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La Misma Luna Sweeps Imagen Awards
22-Aug-2008
Written by: Joe Thomas
La Misma Luna swept the Imagen Awards ceremony that honors Hispanics in the entertainment industry.
The film, La Misma Luna, won the 23rd Annual Imagen Awards. The film, which is about a Mexican mother and her son, won awards for best film, actor, actress, supporting actor and director. The Imagen Awards took place on Thursday at the Beverly Hills Hilton hotel.
The Imagen Awards were founded in 1985 and honor contributions by and about Hispanics in the entertainment industry in 18 categories.
The television awards went to Ugly Betty for best prime-time program, Dog Whisperer with Cesar Milan for best reality show, Carlos Mencia for best actor, Christina Milan for best actress, Dania Ramirez for best supporting actress, and Tony Plana for best supporting actor.
Plana, a 54-year-old Cuban-American actor, who plays Betty Suarez's father in Ugly Betty, was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Norman Lear Writer's Award was given to La Misma Luna executive producer and screenwriter Ligiah Villalobos.
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