IMAGEN AWARDS 2001

  

Photos and Text by ALBERT L. ORTEGA

 

June 23, 2001,The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA.

The 16th annual Imagen Awards too place at Merv Griffin's legendary Beverly Hilton Hotel. The award show honors positive images of Latins in entertainment. Longtime sexy screen siren Raquel Welch admitted to being outed as a Latino while actor Steven Bauer accepted fellow an award for felloe TRAFFIC star Benicio del Toro . Honorees, presenters and supporters included Cheech Marin, comedian George Lopez, Santiado Douglas of GIRLFIGHT, Esai Morales, Tony Plana, Nicholas Gonzales, Daniel Zacapa, Michael Delorenzo and Marisol Nichols of RESURRECTION BLVD., Chris Franco, Alex Meneses, Paulo Benedetti and Sandra Vidal of THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, THAT 70S SHOW star Wilmer Valderrama, Eva Tamargo Lemus and Galen Gering of PASSIONS, Angelica Castro, Steven Bauer, Lisa Vidal, Rosa Blasi, Laura Elena Herring, Shelly Morrison of WILL & GRACE, Fernando Carillo, Jennifer O'Dell from THE LOST WORLD, Luis Avilos, Yeni Alvarez and Emiliano Diez from LOS BELTRAN, Randy Vasquez from JAG, Sklar Paul of BABY GENIUSES 2 and cohosts Giselle Fernandez and Hector Elizondo.

 

 

Lifetime Achievement Award

Raquel Welch

 

Lasting Image Award

Benicio del Toro

 

Creative Achievement Award

Cheech Marin

 

Vision Award

Jorge Pinos

 

Primetime Drama Series

RESURRECTION BLVD. (Showtime)

 

Foundation 2001 Inspiration  Award

Lifetime TV

 

Children's Programming

DORA THE EXPLORER (Nickelodeon)

 

Primetime Comedy Series (English)

THE BROTHERS GARCIA (Nickelodeon)

 

Primetime Comedy Series (Spanish)

LOS BELTRAN (Telemundo)

 

Daytime Drama Series

PASSIONS (NBC)

 

Primetime Drama Series

JAG-"Retreat Hell" (CBS)

 

Feature Film

GIRLFIGHT (Screen Gems)

 

Student Theatrical Short

"It's Not Unusual" (Eske Entertainment)

 

Television Movie

The Princess andthe Barrio Boy (Showtime)

 

Documentary

Americanos: Latino Life in the U.S. (HBO)

 

Music Events

Ritmo Latino Music Awards (Falcon Prod., Inc.)

 

Alex Meneses gives a little wink over the shoulder for her fans from THE FLINTSTONES' VIVA ROCK VEGAS

E! ENTERTAINMENT correspondent Angelica Castro shows off a colorful dress to the media

NASH BRIDGES star Cheech Marin shows off his Achievement Award

Esai Morales will return to NYPD BLUE this Fall

Eva Tamargo Lemus, star of NBC's PASSIONS accepts the Best Daytime Award

Latin hunk Fernando Carrillo presents Yeni Alvarez an award for LOS BELTRAN

Comedian George Lopez makes the audience laugh it up

News correspondent Giselle Fernandez shows off her chiseled body

Cohost Hector Elizondo marches his way down the red carpet

Blond enchantress Jennifer O'Dell, best known for her role in THE LOST WORLD supports positive latin portrayals

Presenters Laura Elena Herring and Esai Morales make like a mock couple

MULHOLLAND DRIVE star Laura Elena Herring never disappoints

Fanning out her skirt was actress Lisa Vidal

New castmembers from soap THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, Lisa Vidal and Paulo Benedetti arrive arm and arm.

RESURRECTION BLVD. stunner Marisol Nichols comes to accept her show award for Best Drama

Nicholas Gonzales of RESURRECTION BLVD. brought long his girlfriend Eva Longoria of YOUNG & THE RESTLESS

ROMEO & JULIETTE star Olivia Hussey brought along her rocker main man David Glen Eisley

Randy Vasquez from the CBS drama JAG accepts an award for the episode, "From Hell."

Raquel Welch accepts her Life Achievement award presented by the show's hosts Hector Elizondo and Giselle Fernandez

Raquel Welch shows off her new career as a matador

Rosa Blasi shows off her hot bod like she does on the show STRONG MEDICINE

Winner of Best Film, GIRLFIGHT; star Santiago Douglas accepts for costar Michelle Rodriguez

Santiago Douglas arrives to represent the indie hit, GIRLFIGHT

Comedian Shelly Morrison plays the sassy maid Rosario on the NBC sitcom WILL & GRACE

New star Skylar Paul makes her debut in the sequel BABY GENIUSES 2

Cuban actor Steven Bauer picks up Lasting Image Award for his TRAFFIC costar Benicio del Toro

Wilmer Valderrama, who plays Fez on Fox's comedy THAT 70S SHOW shows off his serious side

LOS BELTRAN star Yeni Alvarez brandishes her "stuff" for the assembled press

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