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John Leguizamo wins at ALMA Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) - September 18, 2009 The ensemble drama starring John Leguizamo,
Debra Messing and Freddy Rodriguez won three awards at Thursday's
ceremony, which recognized achievements by Hispanic artists in
film, television and music. Leguizamo, screenwriter Rick Najera
and director Alfredo De Villa were awarded
trophies for their work on the film.
The ALMA Awards were created in 1995 by the National Council of
La Raza, a national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization,
as part of its effort to promote diverse and fair portrayals of
Latinos in the media. ALMA stands for American Latino Media Arts
and means "soul" in Spanish.
