FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Julian Teixeira
jteixeira@nclr.org
(202) 776-1812
On the heels of the announcement that opera singer Martina Arroyo and legendary musician Carlos Santana will be recognized at the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors, President Obama has appointed two accomplished Latinos to serve on the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Walter F. Ulloa, Chairman and CEO of Entravision Communications Corp., and Amanda Perea Mahoney, former Director of Galeria Amalia Mahoney, an art gallery in Chicago specializing in Latin American Art. Both of these distinguished individuals were chosen for the prestigious honor, joining current board member Giselle Fernandez as the only three Latinos on the Kennedy Center’s board.
“We are pleased to see the Obama administration taking yet another step to recognize the amazing accomplishments and contributions that Latinos have made to American culture and the fine arts,” said Janet Murguía, President and CEO of NCLR (National Council of La Raza). “It is important that the Kennedy Center, America’s national cultural center, becomes more inclusive not just in their honoree choices, but also institutionally. A more diverse board better reflects and celebrates the wealth of talent that exceptional artists from all of America’s communities bring to this country. We congratulate all on this tremendous achievement.”
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