27th Annual Imagen Awards Honoring Latinos In The Entertainment Industry To Be Held Friday Evening, August 10th At The Beverly Hilton Hotel International Ballroom

PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Special Honors to be bestowed on:

Jenni Rivera : musical icon and superstar; star and Executive Producer of "I Love Jenni" and Executive Producer" Jenni Rivera Presents: Chiquis 'n Control: President's Award

 Moctezuma Esparza:

Producer/Director/Community Leader: Lifetime Achievement Award

WHO: The Imagen (Spanish for "image") Foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote positive portrayals of Latinos and Latino culture in media and to expand opportunities for Latinos in all aspects of the entertainment industry.

WHAT: 27^TH Annual Imagen Awards Gala

WHEN:  Friday evening, August 10, 2012

6:00pm           Red Carpet arrival & Cocktail Reception

7:00pm           Dinner

8:00pm           Awards ceremony

WHERE:       Beverly Hilton Hotel International Ballroom

9876 Wilshire Blvd. (at Santa Monica Blvd.) Beverly Hills, California

(Press check-in table in lobby)

WHY:             To celebrate and honor accomplishments of Latinos in the

Entertainment Industry.

INFO: Great interview, photo & visual opportunities of honorees and attendees representing top Latino talent and executives from the entertainment industry.  Celebrity arrival press line pre-awards, plus award winner press photo area in International Terrace Room during ceremony; additional TV crew area with sound mult-box at back of ballroom.

EXPECTED TO ATTEND: see separate talent list

CREDENTIALS INFORMATION:

            PRESS ARRIVAL TIME:  5:00PM

            ALL PRESS MUST BE CREDENTIALED AND ON LIST AT

            CHECK IN TABLE.

NO EARLY/LATE ARRIVALS WILL BE ACCOMMODATED WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL.

CONTACT: JOHN CHAVEZ (805) 794-0322; johnchavez1@sbcglobal.net

HOST

Gina Rodriguez                           Filly Brown

SPECIAL PRESESNTERS

Elizabeth Espinosa                    KTLA

Hector Bustamante                    Caribe Road

HONOREES

Jenni Rivera : musical icon and superstar; star and Executive Producer of "I Love Jenni" and Executive Producer "Jenni Rivera Presents: Chiquis 'n Control" (President's Award)

Moctezuma Esparza : Producer/Director/Community Leader

                                                (Lifetime Achievement Award)

PRESENTERS

Kevin Alejandro                         True Blood

Philip Anthony-Rodriguez           The Secret Life of the American Teenager

EJ Bonilla                                 Mamitas

Corina Calderon                        All She Can

Kate Del Castillo                       Without Men

Lou Diamond Phillips                Filly Brown

Cleto Escobedo III                     The Jimmy Kimmel Show

Monica Huarte                           Without Men

Jon Huertas                              Castle

Seychelle Gabriel                      Falling Skies

Jorge Garcia                             Alcatraz

Carlos Gomez                           The Glades

Constance Marie                       Switched At Birth

John Ortiz                                 Luck

Aubrey Plaza                             Parks and Recreation

Tyler Posey                               Teen Wolf

Francia Raisa                            The Secret Life of the American Teenager

EXPECTED TO ATTEND  (con.)

Cierra Ramirez                           Girl In Progress

Judy Reyes                               The  Pregnancy Project

Genesis Rodriguez                    Casa De Mi Padre

Guillermo Rodriguez                  The Jimmy Kimmel Show

Kiele Sanchez                           The Glades

Harry Shum Jr.                           Glee

Bella Thorne                              Shake It Up

Alexa Vega                               The Pregnancy Project

CELEBRITIES

Hector Elizondo                                    Last Man Standing

Valery  Ortiz                              American Latino

Richard Montoya                       Culture Clash

Fatima Ptacek                           Dora The Explorer

Adam Irigoyen                           Shake It Up

Media Contact:

John Chavez The Imagen Foundation, 805 794-0322, johnchavez1@sbcglobal.net

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SOURCE The Imagen Foundation