Acclaimed Mexican pianist Joaquin Borges will perform for the first time in Puerto Vallarta during the fund raising dinner-concert to benefit the Esperanza y Alegria foundation this coming November 3, 8 pm, at the Westin Hotel & Spa. Borges began his musical studies at the Mozarteum Conservatory and received a doctorate degree in Austria. He has been guest conductor of the principal orchestras of Mexico, Spain, Italy and USA. This unique dinner/concert performance will help breast cancer survivors. Ticket cost is $350 pesos per person, including concert, three-course dinner, and two glasses of wine. Email to esperanza-alegria@hotmail.com for more information.

Esperanza y Alegría is a support group for breast cancer survivors that was founded in November 2006. The group’s primary goal is to help them find a new sense in life and welcome the big "second opportunity" to live in hope. They disclose information to the membership as survivors, learning to break the myth "cancer equals death", and look forward to a new life project. Currently 10 women succumb to breast cancer daily in Mexico.