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LATINO ACTORS HONORED AT 22nd ANNUAL IMAGEN AWARDS FEATURING AMERICA FERRERA, WILMER VALDERRAMA, JIMMY SMITS, & CARLOS MENCIA

admin — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:44:37 -0700

Distinguished Event Sells Out at Walt Disney Concert Hall With Special Awards For Disney-ABC Television Group, America Ferrera, Walter Ulloa and Cynthia Cidre

Winners in 19 Categories for Film and Television Announced

LOS ANGELES, CA - July 28, 2007 - More than 2000 actors, entertainment industry executives, film and television studios and supporters including actors America Ferrera, Wilmer Valderrama, Jimmy Smits, Carlos Mencia, Kelly Monaco, Hector Elizondo, Tonly Plana, Judy Reyes, Constance Marie, Jesse Garcia attended the 22nd Annual Imagen Awards Gala debut tonight at the sold out Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Nineteen awards were presented in categories including film and television, plus The Imagen Foundation presented four additional awards including the President's Award to Disney-ABC Television Group with an acceptance by Anne Sweeney, Co-chairman, Disney Media Networks, President, Disney-ABC Television Group; the Lifetime Achievement Award to Walter Ulloa, Chairman & CEO, Entravision; the Creative Achievement Award to America Ferrera, star of ABC's Ugly Betty; and the Norman Lear Writer's Award to Cynthia Cidre, writer of Cane, an upcoming CBS Latino-cast series,

The Imagen Awards 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.

Click here to read the list of winners.

Partnering with the Entertainment Industry

admin — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:40:55 -0700

The Imagen Foundation was founded in 1985 to encourage the positive portrayals of Hispanics in all forms of the entertainment media. It works to enhance opportunities for Hispanics in front of and behind the camera. It also serves as a liaison between the industry and the Hispanic community by providing access, education and resources.

22nd Annual Imagen Awards Call for Entries

admin — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:17:13 -0700

The Imagen Foundation is now accepting for entries for the 22nd Annual Imagen Awards to be held at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, CA on Saturday, July 28. Entries must be submitted by May 4, 2007.

Click here to download the entry form.

Click here to download the flyer to learn more about the award categories.

2008 Imagen Job Fair

admin — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 10:56:32 -0800

The 2007 Imagen Job fair was held on Saturday, January 27 at the Pasadena Conference Center.

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View our photo gallery from the 2007 job fair!

21st Gala Awards & ABC Star Uses Celebrity for Good

Rose Marie Soto — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 11:52:38 -0700

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.”

22nd Annual Imagen Awards Call for Entries

admin — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 19:05:49 -0700

Click here to download the entry form.

Click here to download the flyer to learn more about the award categories.

FIVE SPECIAL HONORS HIGHLIGHT IMAGEN’S AWARDS GALA

admin — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:27:46 -0700

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Special Honors go to Ratings Executive, a Courageous Congressman, a Production Company, a Leading Director-Choreographer, and the Director-Writer Who Directed J.Lo in her first Million Dollar Role

LOS ANGELES, CA, Aug. 5, 2006 — Kenny Ortega, U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Susan Whiting, the John Wells Productions, in association with Warner Bros Television, and writer-director Gregory Nava will be honored with special Imagen Awards during the 21st Annual Imagen Awards Gala, August 18 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.

The 21st Annual Imagen Awards 2006 Nominees Announced

admin — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:14:33 -0700

LOS ANGELES, CA, June 29, 2006 - The 21^st Annual Imagen Awards' 2006 Nominees were announced Thursday, June 29 at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Conference Center in North Hollywood. The Imagen Awards Gala is scheduled for August 18 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

The Imagen Awards, presented in 16 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.

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Nominees for 25th Annual Imagen Awards Announced

Yani Leon — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:58:41 -0700

Latino Advocacy Organization to Celebrate Silver Anniversary of Promoting More Opportunities for Latinos in Entertainment; Luncheon Event Scheduled for Sunday, August 15th at Century Plaza Hotel

LOS ANGELES, CA - The Imagen Foundation has announced the nominees for the 25th Annual Imagen (Spanish for "image") Awards, honoring positive portrayals of Latinos and Latino cultures in entertainment. The awards will be presented at a luncheon on Sunday, August 15th, at the Century Plaza Hotel in Century City. Major sponsors of the event include The Nielsen Company, The Walt Disney Company, Disney/ABC Television Group, Fox Television Stations, The Lear Family Foundation, Latino Public Broadcasting and CBS.

The Imagen (pronounced ee-mah-hen) Awards program was established in 1985 from a suggestion by veteran television producer Norman Lear to encourage and recognize the positive portrayals of Latinos in the media. Later, as The Imagen Foundation, it expanded its programs and initiatives to further its mission to serve as a bridge between the Latino community and the entertainment industry in providing access, education, and resources for Latinos in the industry, as well as those seeking careers in entertainment. More information on the organization as well as details of the event can be found online at www.imagen.org and on Facebook.

