ALMA Award facts for kids
Quick facts for kids ALMA Award |
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| Presented by | UnidosUS |
| Country | United States |
| First awarded | December 9, 1995 |
| Last awarded | November 4, 2018 |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Fox (1995–1996) ABC (1998–2009) NBC (2011–2012) MSNBC (2013–2015) Fuse (2018–present) |
The ALMA Award is a special prize that celebrates the best work by Latino people in music, TV shows, and movies. It used to be called the Latin Oscars Award. The ALMA Awards help make sure that Latino people are shown fairly and accurately in media. The word alma means "soul" in Spanish and Portuguese.
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History of the ALMA Awards
The ALMA Awards were started by an organization called UnidosUS. This group works to improve the lives of Latino people in the United States.
Early Days and Name Changes
The very first award shows happened in 1987. They were called the "BRAVO Awards" back then. These early shows were shown on the Univision TV channel.
In 1995, the awards were shown on the Fox network. Two years later, in 1997, the name changed to the "American Latino Media Arts Awards." The ABC network then started showing the awards.
Changes in Broadcasting
Sometimes, the award ceremonies did not happen. For example, there were no shows from 2003 to 2005. In 2008, the award trophy itself was redesigned to look new and fresh.
ABC stopped showing the awards in 2009. The show was also canceled in 2010, but it came back in 2011 on a new network, NBC.
The awards were canceled again for 2015. However, in 2018, the Fuse TV channel announced that it would start showing the ALMA Awards in partnership with UnidosUS.
Award Ceremonies Over the Years
The ALMA Awards have been held in different cities and had many famous hosts. Here is a look at some of the past ceremonies:
| Year | Date | City | Host(s) |
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| 1995 | December 9, 1995 | Los Angeles | Jimmy Smits Jennifer Lopez |
| 1996 | December 14, 1996 | Cheech Marin Giselle Fernández |
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| 1997 | No ceremony | ||
| 1998 | April 19, 1998 | Pasadena | Jimmy Smits Daisy Fuentes |
| 1999 | April 11, 1999 | Benjamin Bratt | |
| 2000 | April 15, 2000 | Paul Rodriguez | |
| 2001 | April 22, 2001 | None | |
| 2002 | May 18, 2002 | Los Angeles | Paul Rodriguez |
| 2003–2005 | No ceremony | ||
| 2006 | May 7, 2006 | Los Angeles | Eva Longoria |
| 2007 | June 1, 2007 | Pasadena | |
| 2008 | August 17, 2008 | Los Angeles | |
| 2009 | September 17, 2009 | Santa Monica | George Lopez Eva Longoria Selena Gomez |
| 2010 | No ceremony | ||
| 2011 | September 10, 2011 | Santa Monica | George Lopez Eva Longoria Selena Gomez |
| 2012 | September 16, 2012 | Pasadena | |
| 2013 | September 27, 2013 | Eva Longoria Mario Lopez |
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| 2014 | October 10, 2014 | ||
| 2015–2017 | No ceremony | ||
| 2018 | November 4, 2018 | Los Angeles | Wilmer Valderrama |
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