Justo Lamas lanza un programa de incentivación en las escuelas de América Latina
May 22, 2008
Author: United Cultures, Inc.

Justo Lamas, quien recientemente lanzó su nuevo disco "Tocaré el cielo", acaba de finalizar el tour "Sueños", en el ámbito de las escuelas preparatorias de los Estados Unidos. Como se sabe, Justo, a través de sus canciones, actúa como motivador para el alumnado norteamericano que tiene como segunda lengua el español.
Este tour finalizó el 13 de mayo último, totalizando en esta gira 62 conciertos en 16 estados del país del norte y las Islas Bahamas.

Alumnos de casi mil escuelas presenciaron los conciertos (a cada concierto asisten alumnos de unas 20 escuelas promedio) de Justo Lamas en esta temporada, quien además de ofrecer canciones, deja un mensaje alentador a los adolescentes, quienes dejan ver sus comentarios en blogs y myspaces. Estos testimonios son recopilados y publicados en el sitio del cantante, http://www.justolamas.com/testimonials.php

La cobertura mediática que se le da a los conciertos de Justo Lamas en las escuelas también es notable. En http://www.justolamas.com/press_releases.php se pueden ver recortes periodísticos sobre la tarea que Justo hace para que la cultura latinoamericana y el idioma español no mueran, sino más bien, se intensifique y siga creciendo año tras año.

A principios de junio, Justo viajará a su país natal, Argentina, para presentar un programa diseñado para las escuelas latinoamericanas, que se llama "Somos lo que queremos ser", en donde motiva al alumnado al encuentro con sus sueños. Al respecto, Justo dice que "si los jóvenes encuentran el propósito por el cual fueron creados, el destino, su meta, eso haría que el índice de depresión, suicidio, agresividad adolescente disminuya notablemente. Argentina servirá de plataforma para el lanzamiento de este programa para las escuelas de América Latina".
Para conocer más acerca de este programa, se puede ingresar a http://www.justolamas.com/newsletter/

It was AMAZING
April 25, 2008
Author: Brenda Krock - Bloomsburg, PA

This was the first time i've ever seen Justo in concert. It was AMAZING. i fell in love with his personality and his music.

Concert in Wayne, MI
May 9, 2008
Author: Deonne Goetz - Wayne, MI

This was absolutely THE BEST field trip I have ever taken a class on!!

Great job Justo! Keep up the good work!
May 8, 2008
Author: Kara Mueller Spanish teacher Imlay City High School, MI

Great job Justo! Keep up the good work! The teachers and the students really appreciate what you do! Kara Mueller Spanish teacher Imlay City High School Imlay City, Michigan

Your story really inspiered me
May 8, 2008
Author: Nick Vostoris - Warren, MI

I just got back from you concert at the middle school and it was incredible. Your story really inspiered me and acually helped me out with somthing that is going on in my life now so thank you. Your english is getting very good by the way. i cant wait to go next year i hope you come back. thanks ---NICK---

The website is FANTASTIC. The preparation materials were EXCELLENT
April 28, 2008
Author: Leela Scanlon

Though important, the message in regards to the details of Justo's mom's suicide attempt were frightening to the younger students. The preparation materials were EXCELLENT. So helpful, detailed, creative, and relevant to our teaching and curriculum. The website is FANTASTIC. The up to date additions like ringtones and karaoke are WONDERFUL. The concert will be a TREASURED memory for these students as a highlight of their language studies. YOU ROCK!

Thank you, thank you for a great concert.
Apr 28, 2008
Author: Karen Breault - Zionsville, IN

My students loved the concert and want to go back next year. The personal testimony by Justo about his life was effective and inspirational. Bringing the kids on stage and doing small contests is a great idea - that keeps the kids interested and involved. Thank you, thank you for a great concert. We appreciated Justo's kindness and genuine interest in the kids. The music is great fun to learn and practice with before the concert. Thanks, also, for the activities you provided. These were very helpful:)

First experience
Apr 28, 2008
Author: Lori Munoz- Zionsville, IN

The students here at St. Maria Goretti loved him and were thrilled when he took pictures with them. This was the first experience they have had with a concert of this type (they only get Spanish once a week) and loved every minute of it. Going over the songs during the schoolyear also helped them greatly. Thank you so much for coming to Indiana.

Best field trip in 29 years!!
Apr 25, 2008
Author: Linda Cerra- Bloomsburg, PA

This was great! Best field trip in 29 years!! Very educational. Invite a student from each school on stage as often as possible. Only 2 of mine went up and they were all eager to participate. I was not as eager to go up! Justo was outstanding- very sincere and personable. This trip was worth every penny and the items for sale were most affordable to students. Bravo!!!

My second Justo concert
Apr 24, 2008
Author: Caroline Egrie - Langhorne, PA

This was my second Justo concert and i thought it was just as good as the first one. I hope to see another concert before i graduate. it was awesome Keep on Rockin Justo...I also enjoyed his message about following your dreams it was really impactful.

Wonderful experience
Apr 22, 2008
Author: Diane E. Motter. York, PA

It was a wonderful experience for my students. As we were leaving the concert they asked if we could return next year. I was very excited that they enjoyed it so much. Muchas gracias Justo!!

