special, though no mention yet on who will be behind the mic...

Game highlights?  So You Think You Can Dance's Legacy doing major backflips and breakdancing on the field... only to be shown up by Akon matching his moves not a minute later!  Christian Chavez and Poncho Herrera's reunion on the field -- even though they were on separate teams, you could totally feel the love entre los dos ex-miembros de RBD!  Throughout the game Carlos Mencia had some hilarious little quips about los jugadores, and you can be sure he wasn't holding back on his opinion about some of the pop stars' talent with the ball.  He was particularly unimpressed with Jenni Rivera, pero aún peor fue Christian Chavez.  Let's just say he won't be quitting his job as a pop singer anytime soon!  There were a few soccer ball mishaps, including one particular ball that went haywire during an attempt at a 3-point gol, courtesy of a mean kick by Tony Meola.  You'll have to see what happened when the show airs on June 3rd, but we can tell you the action turned quite a few heads...  And of course the big show highlight (besides the winning goal kicks!) was the rockin' performance by Pitbull, who brought down the house with hits old and new, including the first single off his upcoming album, "Alright."

Personal highlights of the game?  Watching Poncho Herrera make a beeline to hug ex-bandmate Christian Chavez on the sidelines in between games.  And having David Bisbal enthralled by my nose ring -- yep, I can say David Bisbal touched my face.  Repeatedly.  Celosas?

Also, Michelle Rodriguez might just be the funniest, most kick-ass chica on the planet -- and she's got a mean soccer steeze, despite a recent injury.  Favorite MRod quote of the day: "Woah, I think someone just got kicked in the nuts!"  Oh, and I must say, I did appreciate the eye candy of watching hombres lindos como Jesse Williams, Walter Perez, Poncho Herrera, Christian Chavez and even Marcelo Balboa working up a sweat... And with such lady players as Debi Nova, Brandi Chastain, Michelle Rodriguez and super sexy referee, Fox Sports correspondent Temryss Lane, we know los hombres had a fun time watching too!

We'll be rolling out behind-the-scenes video, photos, entrevistas y más leading up to the big premiere on June 3rd at 9pm EST, so make sure you keep it locked to Blogamole and MTVTr3s.com!  Check out more pics from the event here!

Photos via Sandra Roldán

Tags Akon, Brandi Chastain, Carlos Mencia, Christian Chavez, Cobi Jones, David Bisbal, Debi Nova, Diego Torres, Jenni Rivera, Jesse Williams, Legacy, Marcelo Balboa, Michelle Rodriguez, Pitbull, Poncho Herrera, Rock N Gol, Temryss Lane, Tony Meola, Walter Perez

Are you planning for la boda de tus sueños and your love is from a different country or cultural background? MTV Tr3s is casting for a new season of Quiero Mi Boda!

Email us ASAP at quieromibodacasting@mtvnmix.com!
Be sure to include the following in your email:

Contact Info

• First and last names of you and your fianceé
• Each of your e-mail addresses
• Each of your phone numbers (mobile or other)

Photographs

• 1 photograph of yourself alone
• 2 photographs of your fianceé alone
• 3 photographs of you together as a couple

Relationship Details

• How you and your fianceé met
• Each of your backgrounds
• What are the common elements that you and your fianceé share?
• What are the differences that fuel the culture clash?

Wedding Details

• Wedding date and location (including city and state)
• What makes your boda so special?

With Quiero Mi Boda, MTV Tr3s takes an inside look at cross-cultural weddings and the hustle and bustle surrounding them. Weddings are a special event in the life of a couple: a day where not only two people join in matrimony but also a day when two families unite.

Now imagine these two families being from completely different cultural backgrounds: different tastes, traditions and sometimes even different languages. That is Quiero Mi Boda, a show that will go behind-the-scenes as these unique couples’ lifetime unions come to life.

Tr3s Comunidad, are you going to audition for the show? What do you love most about 'Quiero Mi Boda'? Tell us in the comments or @MTV3!

