Parties You Will Never Get Into

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital held its first ever Estrellas Por La Vida (Stars for Life) Gala on Apr. 6, 2010 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. Living up to its namesake, the gala drew more than 300 stars and VIPs, including some of Latin Hollywood’s most stellar personalities.

Wilmer Valderrama, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens, among others, took a brief respite from their Hollywood chores to attend the black tie affair. Hudgens and Efron were present to support their High School Musical 3 director Kenny Ortega, who was up for an award that night with Daisy Fuentes and Zoe Saldana.

Fuentes, Zaldana and Ortega were honored for their philanthropic feats involving children fighting cancer and other life threatening diseases.

Guests sipped wine courtesy of the legendary Beringer Vineyards and dined on dishes prepared by world famous chef Wolfgang Puck.

Later in the evening, a silent auction was held. The winemaker auctioned a wine-tasting tour in their 1876 Napa Valley headquarters and two of its award winning products: the 2007 Beringer Private Reserve Chardonnay and the 2005 Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon.

Proceeds of the auction would benefit the charitable works of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, one of the leading pediatric cancer centers in the world.