1999 ALMA AWARDS, THE (TV)
Summary
The television broadcast of the 1999 NCLR American Latino Media Arts (ALMA) awards, honoring the contributions of American Latino men and women to music, television, and film. This year’s awards are hosted by model and television host Daisy Fuentes.
Highlights include: a performance of “(Da Le) Yaleo” by Santana; John Leguizamo presenting the award for Actor in a Feature Film to Antonio Banderas for the title role in “The Mask of Zorro”; Maria Conchita Alonso and Dennis Farina presenting the award for Actress in a Feature Film in a Crossover Role to Jennifer Lopez for the film “Out of Sight”; a performance of “I Turn to You” by Christina Aguilera and Tevin Campbell; Benjamin Bratt introducing the president of the National Council of La Raza, Raul Yzaguirre, who makes a speech about the purpose of the ALMA awards; Alexis Cruz and Leah Lail introducing a performance of “Tell Me Why” by The Mavericks and Jimmie Vaughan; Kelly Rutherford and Sean Hayes presenting the award for Actor in a Comedy Series to (an absent) Nestor Carbonell for “Suddenly Susan” and to Bruno Campos for “Jesse”; Bratt presenting the award for Actress in a Drama Series to Rita Moreno for her role in “Oz”; Florence Henderson and Wilmer Valderrama introducing a tribute to the 1970’s, including a performance of “I Love the Nightlife” by India and Sheila E., and Gloria Gaynor performing “I Will Survive”; a standup routine performed by Paul Rodriguez; John Secala introducing a performance of “Come to My Window” and “Inevitable” by Melissa Etheridge and Shakira; Moreno and John Seda presenting the award for Actor in a Drama Series to Bratt for “Law & Order”; Edward James Olmos presenting a Special Achievement Award to Carlos Santana; Charo and Damon Wayans presenting the award for Individual in a Variety or Comedy Special to Leguizamo for “Freak”; Brian McKnight introducing a performance of “Un Lugar Celestial” by Jaci Velasquez and Deborah Cox; Rodriguez introducing Lopez, who presents the award for Outstanding Performance of a Song in a Feature Film to Marc Anthony and Tina Arena for the song “I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You” from “The Mask of Zorro”; Campos and Marina Sirtis presenting the award for Performance in a Television Series in a Crossover Role to Jimmy Smits for his role on “N.Y.P.D. Blue”; Quincy Jones and Nayib Estefan presenting the Ricardo Montalban Lifetime Achievement Award to Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan, including a performance of “Reach” and “Coming Out of the Dark” by Carlos Ponce, John Secada, Luther Vandross, and Sheila E.; and a closing performance by Sheila E., Pete Escovedo Sr., Peter Michael Escovedo, and Juan Escovedo. Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: June 3, 1999 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:53:41
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:57479
- GENRE: Award presentations
- SUBJECT HEADING: Hispanic Collection - Music; TV - Award presentations; Women's Collection - Music
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV, 1999
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV – Commercials – AT&T phone service
- TV – Commercials – Allstate insurance
- TV – Commercials – American airlines
- TV – Commercials – Bank of America banks
- TV – Commercials – Chevrolet automobiles
- TV – Commercials – Coca-Cola soft drinks
- TV – Commercials – Coors beer
- TV – Commercials – Ford automobiles
- TV – Commercials – General Motors automobiles
- TV – Commercials – JCPenney department stores
- TV – Commercials – Johnson’s baby shampoo
- TV – Commercials – Kraft food products
- TV – Commercials – Lays potato chips
- TV – Commercials – Maxwell House coffee
- TV – Commercials – McDonald’s restaurants
- TV – Commercials – Miller beer
- TV – Commercials – Monistat 1 yeast infection treatment
- TV – Commercials – Pepsi soft drinks
- TV – Commercials – Prudential insurance
- TV – Commercials – State Farm insurance
- TV – Commercials – UPS delivery service
- TV – Commercials – Western Union wire transfer
- TV – Commercials – “Tarzan” motion picture
- TV – Promos – “20/20”
- TV – Promos – “Boy Meets World”
- TV – Promos – “Good Morning America”
- TV – Promos – “Principal Takes a Holiday”
- TV – Promos – “Sabrina the Teenage Witch”
- TV – Promos – “Street Fighter”
- TV – Promos – “The Belmont Stakes”
- TV – Promos – “The Big Moment”
- TV – Promos – “The Power of Belief with John Stossel”
- TV – Promos – “The Practice”
- TV – Promos – “The View”
CREDITS
- Raul Yzaguirre … Executive Producer
- Joel Gallen … Executive Producer
- Lisa Orozco Rosales … Producer
- Michael Dagnery … Producer
- Dan Ramirez … Co-Producer
- Angela Fairhurst … Line Producer
- Linda Mendoza … Director
- Cris Franco … Writer
- Nelson Soler … Writer
- Sheila E. … Music by
- Daisy Fuentes … Host
- Rick Garcia … Announcer
- John Secada … Performer, Guest
- Santana … Performer
- Christina Aguilera … Performer
- Tevin Campbell … Performer
- Deborah Cox … Performer
- Pete Escovedo Sr. … Performer
- Peter Michael Escovedo … Performer
- Juan Escovedo … Performer
- Melissa Etheridge … Performer
- Gloria Gaynor … Performer
- India … Performer
- Mavericks, The … Performer
- Carlos Ponce … Performer
- Shakira … Performer
- Luther Vandross … Performer
- Jimmie Vaughan … Performer
- Jaci Velasquez … Performer
- Sheila E. … Performer
- Maria Conchita Alonso … Guest
- Benjamin Bratt … Guest
- Bruno Campos … Guest
- Charo … Guest
- Alexis Cruz … Guest
- Nayib Estefan … Guest
- Dennis Farina … Guest
- Sean Hayes … Guest
- Florence Henderson … Guest
- Quincy Jones … Guest
- Leah Lail … Guest
- John Leguizamo … Guest
- Jennifer Lopez … Guest
- Brian McKnight … Guest
- Rita Moreno … Guest
- Edward James Olmos … Guest
- Paul Rodriguez … Guest
- Kelly Rutherford … Guest
- John Seda … Guest
- Marina Sirtis … Guest
- Wilmer Valderrama … Guest
- Damon Wayans … Guest
- Raul Yzaguirre … Guest
- Kirk Acevedo
- Marc Anthony
- Tina Arena
- Antonio Banderas
- Nestor Carbonell
- Mark Consuelos
- Placido Domingo
- Emilio Estefan
- Gloria Estefan
- Giselle Fernandez
- Andy Garcia
- Cheech Marin
- Ricardo Montalban
- Gregory Nava
- Elizabeth Pena
- Carlos Santana
- Socorro Santiago
- Jimmy Smits