The 12th

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s honored the accomplishments made by

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in film, television, and music in 2010. This ceremony marked the return of the ALMA Awards after being cancelled the prior year and the first of two consecutive years the show aired on

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after having previously aired on

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for 9 years. The ceremony was held on September 10, 2011, at the

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. The awards were hosted by

George Lopez George Edward Lopez (born April 23, 1961) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is most known for starring in his self-produced ABC sitcom '' George Lopez''. His stand-up comedy examines race and ethnic relations, including Mexican ...

and

Eva Longoria Eva Jacqueline Longoria Bastón ( Longoria; born March 15, 1975) is an American actress, producer, director, and businesswoman. After several guest roles on television, she became recognized for her portrayal of Isabella Braña on the CBS day ...

, with musical performances by Pitbull,

Demi Lovato Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato ( ; born August 20, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After appearing on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004), she starred in the Disney Channel short series ...

and

Gloria Estefan Gloria María Milagrosa Estefan (; ; born September 1, 1957) is an American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is an eight-time Grammy Awards, Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been named one of t ...

Winners and nominees

The following is a list of the nominees from film, television, and music. Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:

Honorary awards

Raymond Telles Raymond L. Telles Jr. (September 5, 1915 – March 8, 2013) was the first Mexican-American Mayor of a major American city, El Paso, Texas. He was also the first Hispanic person appointed as a U.S. ambassador. Telles was born and raised in t ...

received the Outstanding Career Achievement – Documentarian Award. * Cynthia Cidre received the Outstanding Career Achievement – Writer Award. *

Gregory Nava Gregory James Nava (born April 10, 1949) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Personal life Nava was born in San Diego, of Mexican and Basque heritage. Nava graduated from St. Augustine High School in San Diego and attended ...

received the Outstanding Career Achievement – Director Award. * The Harvest received the Special Achievement Award. *AltaMed Health Services Corporation received the 2011 Pepsico Alma Adelante Award.

Film

Television

Music

References

External links

Official website for the ALMA awards
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Events in Santa Monica, California September 2011 in the United States