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Winners will be selected by an independent panel of entertainment industry executives and Latino community leaders. Following are the finalists for this year's Imagen Awards in their respective categories:

Best Primetime Television Program or Movie-of-the-Week:
- One Hot Summer (Lifetime Movie Network)
- Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
- Lost (ABC)
- Cold Case (CBS)
Best Actor/Television:
- Jorge Garcia, Lost (ABC)
- Nestor Carbonell, Lost (ABC)
- Danny Pino, Cold Case (CBS)
- Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Best Actress/Television:
- Sofia Vergara, Modern Family (ABC)
- America Ferrera, Ugly Betty (ABC)
- Alana de la Garza, Law & Order (NBC)
- Selena Gomez, Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie (Disney Channel)
- Caitlin Sanchez, Dora the Explorer (Nickelodeon)
Best Supporting Actor/Television:
- Oscar Nuñez, The Office (NBC)
- Rico Rodriguez, Modern Family (ABC)
- Jon Seda, The Pacific (HBO)
- Gregory Cruz, Saving Grace (TNT)
- Victor Rasuk, How To Make It In America (HBO)
- Kevin Alejandro, Southland (TNT)
Best Supporting Actress/Television:
- Maria Canals-Barrera, Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie (Disney Channel)
- Paola Turbay, The Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Family)
- Naya Rivera, Glee (FOX)
- Aubrey Plaza, Parks and Recreation (NBC)
Best Children's Programming:
- Dora The Explorer (Nickelodeon)
- Handy Manny (Disney Channel)
- Nick News with Linda Ellerbee (Nickelodeon)
- The Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie (Disney Channel)
Best Documentary/Television:
- Voces: Special Circumstances (Latino Public Broadcasting)
- mun2 News Special - The New America (mun2)
- Which Way Home (HBO)
- Latin Music USA (Latino Public Broadcasting)
Best National Informational Program:
- CNN Presents: Latino in America (CNN)
- Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: The Next Posada (HBO)
- Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: Alexis Arguello (HBO)
- Voces (Latino Public Broadcasting)
- American Latino TV (LATV)
- Extra (NBC)
Best Local Informational Program:
- Camino a la Universidad (WLTV Univision 23)
- Vista L.A. (KABC)
- Cuban Journalist on Hunger Strike (CBS4)
Best On-Air Advertising:
- Hispanic Heritage Month - Tito Puente (MTV)
- Padres Heroes (Telemundo)
- Quiero Mi Boda (MTV)
- Lopezulations (MTV)
- Celebrate Hispanic Heritage (KPIX-TV)
Best Variety or Reality Show:
- Lopez Tonight (TBS)
- Quiero Mi Boda (MTV)
- The Dog Whisperer (National Geographic Channel)
- The mun2 Hook Up (mun2)
- Hammer Heads (HGTV)
- 2010 Latin Billboard Award Show (Telemundo)
Best Feature Film:
- The Dry Land (Maya Entertainment)
- La Mission (5 Stick Films)
- Casi Divas (Maya Entertainment)
- Our Family Wedding (Fox Searchlight)
Best Actor/Feature Film:
- Andy Garcia, City Island (Anchor Bay Films)
- Benjamin Bratt, La Mission (5 Stick Films)
- Carlos Mencia, Our Family Wedding (Fox Searchlight)
- John Leguizamo, The Ministers (Maya Entertainment)
Best Actress/Feature Film:
- Ana de la Reguera, Backyard (Maya Enter-tainment)
- Lisa Vidal, Dark Mirror (Cut Glass Prods.)
- America Ferrera, Our Family Wedding (Fox Searchlight)
- America Ferrera, The Dry Land (Maya Entertainment)
Best Supporting Actor/Feature Film:
- Jimmy Smits, Backyard (Maya Entertainment)
- Jeremy Ray Valdez, La Mission (5 Stick Films)
- Martin Sheen, The Kid: Chamaco (Maya Entertainment)
Best Supporting Actress/Feature Film:
- Danielle Schmidt, Casi Divas (Maya Entertainment)
- Dominik Garcia-Lorido, City Island (Anchor Bay Films)
- Anjelah Johnson, Our Family Wedding (Fox Searchlight)
- Tessa Ia, The Burning Plain (Magnolia Pictures)
Best Director/Feature Film:
- Fernando Lebrija, Amar a Morir (Laguna Pictures)
- Peter Bratt, La Mission (5 Stick Films)
- Kenny Ortega, This Is It (Columbia Pictures)
Best Theatrical Short or Student Film:
- Taught To Hate (Mi Ecuador Prods.)
- Il Destino (Criolla Prods.)
- In the Name of Freedom (Cave Entertainment)
Best Internet Program:
- Chicas Talk Back (mun2)
- YLSE (Livier Prods.)
- Let's Talk (Latin Heat Entertainment)
- I Once Was Lost (Nahum 17 Prods.)

