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Clip: Lin-Manuel Miranda Accepts President’s Award
Lin-Manuel Miranda spoke on behalf of his parents, Luis A. Miranda, Jr. and Luz Towns-Miranda, and his sister, Luz Miranda-Crespo, as they accepted the President’s Award, at the 32nd Annual Imagen Awards held on [...]
Clip: America Ferrera’s Introduction of the Miranda Family
America Ferrera introduced the Miranda Family, recipient's of Imagen's President's Award
Miranda Family Honored at 32nd Annual Imagen Awards
The Imagen Foundation honored the Miranda Family - Luis A. Miranda Jr., Luz Towns-Miranda, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Luz Miranda-Crespo - with the President's Award at the 32nd Annual Imagen Awards.
About the Imagen Awards
The Imagen Awards was co-founded by legendary television producer Norman Lear, who was acutely aware of the near absence of positive portrayals of Latinos in the entertainment industry and understood the importance of positive images. Lear met with the leaders of the National Conference for Community and Justice (formerly the National Conference of Christians and Jews, or NCCJ), a respected non-sectarian human relations organization committed to fighting prejudice and racial tensions. Out of this meeting emerged the Imagen Awards, which recognizes and encourages the entertainment industry to depict the Latino community in a meaningful and accurate manner.
The Imagen Awards attract key entertainment leaders as well as celebrities. Past honorees and attendees have included Lin-Manuel Miranda and Family, Rita Moreno, Guillermo Del Toro, Salma Hayek, John Leguizamo, Martin Sheen, Roberto Orci, Jenni Rivera, and former CBS Entertainment Chairman, Nina Tassler, among others.