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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Julian Teixeira
(202) 776-1812
jteixeira@nclr.org
JAKE GYLLENHAAL, RYAN LOCHTE, ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, ZOË SALDANA, NATALIE MORALES, ANDY GARCIA, AND RAFAEL AMAYA TO BE PRESENTERS AT THE 2012 NCLR ALMA AWARDS®, AIRING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 (8–9 P.M. ET) ON NBC, ALONG WITH DEVIOUS MAIDS CAST MEMBERS ANA ORTIZ, JUDY REYES, DANIA RAMIREZ, AND EDY GANEM
RAP SUPERSTAR FLO RIDA TO PERFORM WITH ROSELYN SANCHEZ AT STAR-STUDDED SHOW FEATURING THEME MUSIC WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY MUSIC SENSATION PITBULL
LOCHTE TO BE HONORED ALONG WITH FIVE OTHER LATINO MEDAL WINNERS IN MOVING OLYMPIC TRIBUTE
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.—Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Lochte, Robert Rodriguez, Zoë Saldana, Natalie Morales, Andy Garcia, and Rafael Amaya will be presenters at the 2012 NCLR ALMA Awards®, along with Devious Maids cast members Ana Ortiz, Judy Reyes, Dania Ramirez, and Edy Ganem. The star-studded special kicking off Hispanic Heritage Month airs Friday, September 21 (8–9 p.m. ET) on NBC.
Rap sensation Flo Rida will perform with Roselyn Sanchez during the high-energy show, which will feature theme music written and performed by music powerhouse Pitbull. In addition to serving as a presenter, Olympic Gold medalist Ryan Lochte will also be one of six Latino Olympic medal winners from this summer’s London Games saluted in a special Olympic tribute. Also honored will be Brenda Villa and Jessica Steffens (water polo), Danell Leyva (men’s gymnastics), Leonel Manzano (track and field), and Marlen Esparza (boxing).
As previously announced, Eva Longoria and George Lopez will return as co-hosts of the 2012 NCLR ALMA Awards, and five-time Grammy Award winner Christina Aguilera (NBC’s The Voice) will receive the 2012 NCLR Special Achievement Award for her incredible career and exceptional work in philanthropy. America Ferrera, Michael Peña, Nicole Richie, and Wilmer Valderrama will also be on hand to celebrate the accomplishments of some of the most prolific Latinos in the entertainment industry, spanning music, television, and film.
Hispanic cable network mun2 will present the ALMA Awards red carpet special, and Telemundo will host the official bilingual ALMA Awards website at www.telemundo.com/almaawards and stream the pre-show online. Comcast’s Xfinity TV customers will have access to the show on demand. Viewers can also watch the entire special online after it airs via http://telemundo.com/almaawards and at www.nbc.com/alma-awards.
The 2012 NCLR ALMA Awards is produced by dick clark productions’ executive producers Orly Adelson and Barry Adelman, along with Eva Longoria and Janet Murguía, President and CEO of NCLR.
For additional information, including announcements about the presenters and performers at this year’s show, please visit www.almaawards.com and follow the show on Twitter @ALMAawards and #ALMA12. Information is also available at www.nbc.com/alma-awards.
MEDIA CONTACTS
For NBC:
Jill Carmen, NBC Publicity, (805) 376-1962, jcge@earthlink.net
For the NCLR ALMA Awards:
Jennifer Price-Keith, The Lippin Group, (323) 965-1990, jprice@lippingroup.com
Julian Teixeira, Director of Communications, NCLR, (202) 776-1812, jteixeira@nclr.org
For dick clark productions:
Brian Rubin, PMK•BNC, (310) 854-4800, Brian.Rubin@pmkbnc.com
NCLR—the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States—works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans. For more information on NCLR, please visit www.nclr.org or follow along on Facebook and Twitter.
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