Disney's Selena Gomez. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
This year, Selena Gomez, David Archuleta and Salma Hayek will be among the honorees at the 2009 ALMA Awards, which will be hosted by Eva Longoria Parker and George Lopez.
According to an article by the Children's Entertainment Examiner, the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) announced in a press conference that this year, the awards show will be "presenting more Latino talent in more categories than ever before."
Scheduled to be taped on Thursday, September 17th at the Royce Hall Auditorium at UCLA, the 2009 ALMA Awards will "celebrate our Latino heritage and its positive impact on American entertainment and culture," as stated in the event's official website.
Janet Murguía, NCLR President and CEO, said at the press conference, “If you like the ALMA Awards, you will love this year’s show because we are bringing you more of what you love most, unique musical pairings and the best Latino entertainment,” adding, “the ALMA Awards is one of the few opportunities in primetime to spotlight the Latino presence in entertainment, and we want to celebrate the impact Latinos had last year not only in film and television, but also in music and sports television.”
Selena Gomez is featured in the Television Comedy Actress category for her work in Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place, while David Archuleta is an honoree in the Music category. Additionally, Archuleta is the Male Rising Star and will perform at the event. Gomez, on her part, will present an award.
Other honorees include Salma Hayek (up in two categories, she will also receive the Anthony Quinn Award for Industry Excellence), hosts Eva Longoria Parker and George Lopez, and the Black Eyed Peas.
Luis Fonsi, Nelly Furtado, Sean Kingston and Pitbull will also perform, and Adam Rodriguez, Amaury Nolasco, Benjamin Bratt, Dania Ramirez, Enrique Murciano, Eva La Rue, James Roday, Joanna Garcia, Kat VonD, Nadine Velazquez, Roselyn Sanchez, Efren Ramirez, Sofia Vergara, Michelle Rodriguez, Oscar Nunez and Rey Mysterio will appear as presenters.
The winner of the Fashion Icon Award will be decided by online voting.
To find out which honoree gets the award for Special Achievement in each category, watch the 2009 ALMA Awards on Friday, September 18th at 8pm EST on ABC.
This year's honorees at the 2009 ALMA Awards are.
TELEVISION
COMEDY
Actor:
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men, CBS
Demián Bichir, Weeds, SHO
George Lopez, Mr. Troop Mom, NICK
Horatio Sanz, In The Motherhood, ABC
Jake T. Austin, Wizards of Waverly Place, DISNEY CHANNEL
James Roday, Psych, USA
Joshua Gomez, Chuck, NBC
Mark Indelicato, Ugly Betty, ABC
Oscar Nunez, The Office, NBC
Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Desperate Housewives, ABC
Tony Plana, Ugly Betty, ABC
Actress:
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty, ABC
Ana Ortiz, Ugly Betty, ABC
Eva Longoria Parker, Desperate Housewives, ABC
Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Entourage, HBO
Jessica Alba, The Office, NBC
Joanna Garcia, Privileged, CW
Judy Reyes, Scrubs, ABC
Lupe Ontiveros, Reaper, CW
Maria Canals-Barrera, Wizards of Waverly Place, DISNEY CHANNEL
Nadine Velazquez, My Name Is Earl, NBC
Rosie Perez, Lipstick Jungle, NBC
Salma Hayek, 30 Rock, NBC
Selena Gomez, Wizards of Waverly Place, DISNEY CHANNEL
DRAMA
Actor:
Adam Rodriguez, CSI Miami, CBS
Amaury Nolasco, Prison Break, FOX
Benito Martinez, The Shield, FX
Benjamin Bratt, The Cleaner, A&E
Cristian de la Fuente, In Plain Sight, USA
Danny Pino, Cold Case, CBS
Edward James Olmos, Battlestar Galactica, SYFY
Enrique Murciano, Without a Trace, CBS
Esai Morales, Jericho, CBS
Jimmy Smits, Dexter, SHO Jorge Garcia, Lost, ABC
Miguel Sandoval, Medium, NBC/CBS
Nestor Carbonell, Lost, ABC
David Zayas, Dexter, SHO
Carlos Bernard, 24, FOX
Actress:
Alana De La Garza, Law & Order, NBC
Cote de Pablo, NCIS, CBS
Dania Ramirez, Heroes, NBC
Eva La Rue, CSI Miami, CBS
Francia Raisa, The Secret Life Of The American Teenager, ABC Family
Julie Gonzalo, Eli Stone, ABC
Justina Machado, ER, NBC
Laura Cerón, ER, NBC
Lauren Vélez, Dexter, SHO
Michelle Rodriguez, Lost, ABC
Paola Turbay, The Secret Life Of The American Teenager, ABC Family; The Closer, TNT
Paula Garcés, The Shield, FX
Roselyn Sanchez, Without a Trace, CBS
Sara Ramirez, Grey's Anatomy, ABC
FILM
Actor:
Alfred Molina, Pink Panther 2
Cheech Marin, Race To Witch Mountain
Freddy Rodriguez, Nothing Like the Holidays
Oscar Nunez, The Proposal
Clifton Collins Jr., Star Trek; Crank: High Voltage
Efren Ramirez, Crank: High Voltage
