Nominees for 27 Annual Imagen Awards Announced

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Helen Hernandez (626) 376-9751
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June 18, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nominees for 27th Annual Imagen Awards Announced
Premier Hispanic/Latino Entertainment Awards Scheduled for Friday, August 10th, 2012 at
the Beverly Hilton Hotel
PASADENA, CA - The Imagen Foundation has announced the nominees for the 27th Annual
Imagen (Spanish for “image”) Awards, honoring positive portrayals of Latinos and Latino
cultures in entertainment. The awards will be presented at a gala black-tie dinner on Friday
evening, August 10th, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel International Ballroom. The Imagen Awards
will air as a one hour special on PBS SoCal on Sunday, September 23rd.
The Imagen Awards nominees were announced today by DIY expert and HGTV and Fox
Utilisima television personality, Carmen De La Paz.
Winners will be selected by an independent panel of entertainment industry executives
and Latino community leaders and announced at the awards gala. Following are the finalists for
this year’s Imagen Awards in their respective categories; please note that the category, Best
Young Actress/Television, was added:
Best Primetime Television Program: Castle (ABC Studios); Grey’s Anatomy (ABC Studios);
Law & Order: SVU (Wolf Films in association with NBC Universal Television); Private
Practice (ABC Studios); Switched at Birth (Prodco, Inc. in association with ABC Family); Best
Primetime Program: Special or Movie-of-the-Week: Cristian Castro: Mi Historia (mun2);
Five (Echo, Freestyle Picture Company, Chestnut Ridge Productions and Sony Pictures
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Television); Hallmark Hall of Fame’s Firelight (Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions); The
Pregnancy Project (Barbara Lieberman Productions); Best Actor/Television: Jorge Garcia,
Alcatraz (Fox Network); Tyler Posey, Teen Wolf (MTV); Victor Rasuk, How to Make It in
America (HBO); James Roday, Psych (USA Network); Best Actress/Television:
Rosario
Dawson, Five (Lifetime Television); Rita Moreno, Happily Divorced (TV Land); Alexa Vega,
The Pregnancy Project (Lifetime Television); Best Supporting Actor/Television:
Kevin
Alejandro, True Blood (HBO); Carlos Gómez, The Glades (A&E); Ian Gomez, Cougar Town
(ABC); Hector Elizondo, Last Man Standing (ABC); Oscar Nuñez, The Office (NBC); John
Ortiz, Luck (HBO); Best Supporting Actress/Television: Seychelle Gabriel, Falling Skies
(TNT); Eva La Rue, CSI: Miami (CBS); Constance Marie, Switched at Birth (ABC Family);
Aubrey Plaza, Parks and Recreation (NBC); Judy Reyes, The Pregnancy Project (Lifetime
Television); Kiele Sanchez, The Glades (A&E); Best Young Actress/Television:
Selena
Gomez, Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney Channel); Victoria Justice, Victorious (Nickelodeon);
Fatima Ptacek, Dora The Explorer (Nickelodeon); Francia Raisa, The Secret Life of the
American Teenager (ABC Family); Bella Thorne, Shake It Up! (Disney Channel); Best
Children’s Programming: Dora The Explorer (Nickelodeon); El Perro y El Gato (HBO
Latino); Handy Manny (Nelvana/Disney Channel); Nick News with Linda Ellerbee
(Nickelodeon/Lucky Duck); Best Documentary/Film or Television: Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the
Seeds of Justice (Latino Public Broadcasting); Habla Texas (HBO Latino); Harlistas: An
American Journey (La Banda Films); Immigrant Nation: The Battle for the Dream (Latino
