, the preeminent voice of Latino youth in America, kicks off the weekend with the hottest up-and-coming Latino talent. Starting Friday, August 24th at 4PM, VIVO airs a special episode with Casa de Leones and the tattooed princess of television, Kat Von D. Then, on Saturday August 25th at 4PM, mun2 hits the road and takes on NYC as VJ’s Renato Lopez and Crash hang out with some of today’s leading Latin artists from Café Tacuba and Mala Rodriguez to Panda.

This week’s VIVO brings you the summer buzz with chart-toppers Casa de Leones and L.A. Ink‘s Kat Von D. Casa takes the VIVO stage to perform their hit, “No Te Veo” and their newest single, “Shorty.” The hot reggaeton act has been heating up the charts all summer long, holding down the top 5 in the Latin Rhythm charts for over 12 weeks. Hitmakers in their own right, the voices of Jowell & Randy with Guelo Star, Maximan and J King come together to create the powerhouse that is Casa de Leones. TLC’s super glam Latina tattoo artist, Kat Von D, stops in to talk tats with mun2’s own ink fanatics, Renato and guest host Crash. On the heels of a successful premiere, find out more on how she spun her way off Miami Ink back to Los Angeles for her very own L.A. Ink.

The next day, Renato and Crash bring the heat to New York with “mun2 on the Road: New York.” The mun2 VJs storm through 5 boroughs in 4 hours, introducing music videos, catching live performances, and interviewing some of the best talent in Latin alternative music. Renato chats with Mala Rodriguez in Battery Park, Café Tacuba at Central Park’s Summer Stage, and the Pinker Tones in the Village. Join mun2 for the ride in Manhattan, Queens, Bronx and all the wonders of the boroughs from the Staten Island ferry to the Wonder Wheel in Brooklyn’s Coney Island. Full of music performances and all the sights to see in NYC, “mun2 on the Road: New York” premieres at 4PM on Saturday August 25th.

For more information, and to see show clips, visit www.holamun2.com.

About mun2:

mun2 is the preeminent voice for Latino youth in America. Launched in 2001 as the first national cable network to offer bilingual programming for young U.S. Latinos, the multiplatform youth entertainment network offers authentic content that reflects the lifestyle of this fast-growing segment of the population with original, relevant and cutting-edge programs in proven genres including music, movies, sports, fashion, and social activism. The network, which reflects emerging trends in all areas of pop and youth culture that are endorsed by its bicultural audience, is available nationwide on digital and analog cable, and satellite and free television. mun2 is distributed to over 11 million U.S. TV households and is the first-ever Latino youth-oriented cable network to have full subscription to the Nielsen Hispanic Household Index measurement service. The network is part of Telemundo Cable Networks, a division of NBC Universal Cable Networks.

About holamun2.com:

For your daily dos, candy, glitters and freejoles, visit holamun2.com, mun2’s fully interactive site featuring all things mun2. A portal for bicultural youth to experience entertainment on their terms, holamun2 features exclusive interviews, original videos, entertainment news, interaction with other mun2 fans and ways to vote for their favorite videos. From politics and pop to videos and video games, holamun2.com is devoted to the lifestyles of Latino youth.