Javier Bardem, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Joaquin Phoenix, Two Lovers
John Leguizamo, Nothing Like the Holidays
Luis Guzmán, The Taking of Pelham 123
Ramon Rodriguez, Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen
Actress:
Elisabeth Peña, Nothing Like the Holidays
Sofía Vergara, Madea Goes to Jail
Cameron Diaz, My Sister's Keeper
Eva Mendes, The Women, The Spirit
Michelle Rodriguez, Fast & Furious
Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Rosario Dawson, Seven Pounds
Zoe Saldana, Star Trek
MUSIC
Christina Aguilera
David Archuleta (Male Rising Star)
Enrique Iglesias
Maxwell
Pitbull (Hot Track)
Demi Lovato
Kat DeLuna—Female Rising Star
Lynda Carter
Black Eyed Peas
YEAR BEHIND THE SCENES
David Ortiz, Producer, Fast & Furious; Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
Guillermo del Toro, Director, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
Kenny Ortega, Director, HSM3
Linda Mendoza, Director, various productions, including Jonas; Scrubs
Natalie Chaidex, Co-Executive Producer, Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles
Peter Murrieta, Writer/Executive Producer, Wizards of Waverly Place
Rene Echevarria, Executive Producer/Writer, Medium
Roberto Orci, Writer, Star Trek; Transformers 2; Executive Producer, The Proposal (TV: Fringe)
Salma Hayek, Executive Producer, Ugly Betty
Louis J. Horvitz, Director, Awards Specials
Claudio Miranda, Cinematographer, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Oscar Nominee)
Mike Elizalde, Makeup, Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Oscar Nominee)
Jeanne Van Phue, Makeup, Twilight
Mary Ann Valdes, Hair Stylist, Twilight; Ugly Betty
Silvio Horta, Executive Producer/Writer, Ugly Betty
Edward James Olmos, Director, Battlestar Galactica
Moctesuma Esparza, Executive Producer/Executive, Independent Films
Alfredo De Villa, Director, Nothing Like the Holidays
Rick Najera, Writer, Nothing Like the Holidays
SPORTS TELEVISION
Albert Pujols, Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals
Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, New York Yankees
Bobby Martinez, Surfing
Carmelo Anthony, Basketball, Denver Nuggets
Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Soccer, Chicago Fire
Emanuel David “Manu” Ginóbili, Basketball, San Antonio Spurs
Evan Longoria, Baseball, Tampa Bay Devilrays
Helio Castroneves, Racecar Driving, IndyCar
Juan Manuel Marquez, Boxing
Juan Pablo Montoya, Racecar Driving, NASCAR
Lorena Ochoa, Golf
Luis Castillo, Football, San Diego Chargers
Mark Sanchez, Football, University of Southern California (USC)
Miguel Cotto, Boxing
Milka Duno, Racecar Driving, IndyCar
Ovidio DeLeon, Windsurfing
Pau Gasol, Basketball, Los Angeles Lakers
Paul Rodriguez Jr., Skateboarding
Rafael Nadal, Tennis
Rey Mysterio, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
Tony Gonzalez, Football, Kansas City Chiefs (recently traded to Atlanta Falcons)
Tony Romo, Football, Dallas Cowboys
Dara Torres, Swimming, Olympian
Anthony Quinn Award for Industry Excellence: Salma Hayek
Special Achievement in Sports Television: Oscar De La Hoya
Tribute to Ricardo Montalban (Presented by Rita Moreno)
Who are your favorite 2009 ALMA Awards honorees? Share your opinion on David Archuleta, Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato in the comments section! And don't forget to subscribe to the West Palm Beach Television Examiner.
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Comments
I'm counting the days until I get to see David Archuleta perform on tv again. He's an amazing artist and person.
YAY for David!!!
David Archuleta is so deserving of the "Male Rising Star" award. He has worked nonstop since he came out of AI. He has worked so hard on his
Christmas album which rumor has it that there will be a Spanish song included.David has always been so proud of his Hispanic roots. He speaks highly of his "Abuelita".Congrats!! David I'll be watching you on ABC on Sept 18th!!!
yay for selena and david they deserve to win
David is unbelievably awesome! Can't wait to see him receive this award!
David has been one busy young man since American Idol ended last year. Good to know others are recognizing his amazing talent. I will be watching September 18th to see the VOICE on TV again. It's been entirely too long! :-w
So many of my favorites will be there, can't wait! Especially excited about David Archuleta, hope he sings something in Spanish and gets to give a speech. But pls keep it simple, David, and don't ramble too much.
selena gomez love too
I watched the ALMA Awards.. david did a great job! Wow.
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