Hollywood Comes Together for First Annual 'Noche de Ninos' Banderas, Saban, and Yemenidjian Set to Chair Star-Studded Benefit for Childrens Hospital Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Some of the biggest names in Hollywood are gearing up to host one of the most important nights this fall: film star Antonio Banderas, child advocate Cheryl Saban, and MGM Chairman and CEO Alex Yemenidjian have joined forces to chair the first annual "Noche de Ninos" ("Children's Night"), a star-studded benefit for Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. Giselle Fernandez-Farrand is executive producing the event, with David Foster and Humberto Gatica as entertainment producers. Set for October 2nd at 6:00 p.m. at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, "Noche de Ninos" will feature entertainment from the evening's emcee, TV star and comedian George Lopez, as well as Latin music superstars Marc Anthony, Alejandro Sanz, and Carlos Baute, dancer Joaquin Cortez, and singer/actress Renee Olstead. In keeping with the evening's Latin theme, the menu is being overseen by celebrated chef Julian Serrano from Picasso at Las Vegas's Bellagio Hotel; Serrano will prepare his signature paella. With many of Hollywood's elite already slated to attend, the festivities will celebrate and benefit the Campaign for Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, an effort to raise $500 million for new facilities as well as for endowment, program, and annual support. "With the help of the community, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles has been providing state of the art health care for children for over 100 years," says Saban, a member of the Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Board of Trustees. "I'm honored to be a part of this institution's ongoing search for cures, and to support the compassionate, family-centered care the dedicated medical professionals at CHLA provide for their young patients." "The work done by Childrens Hospital Los Angeles is humbling," says Yemenidjian. "It would be difficult to find a cause more worthy of support. The work done by the doctors, nurses, and other caregivers at this extraordinary place is not only of the highest quality, but it is done without regard to a patient's ability to pay." For more information on Childrens Hospital Los Angeles or for sponsorship or volunteer opportunities, please contact Susan Harlow at 323-671-1748 or visit http://www.childrenshospitalla.org/. For press inquiries and information regarding the "Noche de Ninos" fundraising celebration, please contact Tatiana Berman at 310-385-4439. Founded in 1901, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles has been treating the most seriously ill and injured children in Los Angeles for more than a century, and it is acknowledged throughout the United States and around the world for its leadership in pediatric and adolescent health. Childrens Hospital is one of America's premier teaching hospitals, training more young pediatricians than any other health care facility in California through its association with the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California since 1932. It is a national leader in pediatric research. Today, physician-scientists at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles address the most vexing pediatric medical problems and discover important new therapies for children everywhere, including advances in cancer care, gene transfer, stem cell and organ transplantation and diabetes. The Saban Research Institute is among the largest and most productive pediatric research facilities in the United States, with 91 investigators at work on 234 laboratory studies, clinical trials and community-based research and health services. It is one of the few free-standing research centers in the nation to combine scientific laboratory inquiry with patient clinical care -- dedicated exclusively to children -- and its base of knowledge is widely considered to be among the best in pediatric medicine. Since 1990, U.S. News & World Report and its panel of board-certified pediatricians have named Childrens Hospital Los Angeles one of the top pediatric facilities in the nation. Visit Childrens Hospital Los Angeles at http://www.childrenshospitalla.org/. For further information please contact Tatiana Berman of Arenas Entertainment, +1-310-385-4439, or Steve Rutledge of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, +1-323-669-4121. DATASOURCE: Noche de Ninos CONTACT: Tatiana Berman of Arenas Entertainment, +1-310-385-4439, or Steve Rutledge of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, +1-323-669-4121 Web site: http://www.childrenshospitalla.org/

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