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THE PARADE ROLLS AT 2PM
Activities, events and amentities are located along the parade route starting at Waugh & Allen Parkway and going into downtown Houston along Smith Street from Dallas to Walker.
The parade is FREE and open to the public. Find a spot along the route to watch the parade, or purchase Reserved Grandstand Seats or a ticket to the VIPit Experience
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Los Angeles, April 5, 2022.– Hispanic actress Carmen Maura will receive the PLATINO Honorary Award at the 9th Annual PLATINO Awards for Ibero-American gala for her decades-long artistic career and award-winning performances in countless works produced by Mexico, Argentina, Spain, Chile, Venezuela and other Latin American countries.
The award ––which will be presented at a ceremony honoring the world’s best audiovisual works in Spanish and Portuguese in Madrid on May 1–– will also recognize Maura’s years-long calls for increased representation and visibility of Ibero-American films and artists.
Internationally renown and recognized, Maura has worked with some of the world’s top filmmakers, including Pedro Almodóvar, Francis Ford Coppola, Álex de la Iglesia, Mario Camus, Carlos Saura, Fernando Trueba, José Luis Borau, Ricardo Larraín, André Techiné, Pilar Miró and Fernando Colomo.
Among Maura’s many accolades are one Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival, four Goya Awards, one César Award, two Felix Awards and one Honorary Award from the European Film Academy, as well as one Silver Shell and one Donostia Award at the San Sebastián Film Festival.
By accepting the PLATINO Honorary Award, Maura will add her name to Diego Luna (2020), Raphael (2019), Adriana Barraza (2018), Edward James Olmos (2017), Ricardo Darín (2016), Antonio Banderas (2015) y Sonia Braga (2014) ––the recipients in previous years.
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Carmen Maura was born in Madrid (Spain) in 1945. She obtained a BA in French Studies and studied Philosophy and Literature at the Paris Arts Academy. Upon her graduation, she began her acting career at the Teatro Español Universitario, but it was not until the late 1970s that she became a full-time actress and was cast for TV and film roles: She appeared in Novela, Las doce caras de Eva, Estudio 1 or Los libros, and various flims, such as Juan Tamariz’s El espíritu or Jaime de Armiñán’s Un casto varón español. In her early acting years, she worked with renown Spanish directors at that time, including Antonio Mercero (Don Juan) Manuel Mur Oti (La encadenada), Pilar Miró (La petición), Fernando Colomo (Tigres de papel) or Carlos Saura (Los ojos vendados).
But it was not until Folle… folle… ¡fólleme Tim! and Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón that Carmen Maura’s name became permanently linked to filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar, with whom she worked on a regular basis back then. Maura often starred in his movies and became known as Almodóvar’s first girl (“chica Almodóvar” in Spanish). At the height of the Movida Madrileña, Maura worked with Colomo in ¿Qué hace una chica como tú en un sitio como éste? or La mano negra, and with Almodóvar in Entre tinieblas, ¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto!, Matador or La ley del deseo – –some of the top movies back then. She also starred in Carlos Saura’s Los ojos vendados, in Miguel Picazo’s Extramuros, in Fernando Trueba’s Sal gorda and Sé infiel y no mires con quién or in José Luis Borau’s Tata Mía. Maura also starred in Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios: Pedro Almodóvar received his first Oscar nomination for this film, whereas Maura obtained her first Goya Award and Felix Award at the European Film Festival.
Maura’s breakthrough came in the 1990s, and she became a household name in Spain, Europe and Ibero-America for her roles in Carlos Saura’s film ¡Ay, Carmela! (a blockbuster movie for which she received Goya and Felix awards), Gonzalo Suárez’s La reina anónima, Mario Camus’s Sombras en una batalla or Enrique Urbizu’s Cómo ser infeliz y disfrutarlo. She then was cast for European movies such as La alegría está en el campo (she received a César Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress), or André Téchine’s Alice y Martin, starring opposite Juliette Binoche. Around this time, she also began her career in Ibero-American films and starred in Mexico’s El cometa, opposite Diego Luna (the 2020 PLATINO Honorary Award recipient), or Chile’s El entusiasmo.
CARMEN MAURA’S INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
In 2000, Maura starred in Álex de la Iglesia’s La comunidad, opposite Emilio Gutiérrez Caba and Terele Pávez. Maura went on to win her third Goya Award and the Silver Shell at the San Sebastián Film Festival. With the turn of the millennium, she was cast in international productions such as Italy’s Ángeles de negro; France’s Silencio pactado, starring opposite Gérard Depardieu; Argentina’s El sueño de Valentín; Mexico’s Al otro lado; Israel’s Zona libre starring opposite Natalie Portman; or American film Tetro, by Francis Ford Coppola. In 2006, nearly two decades after they had last worked together, Maura was cast in Pedro Almodóvar’s Volver starring opposite Penélope Cruz, Chus Lampreave, Lola Dueñas and Blanca Portillo. The reunion between the actress and the director resulted in one Academy Award for the Castilla-La Mancha-born filmmaker, a fourth Goya Award for Maura and the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival for the female cast ––including Maura.