Public Broadcasting); Paraiso For Sale (Impacto Films/Latino Public Broadcasting); The Latino
List (HBO Latino/HBO Documentary Films);
Best National Informational Program:
American Latino (LATV Networks); Lost in Detention (Frontline/WGBH); Latin Nation (LATV
Networks); Mexico: The Royal Tour (Check Six Productions/PBS); Best Local Informational
Program: American Graduate: Teacher Town Hall (PBS/Las Vegas, Nevada); La Familia
Importa (KLCS-TV/Los Angeles, California); Pedro Ruiz: Coming Home (WNET/New York);
The Lupe Casares Special: A Mind Without Boarders (Mi Casa Broadcasting Network/Houston,
Texas); Vista L.A. (ABC7/Los Angeles, California); Best On-Air Advertising: Dora’s Rescue
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in Mermaid Kingdom (Nickelodeon); Latino Branding Spot (HBO); Hispanic Heritage Month
(Tr3s MTV, Música y Mas); Community Champion Rueben Martinez (PBS SoCal); Sexy Rubber
(Del Mar Films); Best Variety or Reality Show: 24/7 Mayweather/Ortiz (HBO Sports); From
Beyond (mun2); Great Performances:Il Postino from LA Opera (LA Opera/WNET); I Love
Jenni (Blank Paige Productions/mun2); Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC Studios); Vive Tu Música with
5 Gum (LATV Networks); Best Feature Film: Casa De Mi Padre (NALA Films/Gary Sanchez
Productions/Pantelion Films); Filly Brown (Cima Productions/Olmos Productions/Silent Giant
Entertainment); Girl in Progress (Pantelion Films); Best Director/Feature Film: Youssef
Delara, Michael Olmos, Filly Brown (Cima Productions/Olmos Productions/Silent Giant
Entertainment); Patricia Riggen, Girl in Progress (Pantelion Films); Gabriela Tagliavini, Without
Men (Maya Entertainment); Best Actor/Feature Film: E.J. Bonilla, Mamitas (Right Brain
Films/Screen Media Films); Lou Diamond Phillips, Filly Brown (Cima Productions/Olmos
Productions/Silent Giant Entertainment); Will Ferrell, Casa De Mi Padre (NALA Films/Gary
Sanchez Productions/Pantelion Films); Best Actress/Feature Film: Corina Calderon, All She
Can (SDB/Kapok Pictures/Maya Entertainment); Eva Longoria, Without Men (Maya
Entertainment); Eva Mendes, Girl in Progress (Pantelion Films); Gina Rodriguez, Filly Brown
(Cima
Productions/Olmos
Productions/Silent
Giant
Entertainment);
Best
Supporting
Actor/Feature Film: Eugenio Derbez, Girl in Progress (Pantelion Films); Diego Luna, Casa
De Mi Padre (NALA Films/Gary Sanchez Productions/Pantelion Films); Jose Yenque, Miss
Bala (Canana Films/20th Century Fox); Best Supporting Actress/Feature Film: Kate Del
Castillo, Without Men (Maya Entertainment); Mónica Huarte, Without Men (Maya
Entertainment); Cierra Ramirez, Girl in Progress (Pantelion Films); Genesis Rodriguez, Casa
De Mi Padre (NALA Films/Gary Sanchez Productions/Pantelion Films); Best Theatrical Short
or Student Film:
Ingles (Ruben Avitia); MADDOGGIN’ (Trebuchet Films.); Our Vows
(Exertion Films/Shorts HD); Rusted Chrome (Angel Flight Media); The Violinist (Flexible
Films); Best Web Series: Drama: Caribe Road (Helu Films Entertainment); Clara Como El
Agua (Latino Public Broadcasting); Encounters (Angel Flight Media); Los Americans (One
Economy/V Studio LA); Best Web
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Series: Comedy: Mona Auditions (LalisimaTV); Noah Comprende (WNET); Police Chicks:
Life on the Beat (Lie_Own Productions/ Cuatro Mascaras Productions); Best Web Series:
Reality or Informational: Black and Latino (mun2/mun2.tv); Inspira (iNDIGO PROjECT
MEDIA/Hispanic Heritage Foundation).
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About The Imagen Awards
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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