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Mega Films Releases First English-Language Feature Film

Director Agustin, Producer Andrew Adelson, and Executive Producer Raúl Alarcón bring FALLING AWAKE to theatres in September 2009 Debut screening at 2009 Brooklyn International Film Festival in New York City

Spanish Broadcasting System (NASDAQ: SBSA) (SBS) announced today that Mega Films, the SBS Film Division that brought the hit Mega TV Series Gabriel, Amor Inmortal to Latino audiences nationwide on Mega TV and DirecTV, is releasing its first English language film, Falling Awake. The movie will be released in select theaters in New York City, Miami and Puerto Rico in September and will be part of this year's Brooklyn International Film Festival with screenings Sunday, June 7th and Monday, June 8th at 6pm at the Brooklyn Heights Cinema.

Falling Awake is directed by Agustin and produced by Andrew Adelson. The movie stars Jenna Dewan, who starred in Step Up with Channing Tatum, as well as comedies The Six Wives of Henry Lefay and The Jerk Theory. It also introduces the talented Mexican American actor/singer/songwriter Andrew Cisneros. Other notable cast members include Nestor Serrano (Bad Boys, 24), Julie Carmen (The Milagro Beanfield War), Nicholas Gonzalez (Resurrection Boulevard), Flaco Navaja (Fighting), Michael Rivera (Fighting) and rap artist Kazi Rolle.

"The evolution of Mega Films from television production to film production reflects Spanish Broadcasting System's ongoing commitment to deliver compelling content across platforms for Latino audiences that is based on Latino themes and experiences," said Agustin. "As part of Mega Film's push into film, we are actively recruiting and training new talent to ensure a full pipeline of films that give talented Hispanic artists and filmmakers a platform for their work."

Falling Awake tells the powerful story of Jay (Andrew Cisneros), a young Latino musician in the Bronx who struggles to find his identity in a home crowded with family members and a neighborhood of loyal friends and dangerous enemies. After he meets the beautiful Brooklynite Alessandra (Jenna Dewan), his determination to reach toward a wider world and realize his musical dreams becomes even stronger. But he is tied by loyalty to his friends and to his brother (Nicholas Gonzalez), who recently returned home from the war, and by the expectations of his frustrated, angry father (Nestor Serrano). As Jay fights to break free of the cycles of anger and violence that grip his life and his neighborhood, he learns that only love can help him grasp his elusive chance at happiness, and comes to a new understanding that helps him take the long, uncertain leap into his future.

"This film is about real people, real everyday struggles, and real love" said Agustin. "I knew the Bronx would be a natural setting that speaks to people no matter where they're from. We had an amazing experience making this movie and I hope audiences will feel the emotion and truth in it when they see the film."

Filmmaker Agustin previously directed the highly profitable 2005 Spanish-language film, El Vacilón.

Andrew Adelson is an award-winning producer of such projects as Gulag, Hiroshima, The Hunley and Max Headroom.

About Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. is the largest publicly traded Hispanic-controlled media and entertainment company in the United States. SBS owns and/or operates 21 radio stations located in the top Hispanic markets of New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Puerto Rico, including the #1 Spanish-language radio station in America, WSKQ-FM in New York City, as well as 4 of the Top 8 rated radio stations airing the Tropical, Mexican Regional, Spanish Adult Contemporary and Hurban format genres. The Company also owns and operates Mega TV, a television operation serving the South Florida and Puerto Rico markets, with national distribution through DirecTV Mas and over-the-air affiliates. SBS also produces live concerts and events throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. In addition, the Company operates www.LaMusica.com, a bilingual Spanish-English online site providing content related to Latin music, entertainment, news and culture. The Company's corporate Web site can be accessed at www.spanishbroadcasting.com.