Latin Sensation to Perform at Columbus Pride

Bravo TV host Jade Esteban Estrada returns to Ohio to celebrate annual fest

June 26, 2008 – Columbus, OH – Multimedia star Jade Esteban Estrada will perform on the main stage of Columbus Pride 2008 at 5:30 p.m. in Bicentennial Park in Columbus, Ohio. The Latin pop singer will perform songs from his CD “Angel” which have been featured on the Golden Globe and Emmy award-winning police drama “The Shield.” Admission is free. All ages are invited to attend. For more information visit www.getjaded.com or www.columbuspride.org. “Jade Esteban Estrada has performed at nearly 200 PrideFests all around the world,” states Nic Corbett of the Tallahassee Democrat. “Compelling…Broadway-caliber,” says Michael Grossberg of the Columbus Dispatch. Estrada, who is the host of the 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards on Bravo this weekend, has been featured on “The Graham Norton Effect” on Comedy Central and “30 Rock” and “Friday Night Lights” on NBC. He also performed hosting duties at Tallahassee PrideFest 2008 this year. His music video “Bella Morena” can be seen on YouTube.com. The Lancaster Eagle Gazette calls him “a Latin sensation.” The Copenhagen Post calls him “a gay Latin icon.” The Fresno Bee calls him “passionate and sophisticated.” Gene Downs of the Savannah Morning News calls him “a smokin’ act.” His trilogy of “ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol. 1-3” all opened at the Columbus National Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival from 2002-2006. “Jade Esteban Estrada is, without a doubt, one of the best and most important artists San Antonio has ever bred and definitely our ambassador to the world,” states activist Gene Elder of the Happy Foundation. The television star recently released a designer humor line of bilingual greeting cards, “Jade Esteban Estrada for Nos Vemos Greetings” in January. Estrada stars in the upcoming independent film “Josie” directed by Will Martin. For further information or to request high resolution artwork or an interview, please contact Greta Golding at vicariouspr@aol.com or visit www.getjaded.com.