Quepasa.com Signs Gloria Estefan as Spokesperson
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Tuesday September 7, 8:06 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Quepasa.com Signs Gloria Estefan as Spokesperson
Quepasa.com to Sponsor 2000 U.S. Tour
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 1999-- Quepasa.com (Nasdaq: PASA - news), the premier online community
for the U.S. Hispanic market, announced today that International superstar and multiple Grammy Award winner, Gloria
Estefan, will become quepasa.com's spokesperson, partner and investor.
``I believe in quepasa.com's mission which is to empower Hispanics to shape our own destiny through education and
information on the Internet in Spanish and English,' said Gloria Estefan. ``Our partnership will focus on helping Hispanic youth
to reach higher.'
Quepasa.com and Gloria Estefan will hold a celebration and press conference in New York City on Wednesday, September
15, in observance of the upcoming Hispanic Heritage Month. Also announced will be preliminary details of Gloria Estefan's
upcoming 2000 U.S. Tour.
``Gloria Estefan is a Hispanic role model of the highest caliber and integrity,' said Gary L. Trujillo, Chairman & CEO of
quepasa.com. ``We are extremely pleased to have her support in bringing the Internet to the U.S. Hispanic market.'
About quepasa.com
Quepasa.com (www.quepasa.com) provides the rapidly growing U.S. Hispanic market with information and interactive
content available in both Spanish and English. The site was founded in 1998 and includes a search engine, free e-mail,
freeWeb pages, Spanish-language news feeds, worldwide weather information, chat rooms, games, maps, and message
boards. Over the past six months, quepasa.com has experienced a 133% compound monthly growth rate in page views.
Quepasa.com has entered into strategic partnerships with leading providers of media, content and technology including:
Miami Herald Online, Reuters NewMedia, Inc., Telemundo Network Group, Fox Sports World Espanol, Mapquest,
WeatherLabs, Inc., Inktomi, GTE Internetworking and Exodus Communications.
Contact:
PepperCom
Lane Buschel
212/931-6130
lbuschel@peppercom.com
or
quepasa.com
Michele Vahsen
602/716-0100 ext. 259
mvahsen@quepasa.com |