Nominees for 25th Annual Imagen Awards Announced

admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:09:00 -0700

Latino Advocacy Organization to Celebrate Silver Anniversary of Promoting More Opportunities for Latinos in Entertainment; Luncheon Event Scheduled for Sunday, August 15th at Century Plaza Hotel

Click here to purchase tickets.

Best Primetime Television Program or Movie-of-the-Week:
- One Hot Summer (Lifetime Movie Network)
- Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
- Lost (ABC)
- Cold Case (CBS)
Best Actor/Television:
- Jorge Garcia, Lost (ABC)
- Nestor Carbonell, Lost (ABC)
- Danny Pino, Cold Case (CBS)
- Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Best Actress/Television:
- Sofia Vergara, Modern Family (ABC)
- America Ferrera, Ugly Betty (ABC)
- Alana de la Garza, Law & Order (NBC)
- Selena Gomez, Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie (Disney Channel)
- Caitlin Sanchez, Dora the Explorer (Nickelodeon)
Best Supporting Actor/Television:
- Oscar Nuñez, The Office (NBC)
- Rico Rodriguez, Modern Family (ABC)
- Jon Seda, The Pacific (HBO)
- Gregory Cruz, Saving Grace (TNT)
- Victor Rasuk, How To Make It In America (HBO)
- Kevin Alejandro, Southland (TNT)
Best Supporting Actress/Television:
- Maria Canals-Barrera, Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie (Disney Channel)
- Paola Turbay, The Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Family)
- Naya Rivera, Glee (FOX)
- Aubrey Plaza, Parks and Recreation (NBC)
Best Children's Programming:
- Dora The Explorer (Nickelodeon)
- Handy Manny (Disney Channel)
- Nick News with Linda Ellerbee (Nickelodeon)
- The Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie (Disney Channel)
Best Documentary/Television:
- Voces: Special Circumstances (Latino Public Broadcasting)
- mun2 News Special - The New America (mun2)
- Which Way Home (HBO)
- Latin Music USA (Latino Public Broadcasting)
Best National Informational Program:
- CNN Presents: Latino in America (CNN)
- Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: The Next Posada (HBO)
- Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: Alexis Arguello (HBO)
- Voces (Latino Public Broadcasting)
- American Latino TV (LATV)
- Extra (NBC)
Best Local Informational Program:
- Camino a la Universidad (WLTV Univision 23)
- Vista L.A. (KABC)
- Cuban Journalist on Hunger Strike (CBS4)
Best On-Air Advertising:
- Hispanic Heritage Month - Tito Puente (MTV)
- Padres Heroes (Telemundo)
- Quiero Mi Boda (MTV)
- Lopezulations (MTV)
- Celebrate Hispanic Heritage (KPIX-TV)
Best Variety or Reality Show:
- Lopez Tonight (TBS)
- Quiero Mi Boda (MTV)
- The Dog Whisperer (National Geographic Channel)
- The mun2 Hook Up (mun2)
- Hammer Heads (HGTV)
- 2010 Latin Billboard Award Show (Telemundo)
Best Feature Film:
- The Dry Land (Maya Entertainment)
- La Mission (5 Stick Films)
- Casi Divas (Maya Entertainment)
- Our Family Wedding (Fox Searchlight)
Best Actor/Feature Film:
- Andy Garcia, City Island (Anchor Bay Films)
- Benjamin Bratt, La Mission (5 Stick Films)
- Carlos Mencia, Our Family Wedding (Fox Searchlight)
- John Leguizamo, The Ministers (Maya Entertainment)
Best Actress/Feature Film:
- Ana de la Reguera, Backyard (Maya Enter-tainment)
- Lisa Vidal, Dark Mirror (Cut Glass Prods.)
- America Ferrera, Our Family Wedding (Fox Searchlight)
- America Ferrera, The Dry Land (Maya Entertainment)
Best Supporting Actor/Feature Film:
- Jimmy Smits, Backyard (Maya Entertainment)
- Jeremy Ray Valdez, La Mission (5 Stick Films)
- Martin Sheen, The Kid: Chamaco (Maya Entertainment)
Best Supporting Actress/Feature Film:
- Danielle Schmidt, Casi Divas (Maya Entertainment)
- Dominik Garcia-Lorido, City Island (Anchor Bay Films)
- Anjelah Johnson, Our Family Wedding (Fox Searchlight)
- Tessa Ia, The Burning Plain (Magnolia Pictures)
Best Director/Feature Film:
- Fernando Lebrija, Amar a Morir (Laguna Pictures)
- Peter Bratt, La Mission (5 Stick Films)
- Kenny Ortega, This Is It (Columbia Pictures)
Best Theatrical Short or Student Film:
- Taught To Hate (Mi Ecuador Prods.)
- Il Destino (Criolla Prods.)
- In the Name of Freedom (Cave Entertainment)
Best Internet Program:
- Chicas Talk Back (mun2)
- YLSE (Livier Prods.)
- Let's Talk (Latin Heat Entertainment)
- I Once Was Lost (Nahum 17 Prods.)