I love your music
Apr 18, 2008
Author: Maria Comer

I want to send a picture of me and you... I love your music and I listen to it all the time Thanks for making me believe in myself..

The concert is truely an experience my students will never forget
Apr 13, 2008
Author: Jennifer Long

Once again, I was impressed with Justo's performance and interaction with myself and my students.
The students were so excited at the concert and I am sure they will still be excited on Monday.
This was a truely rewarding experience for everyone involved. It had been six years since I had hosted a concert at my school and this time, I don't plan on waiting so long again.
All of the students at the concert were involved what an awesome sight to see 500 students singing in Spanish at the top of their lungs. I don't think they ever stopped singing or dancing.
Thank you again to Justo for taking time to talk to the students and interact with them, it is truely an experience they will never forget.

Justo changed my life forever
Apr 10, 2008
Author: Travis Mullen

Justo Lamas is an excellent singer who puts on a great show that is both very entertaining and educational.
His energy and excitement and passion for singing is phenomenal. It is absolutely amazing and I love seeing him in concert.
He practices his english and students practice their spanish and he has audience participation and everything is great.
The message about dreams and what he said at the New Bremen concerty really touched me. He can go up there and talk about his difficulities in his life to help other people like me. It is really amazing. I do not think I will ever forget how he said something to the extent of "They are my dreams and I will complete them"
Justo changed my life forever, he made it better.
Justo is the best.

My students think that Justo is "asombroso"
Apr 8, 2008
Author: Janette Sosa

And that his concert was very entretenido.
My own impression is that Justo gets better and better.
He should just continue doing the amazing concerts and continue trying to send important messages to the students. I'm sure he will continue doing amazing things.

I think Justo does a great job relating to our students
Mar 19, 2008
Author: C. Toth

We just love all that you do. The concert this year was the best I've ever been to. We have tried to host concerts here in Carlyle but haven't been able to draw enough of a crowd.
I sincerely hope that someone in the area is able to host a concert next year so that we can attend again!

My students sang every song
Mar 14, 2008
Author: Huntingdon Valley, PA

I thought bringing the teachers on stage was a great gesture.
That has never happened to me in 34 years of teaching! I think it is good to show that kind of appreciation and respect because nowadays it is not often shown.
Muchísimas gracias!

I really enjoyed the concert even more than my students
Mar 11, 2008
Author: Nettie Meadows

You have great passion that comes out with your gift. Telling about your childhood (that sounded alot like mine), my students and I could relate.
The story of your childhood made you more human to my students. Your interaction with students and teachers after the concert was very much appreciated.
I will always look on the website for more of your concerts in other states that I can go to. My students may not be able to attend but I can.
I am a great fan. This is my second time to attend one of your concerts. If you have any free CD's my students and I would love more. I bought all three that were available. Thank you again for your love of music, dance and Spanish. Those are my three passions in life as well.

Sincerely,

Nettie Meadows,
Maestra de espanol,
Coalgate Public School,
Coalgate, OK. 74538

What he did needs no improvement
Feb 28, 2008
Author:

I thought that Justo has the right amount of interactions with the students. They were very involoved and I think that it was a wonderful experience for everyone that attended. I look forward to taking my students to another one of his concerts.
Gracias!

This was a great learning experience
Feb 27, 2008
Author: Amy McDonald

This was a great learning experience. We didn't learn of the concert until Jan. and the concert was in Feb. We had to get administrative approval, fill out paper work, collect money, and teach the songs to the students. Add in taking exams, many delays and cancelations, and it was a very busy month! Even with all of the challenges, we were grateful for the opportunity to attend this great Spanish experience! Thank you for coming to our area!!!

Sincerely,

Amy McDonald
Defiance High School
1755 Palmer Dr.
Defiance, OH 43512

thank you, thank you, thank you!
Apr 14, 2008
Author: Luz, NY

thank you, thank you, thank you, for taking us on this field trip. the exposure to the language is wonderful, but its so much more than that! its the culture. it helps kids to understand that spanish speaking people are not from another planet. the more different people you are exposed to, the more you come to realize that we are all more similar than we are different. justo's message is so beautiful. he speaks of the need to love and accept all people, and to make connections that bridge the gaps between languages and cultures. seeing justo for the first time last year made me fall in love a little bit with the latin culture, i hope it has done the same for others. i also think it's very beneficial to listen to his message about following you dreams, and achieving your goals. he gives such a sense of hope when he says that no matter what your circumstances and struggles, "something better exists for you". hearing his story, and seeing him as he is today, that is an amazing thing. justo can get his message across, because its in a different format than we are used to, its even in a different language! you can tell that everything he says during the performances comes straight from his heart, and that he means every single word. i will tell you that miss amanda really connected with his words. that was great to see.
so, basically, i love justo. and i love spanish and latin culture... and i love that there is someone out there who is so passionate about bringing together people of different cultures. and i love that justo takes the time to share his message to never give up. it can hit home for every single person in the world. in some way or another, what justo says is personal to everyone. yay for justo lamas. he is a cool guy.
con amor,

Luz NY

Concert at Hays High School
Nov 16, 2007
Author: Dakota

Hey! I was just at the Hays High concert today where you preformed. You have a wonderful voice, and I am so pleased with you. I got a great experience as a student, just by listening to you. I could only catch a few things in Spanish, but I am only in a Spanish1 class. I just wanted to let you know that it is so great that you have so much love for people! Kids of all kinds were on that stage and you treated them just the same. There needs to be more artists out there like you. With hip hop, rap, and rock, the messages aren\'t exactly the most heart warming. The disrespect of women frightens me. Being one myself, it is comforting to watch someone like you preform. I love music! I listen to it everyday lol. I play piano, and one day just might teach it. Just wanted to say hi, and let you know that you are doing a super job!

