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Imagen Awards Winners Full List: Apple TV’s ‘Acapulco,’ Andy Garcia

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.

Andy Garcia performs on the timbales at the 41st Imagen Awards
Andy Garcia performs on the timbales at the 41st Imagen Awards. (Credit: Salvador Ochoa)

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”

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4 Comments

  1. So is this like the Latino Oscars or something? I only watched like 2 episodes of Acapulco and I guess it was good enough to sweep.

  2. Andy Garcia lifetime achievement award, that’s cool, but I’m confused how the band performance fits in? Like does that mean he won for music too or just got honored? Also Oscar Almengor as best director… I thought he was in a different show.

  3. Imagen awards sounds familiar but I’m not sure if it’s connected to the Academy. Anyway I feel like Apple TV buying these wins or something, because 4th season and suddenly best director and music supervision? not saying it isn’t deserved, just seems like a lot for one night.

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