Tags 2nd Season, casting call, Quiero Mi Boda

By Sandra Roldán

We did say that Rock N Gol was going to be el evento deportivo del año, didn't we?  It just keeps getting better and better!  We'll be flying to sunny California next week for the ultimate celebrity soccer tournament, and you can bet we'll be filling you in on all the chisme that goes down on the field!

Just added to the roster of celebrity talent to participate: Akon, Diego Torres and Cypress Hill.  They join soccer champs Marcelo Balboa, Brandi Chastain, Tony Meola and Tab Ramos, as well as superstars Pitbull, Jenni Rivera, Michelle Rodriguez, Carlos Mencia, Alfonso "Poncho" Herrera, David Bisbal y muchos más!

The game, which will be comprised of five unique 4x4 tournaments, will have tus artistas y futbolistas favoritos squaring off against each other in the ultimate ball-kicking, smack-talking, gol-scoring celebrity face-off que te puedes imaginar!  And with team names like "No Se Puede United" and "Deportivo Cansados," you can bet this won't be your ordinary partido de fútbol!

The show will premiere on June 3rd at 9pm EST, pero no te preocupes... we'll have plenty of chisme leading up to the show, so keep it locked to MTVTr3s.com for more fútbol acción!!

Photos via Getty Images

Tags Akon, Alfonso Herrera, Brandi Chastain, Carlos Mencia, Cypress Hill, David Bisbal, Diego Torre, futbol, Jenni Rivera, Marcelo Balboa, Michelle Rodriguez, Pitbull, Poncho, Rock N Gol, Soccer, Tab Ramo, Tony Meola

By Sandra Roldán

Pop-rock estrella Belinda has released her long-awaited nuevo album, 'Carpe Diem.'  With a hot video in the works with Cuban rapper Pitbull for first single "Egoísta," a successful telenovela run with 'Camaleones,' and rumors of a steamy on-off romance con el futbolista Mexicano Giovani Dos Santos, this could really be the year para la cantante Mexicana.

Our friends over at Acceso Total recently sent us some super hot exclusive photos of Belinda, taken during an exclusive performance for their site, in which she belted out older hits "Bella Traicion" and "Ni Freud Ni Tu Mamá" along with canciones nuevas como "Sal De Mi Piel."  We're totally digging her pop-princess-with-an-edge estilo, no creen? Check out the performance clips at Acceso Total here, and see the exclusive photos below!

Click for more exclusive photos!

Listen to the first single from the album, "Egoísta" (f/Pitbull) below, and tell us what you think!  Will you be buying the record?

Tags Belinda, Camaleones, Carpe Diem, Egoista, Música

By MTV Tr3s Staff

Do you have Enrique Iglesias posters plastered all over your walls?  Do you know the words to every single Ricky Martin song?  If you think you are the ULTIMATE Enrique Iglesias or Ricky Martin fan, and you just so happen to be in New York City, we want to hear from you!

Think you got what it takes?  Tell us why you think you are the ultimate fan for either of these artistas! You may be picked to be on the next VS. showdown on MTV Tr3s, when we square off these heartthrobs in yet another musical battle -- and YOU will get to decide which videos we air, by answering the ultimate Ricky and Enrique trivia questions!  For a chance to appear on the show, EMAIL US at trescasting@gmail.com with your name, contact information, photo, and a brief description of why YOU are the biggest Enrique OR Ricky fan.

Buena suerte!

Photos via Interscope Records; Sony Music

Tags casting call, Enrique Iglesias, Enrique Iglesias VS. Ricky Martin, fans, Lucha Musical, Ricky Martin

By Sandra Roldán

This week we're bringing you lo major de SXSW! Meet some of our top Latin indie picks, Girl In A Coma, Anita Tijuox, and more!

We knew we were onto something when we first put Colombian urban fusion band, and current MTV Tr3s Artist of the Week, Bomba Estéreo on blast with their cumbia-infused hip-hop hit "Fuego" during last year's Descubre & Download spotlight. Y ahora, Bomba bandmates Simon Mejía and Li Saumet are taking the world by storm with another go at SXSW and even more international tour dates.

