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Be front and center at People en Español red carpet

By Mercedes Sanchez

As much I’d love to celebrate my two-page spread at the People en Español 50 Mas Bellos party tonight, I won’t be able to make it.

But just because I can’t make it, doesn’t mean you can’t! Catch the red carpet out of the Plaza Hotel via live stream starting tonight at 9 p.m. on the People en Español Web site.

I’ll try to make it home in time for the red carpet, but if I’m not, don’t hesitate to Tweet or Facebook me and tell me who you think is the best or worst dressed! We hear Zoe Saldaña, Ricky Martin, Thalía, Naya Rivera, Giselle Blondet, Jorge Ramos, Lili Estefan, Raúl de Molina, María Elena Salina and many others will be there!

Watch the 50 Mas Bellos red carpet arrivals live from PeopleEnEspañol.com starting at 9 p.m.

Did you know Alexis is Latina?

By Mercedes Sanchez

While watching Mad Men, I had to do a double take to confirm if the woman standing half naked by Pete Campbell’s desk was Gilmore Girl’s Alexis Bledel. Sure enough, it was!

I missed last week’s episode where she played Beth Dawes– the wife of Pete’s commuter friend. But she made another brief cameo tonight.

Kudos to Alexis on her role! I haven’t seen her do anything worth talking about since The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.

Fun Fact: Did you know that Alexis Bledel is Latina? Her mother is originally from Mexico while her father is from Argentina. And it turns out that her first language is Spanish!

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We speak to the BFFs about Empire Girls

By Mercedes Sanchez

While covering the red carpet at the 2012 Latin Billboards in Miami, we spoke to Julissa Bermudez and Adrienne Bailon about their upcoming reality show, Empire Girls.

“A lot of people don’t know that Julie and I have been best friends for almost 10 years,” says Bailon.

“[The show] follows us through our lives coming back to our hometown of New York City, taking our careers to the next level and possibly finding a man.”

Julissa told us the show will also touch upon being Latinas in the entertainment business, and yes, finding love.

“The goal is for us to find a man before we hit 30– and that’s in a year and a half from now,” says Bermudez. “And let’s be real– we’re not being too picky because we’re really trying to get there before the age of 30. All of our friends are married!”

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Fingertip Fetish

We couldn’t help but notice Adrienne’s eccentric nails! It turns out the polish is from her own collection called Fingertip Festish.

Watch my interview with Julissa Bermudez and hairstylist Cesar Ramirez

Empire Girls: Adrienne and Julissa premieres on June 3 on The Style Network. 9 p.m. EST

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Tell us, will you watch their new show?

Telemundo Headquarters in Miami

By Mercedes Sanchez

Telemundo Media, along with Klout, invited top online media influencers in music and entertainment to the 2012 Billboard Latin Music Awards including yours truly. See photos below.

“Working with Klout ahead of the 2012 Billboard Latin Music Awards is a natural fit for us, and we are excited about the Social TV opportunities for the broadcast of this year’s awards show,” said Borja Perez, Senior Vice President, Digital & Social Media, Telemundo Media. “U.S. Hispanics greatly over index in their use of social media, and Telemundo Media is extremely active in the space, engaging with fans directly on the platforms they are passionate about.”

We visited the sets of hit national programs like LevantateTV, Al Rojo Vivo and Caso Cerrado and even sat through a taping of an upcoming episode of the telenovela Corazon Valiente.

We spent the afternoon live tweeting and asking tons of questions! On the night of the award show, we learned that #billboards2012 was trending worldwide on Twitter! See my photos below.

With Maria Celeste of Al Rojo Vivo

Sitting on Maria Celeste’s chair in her studio

On the set of Caso Cerrado

With Dra. Ana Polo from Caso Cerrado

Fun group photo of the influencers day before the award show

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Behind-the- scene photos taken with my Blackberry:

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See what I wore on the red carpet at the Billboard Awards.

Are you ready for tonight’s Mad Men 2-Hour Premiere?

Mad Men hasn’t been on for 18 months. If you need a reminder about all that’s happened with Don Draper, take a look at a genius video recap by the folks from Slate.com below.

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