{"id":268696,"date":"2024-11-13T09:23:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T17:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-mexican-american-opportunity-foundation-announces-56th-annual-aztec-awards-ceremony\/"},"modified":"2024-11-13T10:30:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T14:30:01","slug":"mexican-american-opportunity-foundation-anuncia-la-56a-ceremonia-anual-de-premios-azteca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/mexican-american-opportunity-foundation-anuncia-la-56a-ceremonia-anual-de-premios-azteca\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexican American Opportunity Foundation Announces 56th Annual Aztec Awards Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\">\u00a0<i>Celebrating Community Leadership with Live Entertainment by Los Lobos<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">LOS ANGELES<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 12, 2024<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/&#8211; The Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF) is proud to announce its 56th Annual Aztec Awards, scheduled for the evening of <span class=\"xn-chron\">Thursday, November 14th, 2024<\/span>, at The Novo at LA Live in downtown <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span>. This prestigious event will honor outstanding leaders in business, philanthropy, government, entertainment, and sports, while providing a night of live entertainment with a performance by the legendary band <b>Los Lobos<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s honorees include:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Castulo de la Rocha<\/span><\/b>, President &amp; CEO of AltaMed Health Services, receiving the <b>Corporate Award<\/b> for his commitment to enhancing healthcare access in underserved communities.<\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Jessica Marie Garcia<\/span><\/b>, acclaimed actress, will receive the <b>Entertainment Award<\/b> for her influential presence and advocacy in the entertainment industry.<\/li>\n<li><b>US Congressman <span class=\"xn-person\">Tony C\u00e1rdenas<\/span><\/b> is being recognized with the <b>Government Award<\/b> for his dedication to public service and community representation.<\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Azucena Maldonaldo<\/span><\/b>, a distinguished golfer and founder of The Latina Golfers Association, will receive the <b>Sports Award<\/b> for her efforts in promoting diversity and inclusion in sports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional special guests include:<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Matt Cardeno<\/span><\/b>: Actor, <i><span class=\"xn-person\">Tyler Perry&#8217;s<\/span> Ruthless; <\/i><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Andy Vargas<\/span><\/b>: Santana singer; <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Natasha Esca<\/span><\/b>: Actress, <i>Narcos: <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span><\/i>, <i>Waking Up With You; <\/i><b>Grecie Santos<\/b>: Actress, <i>Jane The Virgin; <\/i><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Natasha Perez<\/span><\/b>: Actress, <i>Selena: The series; <\/i><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Victor Ortiz<\/span><\/b>: Professional boxer; <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Mikey Garcia<\/span><\/b>: Professional boxer; <b>Josesito Lopez<\/b>: Professional boxer; <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Adriana Fonseca<\/span><\/b>: Actress, <i>Under the Reigns of Love<\/i>, <i>Fearless Heart; <\/i><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Paulina Chavez<\/span><\/b>: Actress, <i><span class=\"xn-person\">Ashley Garcia&#8217;s<\/span> Expanding Universe.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are honored to celebrate the extraordinary leaders who embody the values and resilience of our community,&#8221; said Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Ciriaco Pinedo<\/span>, President &amp; CEO of the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation. &#8220;The Aztec Awards are not only a tribute to individual achievements but also a testament to the collective strength of the Latino community in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>. We look forward to an inspiring evening that supports our mission to uplift and empower generations to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>A Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:<br \/><\/b>MAOF extends heartfelt gratitude to its participating sponsors for their generous support, including presenting sponsor, MAOF Properties, Inc., as well as AltaMed, SoCalGas, US Bank, Elite Business Source, Heffernan Insurance Brokers, Adventist Health, Kaiser Permanente, Walmart, Telemundo NBC Universo, AT&amp;T, LA Department of Water &amp; Power, Aflac, Atomic Investments Inc., aalrr Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud &amp; Romo, LA County Supervisor <span class=\"xn-person\">Hilda L. Solis<\/span>, North Star Alliances, Beserra Consulting, LA County Supervisor <span class=\"xn-person\">Lindsey Horvath<\/span>, AmTrust, and Mutual of America Financial Group.<\/p>\n<p><b>About MAOF:<br \/><\/b>Since its founding in 1963, the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF) has dedicated itself to the socio-economic betterment of the greater Latino community in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>. By fostering pride in Mexican-American heritage, MAOF provides essential social services across four pillars: early childhood education, senior services, community development, and community partnerships. Visit <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4300921-1&amp;h=1505723905&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.maof.org%2F&amp;a=www.MAOF.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.MAOF.org<\/a><\/u> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Mexican American Opportunity Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\">\u00a0<i>Celebrating Community Leadership with Live Entertainment by Los Lobos<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">LOS ANGELES<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 12, 2024<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/&#8211; The Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF) is proud to announce its 56th Annual Aztec Awards, scheduled for the evening of <span class=\"xn-chron\">Thursday, November 14th, 2024<\/span>, at The Novo at LA Live in downtown <span class=\"xn-location\">Los&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-268696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entretenimiento"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268696"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":268712,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268696\/revisions\/268712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}