Since debuting their most recent album, 'Blow Up,' Bomba Estéreo have been touring the U.S. and Europe, and are rounding out their tour with two more performances at SXSW this week, including a showcase esta noche (3/17) with Nacional Records labelmates Maldita Vecindad y compatriotas Colombianos ChocQuibTown.

Of their recent stint in Europe, cantante Li Saumet had this to say:

"Those experiences in Europe were amazing. They’ve literally changed my life. Performing in front of 15,000 people, many who don't understand what you’re singing yet they dance for the love of the music. It's inspiring. It made me realize that our band needs to keep growing and building. Every day we need to get better and better while still keeping our musical essence."

Sounds like Bomba Estéreo is ready for world domination!  Make sure to catch them if you're in Austin this week -- they will be playing tonight at Antone's and tomorrow night (3/18) at Levi's SXSW FADER Fort showcase.  Will you be catching their en fuego performances??

Keep checking back to Blogamole for more SXSW updates toda esta semana!

Photo via Nacional Records

Tags Anita Tijoux, Blow Up, Bomba Estereo, ChocQuibTown, Colombia, Fuego, Girl in A Coma, Maldita Vecindad, nacional records, SXSW

By Sandra Roldán

Okay, it's that time again.  The time for another epic musical showdown that is.  This time: El Rey del Reggaeton vs. The Kings of Bachata.  Who would win?!

On the left side of the ring is Don Omar, who with his "Virtual Diva" and "Reggaeton Latino" has kept our bodies shakin' on the dancefloor... but holding their own on the right side is Aventura.  Romeo y el resto de los K.O.B. have been melting corazoncitos con bachata jams like "Dile Al Amor" y "Por Un Segundo."  Pero... who has earned the right to the throne??  YOU TELL US!

Watch more Aventura & Don Omar videos on MTVTr3s.com. Don't miss El Rey del Reggaeton vs. The Kings of Bachata all weekend long por MTV Tr3s, starting este sábado at 2pm EST.

Photos by Scott Gries

Tags Aventura, Don Omar, Kings of Bachata, Lucha Musical, Rey del Reggaeton

El fútbol y la música – what do they have in common? Besides being two favorite Latino pastimes, ahora MTV Tr3s and T-Mobile are giving viewers and soccer fans la oportunidad to be part of the biggest soccer event del año: Rock N’ Gol! Este Junio, this action-packed show is uniting the worlds of fútbol, music, and celebs for one of the craziest matches of 4 vs. 4 soccer tournaments ever televised!

Que qué? Las estrellas del momento teamed up with and battling against professional soccer athletes? Trust us. You’ve never seen anything like it!

Taking over Los Angeles before an audience of MTV Tr3́s music and fútbol fans, Rock N' Gol will bring tournament soccer to the next level by combining traditional and non-traditional game elements with one EXPLOSIVE music performance! This is the event everyone will be talking about!

You may be asking yourself, “How can I get a chance to be on the field junto a los profesionales del deporte, rub elbows with hot celebs, or get up close and personal with my favorite reggaetonero?”

Team T-Mobile is your answer! MTV Tr3s will be hosting bi-coastal soccer tryouts in the LA area and in Miami to find four lucky participants that will become Team T-Mobile and get to play side by side with the stars. By testing their goal kicking, dribbling, juggling and talent skills, MTV Tr3s will be able to select el equipo perfecto!

Here’s the skinny…

East Coast tryouts will be held on Saturday, March 13th from 1pm-3pm in Miami, FL at: Downtown Soccer
444 NW 5th Street
Miami, FL 33128
www.downtownsoccermiami.com

All participants must:
-be at least 18 years of age and provide valid government ID
-dress in comfortable, sporty attire (please no brand names or logos)
-wear sneakers or soccer cleats
-legally reside in one of the 48 contiguous US states or Washington D.C., excluding Alaska and Hawaii

Should you be selected from either tryout, you must be available March 29th – April 1st, 2010. Tryouts will be held outdoors, asi que don’t forget your sun block lotion!

