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2009 ALMA AWARDS Press Conference by EVA LONGORIA and AMAURY NOLASCO at BESO in Hollywood,Ca USA August 25, 2009

NCLR ALMA AWARDS EVEN BIGGER FOR 2009
The 2009 ALMA Awards will air FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 8 to 10 p.m. ET/PT on ABC
Los Angeles, CA NCLR (National Council of La Raza) the largest national Hispanic civil
rights and advocacy organization today announced that this year s revamped 2009 ALMA
Awards® will showcase more Latino talent in more arenas than ever before. NCLR President
and CEO Janet Murguía and Executive Producer Eva Longoria Parker made the announcement
at a news conference at Beso Restaurant, Longoria Parker s Latin-themed restaurant in
Hollywood. Among the major changes to this acclaimed show is the addition of a co-host, the
actor, comedian, and talk show host George Lopez.
The 2009 ALMA Awards will tape September 17 at the Royce Hall Auditorium at UCLA and
will air FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 (8:00 to 10:00 p.m., ET/PT), on the ABC Television
Network. Visit www.almaawards.com
for more information.
If you like the ALMA Awards, you will love this year s show because we re bringing you more
of what you love most, unique musical pairings and the best Latino entertainment, said
Murguía. The ALMA Awards is one of the few opportunities in primetime to spotlight the
Latino presence in entertainment, and we want to celebrate the impact Latinos had last year not
only in film and television, but also in music and sports television.
I am proud that we will be able to pay tribute to a record number of Latino performers and just
thrilled to have one of the funniest men on the planet, George Lopez, as my co-host this year. If
you know me and you know George, anything can happen so tune in! continued Longoria
Parker.
The show will have a significant format change with specially produced packages highlighting
Latinos in their entertainment field.
With NCLR s goal of broadening the work they honor in mind, the show has been restructured
to reflect the breadth of amazing performances we saw this past year, said Bob Bain, the new
Executive Producer.
Along with these changes, the NCLR ALMA Awards will continue its most popular segments,
such as performances from the some of the top acts in music today, including David Archuelta,
Luis Fonsi, Nelly Furtado, Selena Gomez, Sean Kingston and Pitbull. In addition, Adam
Rodriguez, Amaury Nolasco, Benjamin Bratt, Dania Ramirez, Enrique Murciano, Eva La Rue,
James Roday, Joanna Garcia, Kat VonD, Nadine Velazquez, Roselyn Sanchez, Efren Ramirez,
Sofia Vergara, Michelle Rodriguez, Oscar Nunez, and Rey Mysterio will be presenting awards.
The NCLR ALMA Awards will also bestow special honors upon two Latino superstars,
actor/producer Salma Hayek and boxer/philanthropist Oscar de la Hoya, as well as host a special
tribute to the late Ricardo Montalban, who passed away earlier this year, led by Oscar-,
Grammy-, Tony-, and Emmy Award-winning actress Rita Moreno.
For more information, visit www.nclr.org
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