2024 Influential Latinos in Media
LOS ANGELES, CA – April 20, 2024. The Imagen Foundation, the leading advocacy organization for Latinos in the entertainment industry, is pleased to announce the 2024 Class of Influential Latinos in Media. The Influential Latinos in Media acknowledges and celebrates Latinos in the entertainment industry who are doing the “business of the business.” These are individuals who contribute daily to mainstream media and who through their expertise, business acumen, and diligence of purpose, have achieved success and influence within their companies and in the industry. These individuals are influential in providing the Latino community opportunities in the business, the creative, or the production of accurate depictions and stories of the Latino community.
Honorees were celebrated at an evening reception on Saturday, April 20th at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in Los Angeles.
The Imagen Foundation has also established The Influential Latinos in Media Hall of Fame, honoring those executives who have made the honorees list more than 5 times. These individuals are accorded special recognition for their continuous success on the business side of the industry and, along with the other honorees, are helping to pave the way for the next generation of Latino entertainment business professionals.
The Imagen Foundation is the nation’s leading organization recognizing Latinos in all facets of the entertainment industry. Influential Latinos in Media acknowledge the executives who continue to do the work necessary to help the advancement of Latinos in entertainment. Sponsors of this year’s reception include Apple TV+, Disney, Comcast NBCUniversal Telemundo, Paramount, MOCA, Fox Rothschild LLP, and Variety.
Influential Latinos Hall of Fame Inductees
Patricia Gonzalez
Executive Vice President, In-Theater Marketing, Paramount Pictures
Eli Velazquez
Executive Vice President, Sports
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises
Honorees
- Pamela A. Aguilar, Senior Vice President, Unscripted & Head of Smithsonian Channel, MTVE Studios, Paramount Global
- Cheche Alara, Composer, Music Producer, Music Director, Conductor, Audito Media
- Kristen Andersen, Vice President, Publicity, Onyx Collective, The Walt Disney Company
- Francisco Arias, General Counsel, Head of Business & Legal Affairs, Fifth Season
- Mirian Arias, Head of Corporate Communications, Harlem Globetrotters
- Jose Avina, Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs, Paramount Pictures
- Javiera Balmaceda, Head of International Originals, LATAM, CA & AU, Amazon MGM Studio
- Christine Benitez, Senior Vice President, Multicultural Marketing, Paramount Pictures
- Tracy Brennan, Motion Picture Talent Agent, Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
- Brandy Carrillo, Vice President, Motion Picture Legal • Legal – MPG Marketing, Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Jose L. Castro, Executive Vice President, Consumer Products & Experiences, Paramount
- Calixto Chinchilla, Founder / Executive Director, New York Latino Film Festival
- Ingrid Ciprián- Matthews, President, CBS News
- Jerome Core, Head of US/WW DEIA Content, Amazon Studios/Prime Video
- Jaime Dávila, President and Co-Founder, Campanario Entertainment
- Clayton Davis, Senior Awards Editor, Variety
- Ronald Day, President, Entertainment and Content Strategy, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises
- Lourdes Diaz, Chief Creative Officer, AGC Studios
- Erica Diaz-Gant, Vice President, Development, Investigation Discovery
- Javier de Diego, Executive Producer, Max’s Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace? and CNN’s The Chris Wallace Show, CNN Worldwide
- Ramón Escobar, Senior Vice President, Talent Recruitment & Development, CNN Worldwide
- Luis Fernandez, Chairman, NBCUniversal Enterprises
- Marilu Galvez, President and General Manager, ABC7/WABC-TV New York, The Walt Disney Company
- Norma Garcia, Chief Executive Officer, NRJ Media Group
- Michelle Garcia, Senior Vice President, Partnerships & Lifecycle Marketing, Paramount
- Georgina Gonzalez, Vice President, Global Scripted Series, Universal Studio Group, Universal International Studios
- Judy Guevara, Vice President, Global Brand Marketing, Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Rochelle Holguin Cappello, Senior Vice President, Global Creative Music Strategy, Paramount Global
- Joshua Hoyos, New York Bureau Chief, ABC News
- Cynthia Hudson, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of CNN En Español and Hispanic Strategy for CNN/US, CNN
- Sean Jaquez, Senior Vice President, Content Protection, Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Christina Kolbjornsen, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and External Affairs, Telemundo
- Marie Leguizamo, Managing Director, Banijay Mexico & U.S. Hispanic
- Brianna Lopez, Vice President, Originals Marketing, Hulu
- María Margarita López, Director, Marketing, Partnerships & VIP+, Variety
- Adam Martinez, Vice President, Drama Development, CBS Studios
- Edward Mejia, Vice President, Current Series, The Walt Disney Company – Disney Branded Television
- Jada Miranda, President of TV, Hyphenate Media Group
- Tania Missad, Executive Vice President, Research, Strategy & Analysis, Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Margie Moreno, Senior Vice President, Current Programs, WBD
- Lumumba Mosquera, Executive Vice President, Head of Business Affairs, Paramount Pictures
- Peter Murrieta, Deputy Director of The Sidney Poitier New American Film School, Arizona State University
- Sally Ng, Senior Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs, NBCUniversal Enterprises
- Frank Ochoa, Vice President, Adult Animation, Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Edward James Olmos, Founder, Latino Film Institute, and Producer, actor, writer, and activist
- Eric Ortega, Executive Producer, ABC News
- Joe Ortiz, Senior Vice President, Content Marketing, Freeform and Onyx Collective, The Walt Disney Company
- Miguel Palos, Chief Operating Officer, AGC Studios
- Tony Patterson, Head of Unscripted Production, Americas, Amazon MGM Studio
- Karla Pita Loor, Chief Strategy Officer, Hyphenate Media Group
- John Pollak, Co-Founder & CEO, Allied MGMT Group
- Juan Ponce, Senior Vice President & General Manager of Telemundo Streaming Studios, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises
- Areli Quirarte, Senior Vice President, Film Music, Paramount Pictures
- Rey M. Rodriguez, Assistant General Counsel, The Walt Disney Studios
- Joseph Rodriguez, Executive Vice President, Business Affairs & Admin, Paramount Pictures
- Ximena Salazar-Hanna, Vice President, Finance, Executive Sponsor of ¡Anímate!, Crunchyroll
- Carlos Salcines, Vice President, Multicultural Marketing, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Frank Salinas, Head of Post Production, Sports, Specials, and APAC Unscripted, Amazon MGM Studio
- Chachi Senior, Head of Development, Truly Original
- Bruno Ulloa, President & Principal, LATV Network
- Heidy Vaquerano, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP
- André Vargas, Chief Data Officer, Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
- Karen Vega, Vice President, Paramount Advertising, Paramount Global
- Ligiah Villalobos, Producer & Writer,
- Dion Vlachos, Executive Vice President Global Toys, CPG, Gaming & Retail, Paramount Global
- Debby Wolfe, Showrunner, Co-Creator, and Executive Producer, Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group