Espinosa has studied voice and guitar with Agustín Lira. She has also toured throughout California.

Tickets for the event are $3, and can be purchased at the door.

Rondalla Nuevo Mundo, which is directed by Patricia Wells Solórzano, will perform at Veni Vidi Vici at 2:30 p.m. Saturday (March 1). The group will perform Nuevo Canto songs from Latin América and the U.S. Admission is $3.

Telemundo soap opera

MIAMI -- Rafael Novoa and Karen Martínez star in 'Sofía ... Dame Tiempo' (Sofía ... Give Me Time), a soap opera that will debut on the Telemundo network (Channel 59 locally) on March 3.

The actors play the roles of Santiago Rodríguez and Sofía Santero, who grew up as kids thinking that they would get married, have children and live happily ever after. However, destiny has a different plan for these lovebirds.

The soap opera will be shown weekdays at 7 p.m.

Music promoter dies

LOS ANGELES -- Latin music concert promoter Ralph Hauser III, who is credited with helping elevate the profile of Latin music in the United States, died Feb. 14 of a heart attack while playing racquetball. He was 41.

Notes, notes, notes

Tim Z. Hernández will perform 'Skin Tax: Diaries of a Macho' at Veni, Vidi, Vici, 1116 N. Fulton, at 9:30 p.m. Friday (Feb. 28) ... Fresno native Gary Soto will read and discuss new and older selected works at Barnes & Noble, 7849 N. Blackstone, at 7 p.m. March 6. He will be joined by special guest Jessie De La Cruz, who is the subject of one of his books ... Pilar Montenegro and Los Huracanes del Norte were among the winners of the El Heraldo Awards held last Wednesday in México City.