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LAS VEGAS WALK OF STARS HONORS

INTERNATIONAL RECORDING STAR

TRINI LOPEZ

MAY 15, 2008

LAS VEGAS, NV – (May 1, 2008) International recording star and actor of film and television, Trini Lopez, will be honored by the Las Vegas Walk of Stars with the 25^th star installation on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 12:00PM.  The site of the star ceremony will be in The Showroom at the Fabulous Flamingo Hotel located at 3555 Las Vegas Blvd South. in Las Vegas. The media and invited guests are allowed to attend.

Trini Lopez's first big break came at the popular night spot called P. J.'s in Hollywood. Here, he was spotted by the world famous record producer, the late Don Costa, who then brought Trini to the attention of his longtime idol, Mr. Frank Sinatra.   The great singer recognized a fellow stylist and immediately signed Trini to an exclusive eight-year contract with his own label - Reprise Records.

Reprise released his first album, "Trini Lopez at P. J.’s," which became a No. 1 hit album. Out of that album a single, “If I Had a Hammer" became a No. 1 hit in twenty-five countries." If I Had a Hammer," ultimately sold 5 million copies and hammered his name in GOLD with many albums and several singles ... and in the hearts of millions of fans throughout the world! Following "Hammer" were many hits which he wrote, as well as songs like "I'm Coming Home Cindy," "Michael," "Lemon Tree," Kansas City," "America," and, of course, "La Bamba." The list goes on, but that's another story!

Among Trini's numerous successful albums are "Trini Lopez Live at P. J.'s "More Trini Lopez a P. J.'s by Popular Demand", "The Latin Album," "The Second Latin Album," "The Love Album," "It's a Great Life," "Trini Lopez in London," "Trini Lopez Now,” "Trini Lopez Live at Basin Street East,” “Trini Lopez' Greatest Hits,". "Trini - Transformed by Time," "The Best of Trini Lopez," and "Trini Lopez 25th Anniversary Album." To date Trini has more than 50 albums to his credit, and there's always another project just around the corner.

It is only natural that Trini would be discovered as an equally talented actor. He began by playing a priest and a parole officer on two of Jack Webb's "Adam 12" TV shows for Universal, which was aired on the NBC network. From there he went to movies.  Trini's first appearance in a movie , Frank Sinatra put him in and was Marriage on the Rocks, starring Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.  His second movie appearance was in A Poppy is Also a Flower, starring Sean Connery, Marcello Mastriani and a star-studded cast.  Following this was the classic The Dirty Dozen starring Lee Marvin and Charles Bronson and another star studded cast. Trini's first starring role was in Antonio with his co-star, the infamous “J.R.," Larry Hagman.  Then he became an army G.I. for a TV Movie of the Week called The Reluctant Heroes for Aaron Spelling Productions.

Trini was honored on the floor of Congress in Washington D.C. by Congressman Thomas Rees of California "in recognition of his work on behalf of International relations," and Trini has the honor of sharing prestigious company with Louis Armstrong and Frank Sinatra in being named Goodwill Ambassador for the United States. He was also cited by the LULAC Council #12 of Laredo, Texas, as "Mr. International."

In July, 2001, Trini was honored by the group "Nosotros" in Beverly Hills, California.  He was presented with the prestigious  LIVING LEGEND AWARD.  

April 12, 2002, was a very exciting day for Trini.  He was inducted into the Las Vegas Casino Legends Hall of Fame at the Tropicana Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Trini performed his version of "America" as a tribute to 9-11 and then continued with "If I Had A Hammer."  He closed the show with "La Bamba."  He received 3 standing ovations and everyone there was very impressed with his voice, his charisma, and his wonderful ability to include the audience in every song.  It was a super day and a real treat for all in attendance.

The future for Trini will be active as usual, with touring around the world, a new album release and hopefully, a movie, but now he is more selective and chooses his projects carefully.

Trini is a firm believer in the saying "It's nice to be important, but its more important to be nice," and he does practice what he believes by unselfishly giving of his time and talent to many worthwhile

causes such as The March of Dimes, Cancer Research Foundation,  Diabetes Foundation, Boy Scouts of America, Variety Clubs International, and many more.

 Las Vegas Walk of Stars was developed in cooperation with Clark County, which sanctioned four miles of sidewalk to the East and West of Las Vegas Boulevard South between Sahara and Russell. Similar to the “Palm Springs Walk of Stars,” located along the sidewalks of Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs, California, the Las Vegas project honors people of prominence in a variety of fields including entertainment, sports, literary, humanitarian, civic, military, and pioneers. Each star is a three feet square slab of polished granite weighing 180 lbs. and inlaid with the recipient’s name and specialty. For more information, visit www.lasvegaswalkofstars.com