Demuestra tu talento, bring your energy, and we may see you as part of Team T-Mobile at Rock N’ Gol! Make sure you tune in for the main event on Thursday, June 3rd, solo por MTV Tr3s. You won’t want to miss it!

Mucha suerte fútbolistas!

Tags Celebrities, Latin Music, musica latin, Rock N Gol, Soccer, Tr3s shows, try out, World Cup

Que que?  Shakira vs. Wisin y Yandel?  De que estamos hablando?

Bueno -- en la lucha to be the ULTIMATE Latin music superstar, who would win?  We're picturing a Celebrity Deathmatch of epic proportions, pero con sabor latino.  Tell us, who is the bigger superstar?

Is it Shakira, the highest-selling Colombian artist of all time, humanitarian, Grammy-Award winner and belly-dancing, hip-shaking stunner?

OR, is it Wisin y Yandel, one of the hottest Puerto Rican duos out of Cayey and 50 Cent's right-hand Reggaetoneros?

YOU TELL US!!

Watch music videos by both artistas aquí!

And make sure you don't miss the show down, starting este Sábado a las 2pm EST, solo por MTV Tr3s!

Tags La Loba Vs. Los Extraterrestres, Latin Music, Música, Shakira, superstar, Tr3s shows, Wisin y Yandel

The countdown of lo mejor de la década pasada continúa... Tonight, we will be counting down los galanes más guapos de los 00s.  No te lo pierdas at 7pm EST to see if you agree with our picks for the hottest guys in the world of entertainment from the past decade!

Last night was all about the ladies in our Mamasotas countdown.  Missed the show?  Check out who made the cut here.  Cuéntanos -- do you agree with our picks for the hottest ladies of the 00s?

Some of our personal favorites?

1. Shakira

Talk about Latin invasion.  Shakira took the Latin music industry by storm during los 00s, pero la rubia colombiana also showed the world how to do the crossover game right!  With bilingual albums like Laundry Service (Servicio de Lavanderia) and Oral Fixation, Vol. 1, la Loba released hit after countless hit in English, y también en Español!

2. Jennifer Lopez

Before Shakira made the crossover game all her own, the bar was set by none other than Miss JLo.  Jenny from the Block started off the decade con mega-éxitos como "Waiting For Tonight" and "Love Don't Cost A Thing." Los 00s saw Jennifer Lopez through a series of high-profile romances, until she finally settled down and married award-winning salsero and fellow boricua darling, Marc Anthony.  But married life and motherhood aren't slowing JLo down - the Bronx-born diva will be releasing un nuevo album en 2010.

3. Thalía

La bella cantante Mexicana tried her hand at the crossover game too, pero saben, we prefer Thalía's "Amor A La Mexicana," están de acuerdo?  Not only did Thalía become an actual mamasota en los 00s when she gave birth to her daughter Sabrina Sakaë, but she also had a major comeback in 2006 with her hit "Ten Paciencia."

4. Belinda

No solo hizo su nombre en el mundo de la música con canciones como "Bella Traición," esta bella cantante also made quite a name for herself en el mundo del chisme!  With some hot telenovela roles and a collabo con cantante panameño Flex under her belt, Belinda definitely made her presence felt en los 00s!

5. Paulina Rubio

La chica dorada had quite a run en los 00s with various Spanish and English songs, including "Ni Una Sola Palabra" which helped put this former Timbiriche singer back on the map.  2009 saw an even bigger comeback for Paulina with the release of Gran City Pop and a red-hot performance with Cobra Starship at Los Premios MTV.

The list of mamasotas also included Fanny Lú, Anahí, Shaila Durcal, La Quinta Estación (Natalia Jiménez), Alejandra Guzmán, Gloria Trevi, Nelly Furtado, La La and Kat DeLuna, along with our own ReMexa host y cantante de duranguense, Jazmin Lopez.  Who are YOUR top 5??

Photos from File

Tags Belinda, countdown, Jennifer Lopez, Lo Mejor de los 00s, Paulina Rubio, Shakira, Thalía, Tr3s shows