Imagen Honors Entertainment's Latino Influentials for Hispanic Heritage Month

    BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 60 individuals
 from creative and business executives as well as talent are being honored
 Monday, October 15 by The Imagen Foundation in celebration of Hispanic
 Heritage month. This inaugural event at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly
 Hills marked the final day of this month's long national celebration.
 Honorees included: Nina Tassler, President, CBS Entertainment; Belinda
 Menendez, President, NBC Universal International Television Distribution;
 Armando Nunez, Jr., President, CBS Paramount International Television;
 Oscar nominated film producer David Valdes; Actor Hector Elizondo; award
 winning Director/Choreographer Kenny Ortega; Actress Lupe Ontiveros;
 Cynthia Cidre, Creator of the CBS series "Cain"; Silvio Horta, Creator of
 ABC's "Ugly Betty"; Oscar nominated writer Jose Rivera; NALA Films
 President Darlene Caamano Loquet; WGBH executive producer Joseph Tovares;
 and Christina Davis, Sr. Vice President Dramatic Development CBS.
     "Latinos contribute to the world of entertainment in all facets of the
 industry, not just in Spanish language. We are presidents, creative
 executives, decision makers, and talent. What better time to celebrate our
 accomplishments than during Hispanic Heritage month," said Helen Hernandez,
 President& Founder of The Imagen Foundation.
     The Imagen Foundation, best know for its annual Imagen Awards which
 honors positive portrayals of Latinos and Latino cultures in television and
 film, was established in 1985. Imagen serves as a bridge between the Latino
 community and the entertainment industry to provide, access, education, and
 resources to Latinos in the industry and those looking for careers in
 entertainment.
     The complete list of honorees is available on The Imagen website at:
     http://www.imagen.org
 
 

SOURCE Imagen Foundation