Hollywood Latinos took over Beverly Hills on Friday night as the Imagen Foundation celebrated excellence in Latino film, television and streaming at the 41st Annual Imagen Awards, held at The Beverly Hilton.
Presenting 33 awards recognizing artists, performers, filmmakers, producers and storytellers advancing authentic Latino representation across the entertainment industry, the ceremony’s highlight came with veteran actor Andy Garcia’s Lifetime Achievement Award presentation and special performance with his CineSon All Stars band.
But the standout project of the evening was Apple TV’s “Acapulco,” which garnered multiple awards throughout the ceremony for its fourth and final season. Oscar Almengor was named Best Director, while Eugenio Derbez received Best Supporting Actor – Comedy and Vanesa Bauche received Best Supporting Actress – Comedy. Enrique Arrizon was also among the recipients of the Best Actor – Comedy tie for his performance in the series.
The “Acapulco” team was further honored with the Creative Achievement Award, presented to Apple TV and Acapulco by Imagen Foundation founder and president Helen Hernandez. The series also received the award for Best Music Supervision for Film or Television, presented to Javier Nuño and Joe Rodríguez.
The evening also recognized “Brownsville Bred” as the year’s Best Feature Film and Dolores Fonzi with Best Actress for “Belén.” “Will Trent” was named Best Drama Series, while “Scrubs” received Best Comedy Series. Manuel Garcia-Rulfo was honored as Best Actor – Drama for “The Lincoln Lawyer,” and Amirah Vahn received Best Actress – Drama for “Doc.” Additional acting honors went to Michael Peña for “All Her Fault” and Arienne Mandi for “Chicago P.D.”
Acclaimed actor, filmmaker, producer, and musician Garcia received the Imagen Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing his four-decade career, groundbreaking storytelling and longstanding commitment to Latino representation. Actor Danny Pino (“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”) presented him with his award.
Following the presentation, Garcia and The CineSon All Stars took the stage for a special performance, joined by Grammy Award-winning musician and longtime Garcia collaborator Arturo Sandoval.
“Andy Garcia represents the very best of what the Imagen Foundation has sought to celebrate for more than four decades,” Hernandez said in a statement to TheWrap. “From the first time he served as the host of the 4th annual Imagen Awards in 1989 to the present, he has developed a remarkable body of work, artistic integrity, and commitment to creating opportunities for Latino talent that have inspired generations of storytellers. Beyond his extraordinary achievements, Andy has remained a generous mentor and role model whose influence reaches far beyond the screen. We are honored to recognize his lifetime of contributions to our industry and our community.”
Catch the full list of winners from Saturday’s ceremony below:
Feature Film
Best Feature Film
“Brownsville Bred” — Del Valle Productions and Brownsville Bred LLC
Best Actress
Dolores Fonzi, “Belén” — Amazon MGM Studios, K&S Films
Music
Best Music Composition for Film or Television
Tomas Videla, “The House of the Spirits” — Amazon MGM Studios, FilmNation Entertainment, Hyphenate Media Group
Best Music Supervision for Film or Television
Javier Nuño and Joe Rodríguez, “Acapulco” — Apple TV+; Lionsgate Television/3Pas Studios/The Tannenbaum Company for Apple
Television
Best Drama Series
“Will Trent” — ABC, 20th Television
Best Comedy Series
“Scrubs” — ABC, 20th Television
Best Special or Television Movie
“Marcello Hernández: American Boy” — Rotten Science for Netflix
Best Director
Oscar Almengor, “Acapulco” — Apple TV+; Lionsgate Television/3Pas Studios/The Tannenbaum Company for Apple
Best Actor — Drama
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, “The Lincoln Lawyer” — Netflix; A+E Studios
Best Actress — Drama
Amirah Vahn, “Doc” — Sony Pictures Television, FOX Entertainment
Best Supporting Actor — Drama
Michael Peña, “All Her Fault” — Peacock Original, Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group, Carnival Films
Best Supporting Actress — Drama
Arienne Mandi, “Chicago P.D.” — Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Wolf Entertainment
Best Actor — Comedy (Tie)
Enrique Arrizon, “Acapulco” — Apple TV+; Lionsgate Television/3Pas Studios/The Tannenbaum Company for Apple
Stephanie Beatriz, “Twisted Metal” — Sony Pictures Television, Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, PlayStation Productions, Electric Avenue, Artists First, Make It With Gravy, Inspire Entertainment, Wicked Deed, Reese Wernick Productions
Best Supporting Actor — Comedy
Eugenio Derbez, “Acapulco” — Apple TV+; Lionsgate Television/3Pas Studios/The Tannenbaum Company for Apple
Best Supporting Actress — Comedy
Vanesa Bauche, “Acapulco” — Apple TV+; Lionsgate Television/3Pas Studios/The Tannenbaum Company for Apple
Best Young Actor
Arian S. Cartaya, “IT: Welcome to Derry” — HBO in association with Rideback, Vertigo Entertainment, FiveTen Productions, K Plus Ultra, Double Dream and Warner Bros. Television
Best Voice-Over Actor
Daphne Rubin-Vega, “Hazbin Hotel” — Amazon MGM Studios, A24, Bento Box Entertainment
Best Variety or Reality Show
“Leguizamo Does America,” Season 2 — MSNBC Films, NBC News Studios, Casa NoHo Studios
Best Youth Programming
“Rosie’s Rules” — 9 Story Media Group, Brown Bag Films
Best Documentary
“Selena y Los Dinos” — Polygram Entertainment, Amsi Entertainment and Motto Pictures for Netflix
Best Informational Program
“ABC News Live — Last Lands: Guatemala” — ABC News Live
Best Short Film
“Roxy & The Man” — Bronx Boy Entertainment, Bing Productions
Best Student Film
“¡Que Suene La Banda!” — UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
Best Podcast
“Say What You Mean” — Dancing with Raymond Media House
Best Online Content Creator
Jesus Nalgas (@jesusnalgas)
Special Awards
President’s Award
Supervisor Hilda L. Solis
Lifetime Achievement Award
Andy Garcia
Creative Achievement Award
Apple TV+ and “Acapulco”
