The Alma Awards - Chicanos On TV
I don’t usually watch the awards shows, whether for movies, TV, or music etc. Mainly because it’s always the white folks who win the awards, the Oscars, the Emmys, the Grammys, the MTV awards and all of the other minor ones, the People’s Choice, Dancing with the Stars, American Idols or even America’s Got Talent. When have you ever seen a Chicano/ a or a Latino/a win the big one? Sometimes we are not even nominated. Which is why we Latinos started the Latino Grammys several years ago, so that you would have Chcano/ Latinos win some awards.
But last Friday night was different. I did watch an awards program. It was the Alma awards sponsored by the National Council for La Raza. Boy were there a lot of Chicanos On TV. I have to tip my hat to both the NCLR and Channel 7 for making it possible to see us on TV in primetime on a major network. And boy did the program shine! It was a who’s who of Chicanos/ Latinos On TV. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that there are more Latino actors on cable shows too.
But last Friday night was different. I did watch an awards program. It was the Alma awards sponsored by the National Council for La Raza. Boy were there a lot of Chicanos On TV. I have to tip my hat to both the NCLR and Channel 7 for making it possible to see us on TV in primetime on a major network. And boy did the program shine! It was a who’s who of Chicanos/ Latinos On TV. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that there are more Latino actors on cable shows too.
Frank R. Castillo © 2009
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