Grupo Salinas Presents 2010 Winners of 'Caminos de la Libertad para Jovenes' Multimedia Contest to Promote Basic Personal Freedoms Among Youth

--Over 4,500 entries received for categories that include: music, video, fine art, poetry, essays, graphic design and photography--

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Nov 29, 2010, 07:36 ET

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 29, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo Salinas, a group of dynamic, fast-growing and technologically advanced companies deeply committed to the modernization of the countries in which they operate —founded by Ricardo Salinas (www.ricardosalinas.com)— is proud to announce the 2010 winners of the Caminos de la Libertad para Jovenes multimedia contest to promote basic personal freedoms. The contest is open to participants of 15 – 25 years, with the number of entries almost doubling since the first event last year to over 4,500 contestants.

Categories included: Music, Video, Fine Art, Graphic Art, Essay, Poetry and Narrative and even the design of a Converse shoe.

"Freedom gives us dignity as humans and makes us more prosperous as a society," said Grupo Salinas founder and Chairman Ricardo Salinas during the awards ceremony, which was held last week in Mexico City.

"One of the lessons I have learned this year is that we don't understand the importance of something, a person, a virtue while we have it. It's the absence that makes us appreciate its value," said Sergio Sarmiento, President of Caminos de la Libertad. "Freedom is something we must fight for every day."

Winners were awarded Ps$50,000, Ps$30,000 and Ps$15,000 for first through third places, respectively, in eight categories.

The winners were as follows:

PintArte in Converse

First Place: Christian Ojeda Castro

Second Place: Francisco Torres Beltran

Third Place: Cathi Benitez Paz

Fine Art

First Place: Ulises Bribiesca Saldivar

Second Place: Jose Miguel Bahena Mendez

Third Place: Cecilia Barreto Aguilar

Graphic Design

First Place: Carla Lourdes Velazquez Goyri

Second Place: Miguel Angel Contreras Villegas y Dulce Marisol Mendoza Martinez

Third Place: Christian Mariano Becerra Salazar

Essay

First Place: Krishna Avendano Grajales

Second Place: Jose Eduardo Kaire de Francisco

Third Place: Juan Antonio Corona Maldonado

Photography

First Place: Bianca Viridiana Rosendo Servin

Second Place: Rafael Sanchez Sanchez

Third Place: Maria Fernanda Maldonado Encinas

Video

First Place: Lubianca Duran Becerra y Stefan Guzman Sotelo

Second Place: Raquel Eliette Peralta Flores and Antonio Busqueta Mendoza

Third Place: Katia Nabil Ruelas Juarez

Poetry and Narrative

First Place: Jimena Martinez Vazquez

Second Place: Maria Fernanda Heredia Vazquez

Third Place: Aida Adali Gomez Fonseca

Music

First Place: Melisa Jimenez Segura

Second Place: Alfonso Rodriguez Zabaleta

Third Place: Nurivan Reyes Salazar

"Caminos de la Libertad para Jovenes" is an initiative of Ricardo Salinas Pliego to promote the reflection and discussion of basic personal freedoms, including economic freedom, freedom of expression and political freedom. Entries were received this year from Mexico, Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Spain, the United States, Guatemala, Lithuania, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Sweden.

For more information, visit: www.caminosdelalibertad.com

About Grupo Salinas

Grupo Salinas (www.gruposalinas.com) is a group of dynamic, fast growing, and technologically advanced companies focused on creating shareholder value, and improving society through excellence. Created by Mexican entrepreneur Ricardo B. Salinas (www.ricardosalinas.com), Grupo Salinas operates as a management development and decision forum for the top leaders of member companies. These companies include: TV Azteca (www.tvazteca.com.mx; www.irtvazteca.com), Azteca America (www.aztecaamerica.com), Grupo Elektra (www.grupoelektra.com.mx), Banco Azteca (www.bancoazteca.com.mx), Afore Azteca (www.aforeazteca.com.mx), Seguros Azteca (www.segurosazteca.com.mx) and Grupo Iusacell (www.iusacell.com). Each of the Grupo Salinas companies operates independently, with its own management, board of directors and shareholders. Grupo Salinas has no equity holdings.