In the past decade, Carmen Maura has starred in multiple films, including France’s Las chicas de la sexta planta, (she received the César Award for Best Supporting Actress), Álex de la Iglesia’s Las brujas de Zugarramurdi, and Colombia’s Sofía y el terco. She has also starred in several TV series, including Agustí Villaronga’s Cartas a Eva or French production Y’a pas d’âge. Maura’s decades-long career also includes performances in Brazil’s Veneza, Australia’s Chasing Wonders, American TV series Your Honour (starring Bryan Cranston), Mexico’s Alguien tiene que morir, directed by Manolo Caro, or La Golondrina, a play that had a successful run in Spain and France. But adding to her already successful career, the actress has a lot more in store: In 2022 she’ll be launching Rainbow, Paco León’s latest film; and Limbo… hasta que lo decida, an Argentine TV series by Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat. Maura’s extensive artistic career has been recognized multiple times with prestigious accolades that include the National Cinematography Award, the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (awarded by the Spanish Film Academy), the Donostia Award at the San Sebastián Film Festival, the Honorary Award from the European Film Academy (honoring her lifetime achievements) and the upcoming PLATINO Honorary Award.
The 9th annual PLATINO Awards ceremony will be hosted by Lali Espósito y Miguel Ángel Muñoz and will be broadcast by TV networks across Ibero-America. The nominees for Best
The nominees for Best Ibero-American Fiction Film are Mexico’s Noche de fuego, by Tatiana Huezo; Spain’s Madres paralelas, by Pedro Almodóvar, El buen patrón, by Fernando León de Aranoa, and Maixabel, by Icíar Bollaín.
The nominees for Best Ibero-American Fiction Miniseries/TV Series or Documentary Feature Film are Mexico’s Luis Miguel: La serie, by Daniel Krauze, and Narcos: México, by Carlo Bernard, Chris Brancato and Doug Miro; Argentina’s El reino, by Marcelo Piñeyro and Claudia Piñeiro; and Chile’s Isabel, by Rodrigo Bazaes.
Mariem Pérez Riera’s documentary Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It aspires to one statuette.
The PLATINO Awards for Ibero-American Cinema are presented by EGEDA (Management Entity of Audiovisual Producers’ Rights) and FIPCA (Ibero-American Federation of Film and Audiovisual Producers) in close collaboration with the Community of Madrid and the Madrid City Council. The latter two institutions are so devoted to attracting more filming projects to Madrid ––an ideal location for all types of film and TV productions–– that the region has turned into an intense activity hub generating enormous benefits to the audiovisual sector. The PLATINO Awards also has support from the World Tourism Organization and the Ibero-American Academies and Institutes of Film, unite the great talent of 23 Ibero-American countries and honor the works and best creators each year by presenting awards in 22 categories and the PLATINO Honorary Award.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg thanked county commissioners Tuesday for approving $7.5 million in funding to fill existing prosecutor positions in areas such as Domestic Abuse and Sex Crimes and increase the pay of entry-level hires.
By a vote of 4-0, commissioners voted in favor of the proposal that essentially unfreezes the funds that had previously been earmarked for existing positions and salary increases.
“This vote was crucial to our role in keeping the public safe,” Ogg said. “The county must adequately fund prosecutors and police. Defunding puts the community at risk.”
Ogg spoke before a room packed with county law enforcement and senior prosecutors as she asked the court to make good on their own budget promises of February 2022.
The funds are to be used to fill open prosecutor and other positions and increase the pay of new prosecutors to be competitive with other prosecutor offices in the region.
Those who voted in favor of the funding include Commissioners Rodney Ellis, Adrian Garcia, Tom Ramsey and Jack Cagle. County Judge Lina Hidalgo abstained.
“With violent crime at a zenith, it is more important than ever to fund prosecutors, the public’s last line of defense against repeat violent offenders,” Ogg sai
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El MGM Grand Garden Arena de Las Vegas, abrirá el telón a estrellas como Billie Eilish, -ganadora del Oscar por la mejor canción del año con No Time to Die, el himno de la última película de la saga de James Bond-, o el fenómeno coreano BTS (de quienes también esperamos con ansias una fabulosa interpretación de alguno de sus éxitos mundiales). Los Grammys 2022, son sin duda, dignos de verse.
Bajo una auténtica y esperada Red Carpet, donde se verán los grandiosos looks de estrellas como Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo o Lady Gaga, -por nombrar sólo a algunas-, los genios de la música demostraron sus mejores talentos en los Grammys 2022 y fueron parte de los esperados shows en vivo de la noche. Tenemos la lista de ganadores completa aquí.
Disco del año
Freedom – Jon Batiste – Ganador
I Still Have Faith in You – ABBA
I Get a Kick Out of You – Tony Bennett y Lady Gaga
Peaches – Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar y Giveon
Right on Time – Brandi Carlile
Kiss Me More – Doja Cat featuring SZA
Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
Montero (Call Me by Your Name) – Lil Nas X
Drivers License – Olivia Rodrigo
Leave the Door Open – Silk Sonic
Álbum del año
We Are – Jon Batiste – Ganador
Love for Sale – Tony Bennett y Lady Gaga
Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) – Justin Bieber
Planet Her (Deluxe) – Doja Cat
Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
Back of My Mind – H.E.R.
Montero – Lil Nas X
Sour – Olivia Rodrigo
Evermore – Taylor Swift
Donda – Kanye West
Canción del año
Leave the Door Open – Silk Sonic – Ganadora
Bad Habits – Ed Sheeran
A Beautiful Noise – Alicia Keys y Brandi Carlile
Drivers License – Olivia Rodrigo
Fight for You – H.E.R.
Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
Kiss Me More – Doja Cat y SZA
Montero (Call Me by Your Name) – Lil Nas X
Mejor artista nuevo
Olivia Rodrigo – Ganadora
Mejor actuación de dúo/grupo pop
Kiss Me More – Doja Cat y SZA – Ganadoras
I Get a Kick Out of You – