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Alma Awards to Honor Olympians, Lupe Ontiveros and Christina Aguilera

Sept. 11, 2012

Rebecca Villaneda--HispanicBusiness.com

Lupe Ontiveros will be honored at this year's annual Alma Awards.

This year's Alma Awards again will be hosted by U.S. Hispanic actors Eva Longoria and George Lopez.

The annual awards ceremony will be filmed on Sept. 16. in L.A., and air the following week on Sept. 21. on NBC.

Multiple news outlets have reported that both hosts were in a press conference Monday, and confirmed some suprises, including honoring actress Lupe Ontiveros, who died in July.

"She was a tremendous pioneer and these awards will be special because we get to honor her, show her work and show her family and fans how much we loved her," Lopez said, according to NBC Latino.

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Singer Christina Aguilera also will be honored for her philanthropy, and artists Flo Rida and Pitbull will be performing.

Voting ended Friday, but expect to see U.S. Hispanic Olympians, including Ryan Lochte, honored for their recent successes.

Also, confirmed presenters are some of the hottest Latinos -- Zoe Saldana, Rosario Dawson, America Ferrera and Wilmer Valderrama, according to Voxxi.com.

Last year's presenters included Jessica Alba, Benjamin Bratt and Mario Lopez, and performers were Pitbull, Demi Lovato and Gloria Estefan.

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