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21st Gala Awards & ABC Star Uses Celebrity for Good

Posted 8/26/06 Imagen’s 21st Gala Awards Show Scores Another Gran Exito

Imagen’s Founder and President Helen Hernandez is still ecstatic about the tremendous turnout by the stars and media for the Aug. 18 awards ceremony in Beverly Hills. Proclaiming the event as another banner year, Hernandez said, this year’s event drew some of the brightest stars (Eddie Olmos, Andy Garcia, Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith, Jimmy Smits, Wanda de Jesus, Michael Peña and Benito Martinez, among others) and the most press coverage ever, including “E” and “Access Hollywood.”

Everybody Loves Ugly Betty & Desperate Housewife Big on TiVo

Great news from ABC, which has picked up Ugly Betty for a full season in its Thursday time slot (8 p.m.). This delightful

Hollywood Mourns Passing of a Great Talent & Classic Show Revived

The entertainment world has lost a great talent with the passing of Edward Albert who died September 22 of lung cancer at the age of 55. The only son of film and TV star Eddie Albert (Green Acres) and Mexican actress/dancer Margo (Lost Horizons), Albert

Country Pop Icon Stricken by Cancer & 'Ugly Betty' Hits the Small Screen

Freddy Fender fans around the world are saddened over the announcement last month that the Grammy award-winning singer has been diagnosed with incurable cancer after doctors found multiple tumors on his lungs.