Latinos making progress in Hollywood
Imagen noms show more variety of roles, stories
This year, the Imagen Foundation doles out its awards with even more gusto than in the past. "I am consistently amazed with the exponential growth in both the quantity and quality of the entries we receive each year," says Imagen founder Helen Hernandez.
Imagen noms show more variety of roles, stories
This year, the Imagen Foundation doles out its awards with even more gusto than in the past. "I am consistently amazed with the exponential growth in both the quantity and quality of the entries we receive each year," says Imagen founder Helen Hernandez.
Writer hits universal themes
Norman Lear Writer's Award: Ligiah Villalobos
Mexican-born scribe Ligiah Villalobos doesn't think her much-lauded debut feature "La misma luna" (Under the Same Moon) centers on the immigration issue at all. "It's more about abandonment and the struggle of a mother and child to reunite," she points out. Her "Luna" screenplay taps painful childhood memories of her own parents' divorce which had her shuttling between cities in Mexico, and ultimately between Mexico and the U.S.
Norman Lear Writer's Award: Ligiah Villalobos
Mexican-born scribe Ligiah Villalobos doesn't think her much-lauded debut feature "La misma luna" (Under the Same Moon) centers on the immigration issue at all. "It's more about abandonment and the struggle of a mother and child to reunite," she points out. Her "Luna" screenplay taps painful childhood memories of her own parents' divorce which had her shuttling between cities in Mexico, and ultimately between Mexico and the U.S.
'Ugly Betty' gives vet second act
Lifetime Achievement Award: Tony Plana
I guess that's the end of my career," Tony Plana quips when congratulated on his Imagen Lifetime Achievement prize. "I'm not done yet, God willing; this is just the beginning of a new phase."
Lifetime Achievement Award: Tony Plana
I guess that's the end of my career," Tony Plana quips when congratulated on his Imagen Lifetime Achievement prize. "I'm not done yet, God willing; this is just the beginning of a new phase."
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