He’s called a “master entertainer” and “the first gay Latin star.”

 

       San Antonio native Jade Esteban Estrada, a singer/dancer/actor/comedian, gets the chance to show off those performance skills in front of a national audience this month.

 

       Estrada, who once worked as a choreographer for flamboyant entertainer Charo, will host the 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards on the Bravo Network.

 

       The awards show will include presentations from the four ceremony locations — New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and South Florida. Estrada hosts the South Florida segment, which was taped live on April 12 in Fort Lauderdale.

 

       Celebrities scheduled to appear on the broadcast include comedian Kathy Griffin, actors Kevin Bacon, T.R. Knight and Wilson Cruz, and fashion designer Tom Ford.

 

       “I’m really excited. It’s nothing but a party,” Estrada told reporters on the red carpet before the awards ceremony. “I hope I’m funny tonight.”

 

       Estrada, 32, performs around the country and makes his home in San Antonio.

 

       He’s appeared on NBC’s “Friday Night Lights” and “30 Rock.” He’s also been a regular in the stand-up comedy club circuit, performing at Rivercenter Comedy Club and helping to organize a weekly open mic night at Sam’s Spot in San Antonio.

 

       He’s also performed in the one-man show “Tortilla Heaven,” about cultural assimilation among Latinos.

 

       “Often, you don’t know where your next joke is going to come from,” Estrada told 210SA in a recent interview about his stand-up comedy.

 

       Estrada, who started out as an actor before getting into comedy in the mid-1990s, said he learned the most about performing from Charo.

 

       “She taught me how to read and understand an audience,” he said.

 

       The GLAAD Media Awards show recognizes and honors media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representation of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the issues that affect their lives.

 

       The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), a national media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, has presented the GLAAD Media Awards annually since 1990.