La Opinión Honors 30 Outstanding Latinas During Women’s History
Month
Awards Recognize Contributions in the fields of
Health,
Education, Business or Technology and Arts & Culture
Los Angeles, CA (March 27, 2007) – La Opinión, the leading Spanish-language newspaper in the United States announces today the Mujeres Destacadas (Exceptional Women), an annual recognition and awards ceremony to be held in Los Angeles.
The daily newspaper, the weekly La Opinión CONTIGO and La Opinión Digital, will highlight Latinas that have distinguished themselves through outstanding service in the fields of Health, Education, Business or Technology and Arts & Culture on a volunteer or professional level.
“Latinas have a long tradition of service, and yet too often their contributions go unnoticed and unheralded. Mujeres Destacadas is an opportunity for us to publicly say ‘Thank You’ to these extraordinary local heroes,” stated Monica Lozano, CEO & Publisher of La Opinión.
The awards are based on the principle that a single person can make a difference. Across the Southland in local neighborhoods, Latina women are the driving forces behind important efforts to improve the quality of life in our society. La Opinión has partnered with Bank of America, Time-Warner, Sur, Continental Airlines, Nielson, Deloitte, and AARP to produce this extraordinary first annual event.
The awards ceremony will be held on March 27th at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in Los Angeles at a noon luncheon. Attendance is by invitation only. Mistress of Ceremonies will be Teresa Quevedo, News Anchor for Univision and the Keynote Speaker will be Maria Marin renowned, author and inspirational Speaker.
For a full list of our 30 distinguished honorees, please go to www.laopinion.com/mujeresdestacadas.
About La Opinión:
La Opinión is the leading Spanish-language daily newspaper in the country, distributing 124,000 copies throughout the five-county Southern California area and reaching over 482,000 readers on a daily basis. La Opinión was founded in 1926 to provide daily news and information to a Hispanic population that has grown to become the nation's largest. In 2000, La Opinión Digital was launched, creating not only an online publication of the newspaper, but also a premier Spanish-language website. La Opinión is owned and operated by ImpreMedia LLC, the leading print and online Spanish-language news publisher in the United States. ImpreMedia is the #1 Spanish language newspaper and online news publisher in the United States. ImpreMedia’s publications include El Diario La Prensa and El Diario Contigo in New York, El Mensajero in the San Francisco Bay area, La Prensa in Orlando and Tampa and La Raza in Chicago, the leading Spanish language newspapers in their respective markets. ImpreMedia’s titles also include La Vibra, the premier weekly entertainment publication for young urban Hispanics, with a circulation of 534,000 in six key Hispanic markets, and Vista Magazine, the dual language magazine distributed in 31 newspapers with one million copies across 23 U.S. markets. ImpreMedia provides marketers with effective multi-platform solutions in print and online to reach the rapidly growing and influential Hispanic market.
To learn more about La Opinión and ImpreMedia, visit http://corp.laopinion.com and www.impremedia.com.
Contact: Laura Barrera, Community Affairs Manager, ImpreMedia, (213) 896-3614
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