Media Advisory - ESPN Deportes Debuts Marketing Campaign featuring the Music of Grammy award-winning Calle 13 to Promote the TORONTO 2015 Pan American Games

Special teleconference setup with ESPN Deportes, Olympic and National record-holding backstroke swimmer from Mexico Fernanda Gonzalez and TO2015.

TORONTO, April 14, 2015 /CNW/ - ESPN Deportes, a broadcast rights holder for TORONTO 2015, will be sharing with the Canadian press the networks' ambitious plan to cover the largest multisport Games in Canadian history. Samples of their work, which includes a musical collaboration with Calle 13, can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5DnD5LvLC4.

ESPN Deportes will present more than 200 hours of Olympic-type multimedia coverage around the event which will showcase the host city of Toronto.  ESPN and ESPN 2 will dedicate more than 80 hours of live coverage.

On Wednesday, April 15 special guests will talk about the campaign which debuted yesterday and features a series of athletes on their journey to the Games.  The athletes include Olympic silver medallist Marlen Esparza (boxing, USA); Olympic silver medallist Luguelin Santos (400 metres, Dominican Republic); Olympic bronze medallist Javier Culson (400 m hurdles, Puerto Rico); Olympic and National record-holding backstroke swimmer from Mexico Fernanda Gonzalez; three-time gold medallist 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Omar Pinzón (swimming, Colombia); 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games gold medallist Monica Puig (WTA#48-Puerto Rico), among many others.

When:	12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (ET), Wednesday, April 15
On the Call:	Moderated by Andres Agulla, ESPN Deportes' on-air talent and one of the lead hosts for the network's coverage of the Games.
		Michelle Bella, VP of Marketing, ESPN Deportes Maria Soares, Coordinating Producer, ESPN Deportes Fernanda Gonzalez, Olympic and National record-holding backstroke swimmer from Mexico Teddy Katz, Director of Communications and Media Relations, TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee (TO2015)
Where:	International: Please call 1-800-747-5150 or Local: 647-723-3981 Access Code: 9572014

SOURCE Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games

For further information: TO2015: Fulvio Martinez at [email protected] [phone]; ESPN: Gabriela Nunez at [email protected] [phone]; Newlink: Eva Mejicanos at [email protected] [phone]