Subscribe http://bit.ly/mrSda2<br /><br /><br />2009 ALMA AWARDS Press Conference by EVA LONGORIA and AMAURY NOLASCO at BESO in Hollywood,Ca USA August 25, 2009<br /><br />NCLR ALMA AWARDS EVEN BIGGER FOR 2009<br />The 2009 ALMA Awards will air FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 8 to 10 p.m. ET/PT on ABC<br />Los Angeles, CA NCLR (National Council of La Raza) the largest national Hispanic civil<br />rights and advocacy organization today announced that this year s revamped 2009 ALMA<br />Awards® will showcase more Latino talent in more arenas than ever before. NCLR President<br />and CEO Janet Murguía and Executive Producer Eva Longoria Parker made the announcement<br />at a news conference at Beso Restaurant, Longoria Parker s Latin-themed restaurant in<br />Hollywood. Among the major changes to this acclaimed show is the addition of a co-host, the<br />actor, comedian, and talk show host George Lopez.<br />The 2009 ALMA Awards will tape September 17 at the Royce Hall Auditorium at UCLA and<br />will air FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 (8:00 to 10:00 p.m., ET/PT), on the ABC Television<br />Network. Visit www.almaawards.com<br />for more information.<br />If you like the ALMA Awards, you will love this year s show because we re bringing you more<br />of what you love most, unique musical pairings and the best Latino entertainment, said<br />Murguía. The ALMA Awards is one of the few opportunities in primetime to spotlight the<br />Latino presence in entertainment, and we want to celebrate the impact Latinos had last year not<br />only in film and television, but also in music and sports television.<br />I am proud that we will be able to pay tribute to a record number of Latino performers and just<br />thrilled to have one of the funniest men on the planet, George Lopez, as my co-host this year. If<br />you know me and you know George, anything can happen so tune in! continued Longoria<br />Parker.<br />The show will have a significant format change with specially produced packages highlighting<br />Latinos in their entertainment field.<br />With NCLR s goal of broadening the work they honor in mind, the show has been restructured<br />to reflect the breadth of amazing performances we saw this past year, said Bob Bain, the new<br />Executive Producer.<br />Along with these changes, the NCLR ALMA Awards will continue its most popular segments,<br />such as performances from the some of the top acts in music today, including David Archuelta,<br />Luis Fonsi, Nelly Furtado, Selena Gomez, Sean Kingston and Pitbull. In addition, Adam<br />Rodriguez, Amaury Nolasco, Benjamin Bratt, Dania Ramirez, Enrique Murciano, Eva La Rue,<br />James Roday, Joanna Garcia, Kat VonD, Nadine Velazquez, Roselyn Sanchez, Efren Ramirez,<br />Sofia Vergara, Michelle Rodriguez, Oscar Nunez, and Rey Mysterio will be presenting awards.<br />The NCLR ALMA Awards will also bestow special honors upon two Latino superstars,<br />actor/producer Salma Hayek and boxer/philanthropist Oscar de la Hoya, as well as host a special<br />tribute to the late Ricardo Montalban, who passed away earlier this year, led by Oscar-,<br />Grammy-, Tony-, and Emmy Award-winning actress Rita Moreno.<br />For more information, visit www.nclr.org<br />http://www.facebook.com/nationalcounciloflaraza<br />http://www.myspace.com/nclr2008<br />http://twitter.com/nclr<br /><br /> © Ricomix Productions / MaximoTV™ /
