Alberto Ciurana of Univision: Alejandra Espinoza will host reality-competition show La Banda

Univision Communications Inc., Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment and FremantleMedia Latin America announce that popular Univision presenter Alejandra Espinoza will host La Banda, the music-based reality-competition show slated for a 2015 debut on the Univision Network. The show, developed through a partnership between Univision and Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment and co-produced with FremantleMedia Latin America, aims to create the world’s ultimate Latino boyband through the biggest Latino talent search in TV history -across the U.S. and several Latin American countries. Representing Mexico, Central America, South America, the Caribbean and Puerto Rico, contestants will compete for a place in La Banda and for a coveted recording contract with Sony Music Latin, label home to the most prolific Latin music artists, along with Syco Music, the recording label for the world’s biggest selling boyband – One Direction. “Alejandra´s talent, poise and proven appeal among Univision’s viewers will be valuable assets as we embark on the biggest talent search in Latin music history in the hopes of creating an international superstar boyband. We are delighted to have Alejandra as host of La Banda,” said Alberto Ciurana, President, Programming and Content, Univision Communications, Inc. Born in Mexico, Espinoza joined Univision’s on-air talent roster after winning the first season of the Network’s top-rated reality contest Nuestra Belleza Latina (Our Latin Beauty) in 2007. Since then, she has appeared regularly in Sábado Gigante (Giant Saturday) and El Gordo y La Flaca (The Scoop and the Skinny), and participated in several Univision Network specials.