Hola Justo y Eva!
Jan 23, 2008
Author: Meghan/Victoria Huff

Habla Meghan/Victoria de York, Pennsylvania. Hace tanto tiempo que hemos hablado - quiero decirles que el nuevo disco, “Suenos” me parece increible y tambien que la cancion "Hoy Doy Gracias" me ha tocado el corazon mucho. Despues de viajar a Costa Rica y hacer un viaje de mision en la Republica Dominicana este verano, empece mis clases en la universidad para estudiar la ensenanza del espanol. La universidad es increible, pero la cosa mas importante, sin embargo, es que hace dos semanas fui a Mexico a trabajar en un albergue infantil por una semana con mi iglesia. Esa cancion de dar gracias por todo en cualquier situacion describe exactamente lo que vi que las personas alli hacen cada dia aunque no tengan nada que comer o nada de dinero. En ambos viajes de mision, he sentido que Dios me va a usar como traductora y maestra tanto aqui en los Estados Unidos como en los paises que visite en el futuro. Estoy contenta al saber que podre usar este regalo del espanol y la ensenanza para tocar los corazones de personas en todo el mundo. Solo queria compartir mi experiencia con ustedes y esperarles un buen tour nuevo!

Gracias y nos vemos!
Meghan/Victoria Huff
York, Pennsylvania

Webb City, MO concert
Dec 12, 2007
Author: Destiny Miller

I'm from Webb City High School. I had a great time at the concert, on December 5, 2007. When you gave the message in the middle of the concert it really changed my life. I can't wait to see you in concert next year.
Justo, I enjoyed getting to talk with you one on one. I learned a lot more Spanish then I did before. I also liked eating lunch with you. Thank you for changing my life. You saved me. You can email Mrs. Daughtery, WCHS spanish
teacher, if you feel like emailing back.

Yours Truly,
Destiny Miller
Webb City, MO

concert in Lakeland, Florida
Nov 26, 2007
Author: Ashlee

Hey how you doing?
I was just at your concert in florida at the lakeland civics center!
I thought it was really good! you're an amazing singer.
And that hair-flipping thing you do, is perfecto (:

Write me back.
*Ashlee*
Lakeland, Florida

Your fans at Lapel High School in Indiana
Nov 26, 2007
Author: Heather

See you at the concert tomorrow!!
Hello Justo!!!
I'll keep this letter short. I was just writing to tell you that I love your music and tomorrow my school will be at your concert. Your music has help my class learn Spanish in a fun way. Everyday my teacher plays your music in class, and I love it!
I'm very excited to be going to your concert tomorrow!!
Heather
Your fans at Lapel High School in Indiana.

concert at Mohawk High School
Nov 26, 2007
Author: Emily

Hola me llamo Emily

I just wanted to tell you that your concert at Mohawk High School on November 2 was AMAZING!!! I really liked it. Thank you for the picture you got with me and my friend and for signing our t shirts!!!
Emily
Sycamore, OH
Chow!!

Little Flower HS Haverford, PA
Nov 12, 2007
Author: Kait and Theresa

Hola Justo!

Today Little Flower had so much fun at the concert in haverford. (We wore the pink tshirts that said Baila Conmigo Justo) O my gosh it was soooo much fun so much
we really enjoyed it My friend was the only one who could Te Toca a Ti Me Toca a Mi she won obviously and we also were the only students there who knew all your songs we sang them like there was n tomorrow PLease come back and hopefully we come to see you again next year!!!!!!

xoxo

Kait and Theresa- Haverford PA
Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls

Today's concert
Nov 20, 2007
Author: nicole riley

HI
I just wanted to say that i went to his concert today and it was amazing. if this is justo reading this i was one of the peopel in pink !! i was pretty much the most excited =] it was a lot of fun and justos story is very inspirational and his message is extremely meaningful. justo has an amazing voice and just a has a special way to get people excited and want to dance and want to dream.

and justo signed my shirt which made me the happiest person alive!

nicole riley
little flower class of '09

baila conmigo justo

concert in Havertown, PA
Nov 21, 2007
Author:

Hola Justo. Fui a su concierto en la High School secundaria de Haverford. Usted era grande. Cada uno me dijo que que no fuera el concierto que bueno y yo no los creí y no fui a verle para descubrirle era entonces un pensamiento mejor de I. Voy a conseguirme a algo de su mensaje bye de Justo de los CDES detrás

Haverford, Pa