LOS ANGELES, CA, Aug. 26, 2004 — Recipients of the 2004 Imagen Awards were announced this evening at the 19th Annual Imagen Awards Gala that was held at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills.

Hosting the event was award-winning singer, songwriter, actor Carlos Ponce, and providing musical entertainment for the evening was the E. Orchestra.

The Imagen Awards, presented in 28 categories by the Imagen Foundation, were established in 1985 to encourage and recognize the positive portrayal of Latinos in all media, and to increase Latino representation at all levels of the entertainment industry.

Also recognized at the gala were five honorees who were recipients of Imagen’s special awards. The awardees were Placido Domingo (Lifetime Achievement), John Leguizamo (Norman Lear Writer’s Award), Guillermo del Toro (Creative Achievement), Fox Television Stations, Inc. (Vision), and Sheila E. (Humanitarian).

Executive producer of the awards program is Helen Hernandez, who has served in this capacity for the past 13 years.

The Imagen Awards are held with the support of such companies as Wells Fargo, Lincoln Mercury, ABC Inc., Fox Television Stations, Inc. The Hollywood Reporter, Walt Disney Company, and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and its President Todd Leavitt. Additional information regarding the Imagen Foundation and its awards program is available on its Web site: www.imagen.org.

19TH ANNUAL IMAGEN AWARD WINNERS

Best Primetime Series - Drama
American Family
Executive Producer: Gregory Nava
Producers: Robert Greenblatt, David Janollari, Barbara Martinez Jitner
Writer: Gregory Nava, Barbara Martinez Jitner, Lorenzo O’Brien
Director: Gregory Nava, Barbara Martinez Jitner, Charles Burnett
Production Company: El Norte Productions – PBS

Best Primetime Series - Comedy
George Lopez
Executive Producers: Bruce Helford, Deborah Oppenheimer, Robert Borden, Sandra Bullock
Producers: George Lopez, John Pasquin, Rick Nyholm
Writer: Dailyn Rodriguez
Director: John Pasquin
Produced by: Fortis Films and Mohawk Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television Productions – ABC

Best Movie for Television
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
Executive Producers: Larry Gelbart, Mark Gordon, Joshua Mauer
Producers: Tony Mark, Sue Jett, Diane Sillan Isaacs
Writer: Larry Gelbart
Director: Bruce Beresford
Production Company: A Mark Gordon Company/City Entertainment/Green Moon Productions in Association with HBO Films.

Best Television Documentary
The Kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt
Executive Producer for Cinemax Reel Life: Sheila Nevins
Executive Producer: George Carey
Producers: Victoria Bruce, Karin Hayes
Directors: Victoria Bruce, Karin Hayes
Production Company: HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films

Best Supporting Actor in a Television Drama
Freddy Rodriguez
Six Feet Under – HBO

Best Supporting Actress in a Television Drama
Tia Texada
Third Watch -- NBC

Best Supporting Actress in a Television Comedy
Belita Moreno
George Lopez – Warner Brothers TV -- ABC

Best Actor in a Television Comedy
George Lopez
George Lopez – Warner Bros. TV -- ABC

Best Actor in a Television Drama
Antonio Banderas
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself – HBO

Best Actress in a Television Comedy
Constance Marie
George Lopez – ABC

Best Actress in a Television Drama
Rosa Blasi
Strong Medicine – Lifetime Television

Best Daytime Drama
Passions
Executive Producer: Lisa de Cazotte
Producer: Mary-Kelly Weir
Writer: James E. Reilly
Director: Peter Brinckerhoff
Production Company: NBC

Best Variety Special
LATV Live!
Executive Producer: Flavio Morales
Producer: Ozwaldo Pulido
Director: Ozwaldo Pulido
Production Company: LATV Los Angeles

Best Children’s Animated Programming
Dora the Explorer
Executive Producer: Chris Gifford
Producer: Valerie Walsh
Writer: Valerie Walsh
Director: George Chialtas
Production Company: Nickelodeon/MTV Networks

Best Children’s Non-Animated Programming
The Brothers Garcia
Executive Producer: Jeff Valdez
Producer: Jeff Valdez
Writer: Jeff Valdez
Director: Jeff Valdez
Production Company: Nickelodeon

Best National Informational Programming
Urban Latino TV
Executive Producer: Robert Rose
Producer: Renzo Devia
Writer: Lisa Gonzales
Director: Renzo Devia
Production Company: AIM Tell-A-Vision – Maximas Production

Best Local Informational Programming
Vista L.A.
Producer: Velia La Garda
Segment Producer: Jessica Dominguez
Production Company: ABC7

Best On-Air Advertising
Conexion Perez
Executive Producer: Kim Wright
Producer: Carolyn Emanuel, Aimeé de la Rosa
Writers: Al Aguilar, Ruben Lopez, Martha Martinez
Director: Tom Nador
Production Company: Creative Civilization–An Aguilar/Girard Agency

Best Live Theatrical Production
Rick Najera’s LATINOLOGUES
Executive Producer: Rick Najera
Producer: Rick Najera and Fernando Carrilo
Writer: Rick Najera
Director: Rick Najera
Production Company: S.A.N. Presents

Best Theatrical Short or Student Film
An Assignment
Director: John A. Rangel
Producer: Eldridge Huntington, John A. Rangel, Jesse Ball
Writer: John A. Rangel

Best Supporting Actor in a Film
Ruben Blades
Once Upon a Time in Mexico - Sony Pictures Entertainment

Best Supporting Actress in a Film
Michelle Rodriguez
S.W.A.T. – Sony Pictures Entertainment

Best Picture
Valentin
Director: Alejandro Agresti
Producer: Laurens Geels
Writer: Alejandro Agresti
Production Company: Miramax Films

Best Actor in a Film
Antonio Banderas
Once Upon a Time in Mexico – Sony Pictures Entertainment

Best Actress in a Film
Cameron Diaz
Charlie’s Angels Full Throttle – Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Best Director – Feature Film
Guillermo Del Toro
Hellboy – Sony Pictures Entertainment

Best Film Documentary
Discovering Dominga
Director: Patricia Flynn
Producer: Patricia Flynn
Director of Photography: Vicente Franco
Production Company: Jaguar House Films

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