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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Singer Shaila Durcal performs onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Actress Giselle Blondet arrives at the 2009 Person Of The Year Honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Musician Franco De Vita arrives at the 2009 Person Of The Year Honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Singer Maria Leon from Playa Limbo performs onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Singer Natalia Jimenez performs onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Singer Jas Devael performs onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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    India performs at the Latin Recording Academy Person of The Year event in honor of Juan Gabriel on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Musician Nestor Torres (L) and guest arrives at the 2009 Person Of The Year Honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Singers David Bisbal, Natalia Jimenez, and Luis Fonsi attend the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Model Lili Estefan, musician Emilio Estefan and TV personality Maria Elena Salinas arrive at the 2009 Person Of The Year Honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Musical group Los Amigos Invisibles arrives at the 2009 Person Of The Year Honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Singer Luis Fonsi speaks onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Singer Paulina Aguirre and singer India Martinez arrive at the 2009 Person Of The Year Honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: TV personality Maria Elena Salinas arrives at the 2009 Person Of The Year Honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Cecy Gutierrez arrives at the 2009 Person Of The Year Honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Diego Verdaguer arrives at the 2009 Person Of The Year Honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Melissa Marty (L) and Kany Garcia attend the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Musician Cucu Diamantes arrives at the 2009 Person Of The Year Honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Musician Franco De Vita performs onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Musical group Jaguares arrives at the 2009 Person Of The Year Honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Singer Laura Pausini performs onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Honoree Juan Gabriel performs during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Honoree Juan Gabriel performs onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Honoree Juan Gabriel performs onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Honoree Juan Gabriel performs onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Honoree Juan Gabriel performs during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Honoree Juan Gabriel performs onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Musician David Bisbal performs onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Honoree Juan Gabriel performs onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Singer David Bisbal (L) and honoree Juan Gabriel speak during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Singer Laura Pausini and honoree Juan Gabriel onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Honoree Juan Gabriel performs during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Honoree Juan Gabriel performs during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Honoree Juan Gabriel performs during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Singer Nathan Pacheco performs onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Honoree Juan Gabriel performs during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Honoree Juan Gabriel performs onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Honoree Juan Gabriel performs onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Honoree Juan Gabriel performs onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Honoree Juan Gabriel performs onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Musican Eduardo Zayas (R) and guest arrives at the 2009 Person Of The Year Honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Honoree Juan Gabriel performs onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Honoree Juan Gabriel (L) and singer Shaila Durcal onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Singer Shaila Durcal performs onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Honoree Juan Gabriel and Chairman of the Latin Recording Academy Luis Cobos onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Romy (L) and Eugenio arrive at the 2009 Person Of The Year Honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Nestor Torres and Wanda Jimenez arrive at the 2009 Person Of The Year Honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Singer India and guest arrive at the 2009 Person Of The Year Honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Singer Luis Ramiro (C) arrives at the 2009 Person Of The Year Honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Musical group Los Tucanes Tijuana arrives at the 2009 Person Of The Year Honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Honoree Juan Gabriel attends the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Musical group Los Tucanes Tijuana arrives at the 2009 Person Of The Year Honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Musician Isaac Delgado (L) and guest arrives at the 2009 Person Of The Year Honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Singer Enrique Iglesias, honoree Juan Gabriel, and Latin Recording president Gabriel Abaroa speak onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Honoree Juan Gabriel onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Honoree Juan Gabriel onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Honoree Juan Gabriel, Chairman of the Latin Recording Academy Luis Cobos, singer Enrique Iglesias, and Latin Recording president Gabriel Abaroa speak onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Honoree Juan Gabriel and singer Enrique Iglesias speak onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Honoree Juan Gabriel and singer Enrique Iglesias speak onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Musician Xarah arrives at the 2009 Person Of The Year Honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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    LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 04: Tv personality Maite Delgado (L) and honoree Juan Gabriel onstage during the 2009 Person of the Year honoring Juan Gabriel held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for LARAS)
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