This vast production team from Auditorio Nacional was co-ordinated by Francisco Serrano, producer and director of Lunas del Auditorio, and general manager Salvador Vera Islas.
The striking lighting design was created by German 'Tiffy' Castellanos and the equipment was supplied by LED Project, both based in the vibrant metropolis of DF.
A glittering array of the great, the good and the glorious from the Mexican and Latin American world of show business and entertainment rocked the red carpet, and worldwide industry talent lined up to collect the coveted awards. It is the only event in Mexico to be broadcast live across the main three TV channels as well as being live streamed over the internet via You Tube to maximise its reach.
In its 14 years existence, Lunas del Auditorio awards has hosted and presented international artists like Bon Jovi, Tony Bennett, Luis Miguel, Alejandro Sanz, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Celso Piña, Diego El Cigala, Bebo Valdés, Fito Páez, Julieta Venegas, Joaquín Cortés, Juan Gabriel, Miguel Bosé, Joan Manuela Serrat y Joaquín Sabina, Cirque Du Soleil, Los Tigres del Norte, Gloria Trevi, Alejandro Fernández, The Wanted, Draco Rosa, Romeo Santos and Paul Van Dyk and many more.
For one person - Sergio Serrano, owner of LED Project - it was also a personal triumph in that the leading rental company won the Lunas contract for the first time, an achievement making him bristle with pride.
A great champion of Robe products for the last two years, Sergio commented, "It was a great honour to be there and to see such a spectacular lighting design using a dynamic combination of nothing more than Robe moving light products".
These included 24 x BMFL Spots, 16 x LEDBeam 1000s, 48 x Pointes, 10 x MMX Spots, 22 x LEDWash 300s and 10 x CycFX 8s.
Tiffy, a top Mexican LD who also works extensively in the US and internationally is known for his innovative approach and for thinking 'out-of-the-box'. It was his seventh time designing lights for Las Lunas, a process that evolved working in close conjunction with set designer Mauricio Chacón and video content producer Iván Trujillo.
Eight diverse live acts and special artist collaborations appeared live onstage throughout the evening as the 21 categories' nominees were announced and the winners awarded. The numerous imaginative challenges were ensuring each production section looked amazing, that the very excited 10,000 audience packing the Auditorio had a great evening and that the cameras could capture all the action for the massive TV and online audiences.
On Las Lunas, the Pointes were rigged on trussing frames in between the eight onstage LED screens and also on one of the mid over-stage trusses, where they worked across the whole space.
The LEDBeam 300s were dispersed around the multiple over-stage trusses and used to cover specific areas like the awarded nominees' podium and the presenters' stage.
The CycFX 8s provided footlights for the presenters' stage with another row of them washing down onto the same area from a small curved truss above. It was Tiffy's first experience with these as well, prompting him to say he'd like to get his hands on about 100 for a gig ... to have some serious fun!
The 12 x MMX spots were positioned on one of the over-stage trusses and used for back lighting the bands, the winners during their acceptance speeches, the presenters and for texturing the floor. "They are strong and bright, a very elegant luminaire; I love the CMY mixing," Tiffy said.
He ran all the show's moving lights from his ChamSys MQ100 console and additional generic house lighting was run by the venue's head of lighting, Jorge Ríos.
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