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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