'Under the Same Moon' Wins Top Latino DVD Honors.LONG BEACH, Calif. -- The DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. for the record-breaking film Under the Same Moon from 20th Century Fox won the top honor at the fifth annual Latino DVD Awards April 28, earning Best of Show as well as Best Theatrical DVD. The honor was announced at an awards dinner and ceremony held at the Museum of Latin American Art MoLAA reopened on 9 June 2007 after a nearly three year renovation. 40,000 square feet of exhibition space was added and a sculpture garden created. Works include Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Jose Clemente Orozco, Fernando Botero and many other pieces from Latin American artists. in Long Beach, Calif. The Latino DVD Awards were presented by Home Media Magazine. The ceremony presented awards to winners in nine other categories as voted by a panel of judges comprised of top DVD critics, journalists and consumers. Xenon xenon (zē`nŏn) [Gr.,=strange], gaseous chemical element; symbol Xe; at. no. 54; at. wt. 131.29; m.p. −111.9°C;; b.p. −107.1°C;; density 5.86 grams per liter at STP; valence usually 0. Pictures swept the awards, winning four awards: Best TV DVD for the four-DVD novela set Destilando Amor, Best Packaging for the embossed em·boss tr.v. em·bossed, em·boss·ing, em·boss·es 1. To mold or carve in relief: emboss a design on a coin. 2. O-ring encased en·case tr.v. en·cased, en·cas·ing, en·cas·es To enclose in or as if in a case. en·case  ment n. Guadalupe and Best Classic DVD for the 1973
lucha libra classic Santo Contra Los Asesinos de Otros Mundos, and Best
Special Feature/Bonus Material for Pitbull's La Esquina, which tied
with Maya Entertainment's Maldeamores.
Maya took hold of two awards itself. Its second win came from Talento de Barrio bar·ri·o n. pl. bar·ri·os 1. An urban district or quarter in a Spanish-speaking country. 2. A chiefly Spanish-speaking community or neighborhood in a U.S. city. , which won for Best Blu-ray Disc, a new category added this year to recognize the burgeoning high-definition format. Prior to the ceremony, comedian Willie Barcena appeared for a special guest performance. Barcena recently shot his first one-hour standup special, Deal With It, at Hollywood's El Portal Theatre. The live stand-up show which will air on Comedy Central May 2 and heads to DVD May 5 from Salient Media and Vivendi Entertainment and will feature extras such as never-before-seen footage and his famous YouTube "The Wrestler" animation from Clyde Comix com·ix pl.n. Comic books and comic strips, especially of the underground press: "the countercultural . . . comix of the sixties and early seventies, with their explicit criticism of American society" . 2009 LATINO DVD AWARD WINNERS Best of Show: Under the Same Moon (La Misma Luna), 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Best Theatrical DVD: Under the Same Moon (La Misma Luna), 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Best Nontheatrical DVD: Fuera Del Cielo, Lionsgate Best Classic DVD: Santo Contra Los Asesinos de Otros Mundos, Xenon Pictures Best Children's DVD: Dora Saves the Snow Princess, Paramount Home Entertainment Paramount Home Entertainment (formerly Paramount Home Video) and (Paramount Video) is a home video company founded in 1976. It is a division of Paramount Pictures, which in turn is owned by Viacom. Best TV DVD: Destilando Amor, Xenon Pictures Best Boxed Set/Collector's Edition: Vicente Fernandez: Edicion Especial No. 4, Laguna Films Best Packaging: Guadalupe, Xenon Pictures Best Special Feature/Bonus Material (tie): Maldeamores, Maya Entertainment and Pitbull's La Esquina, Xenon Pictures Best Blu-ray Disc: Talento de Barrio, Maya Entertainment |
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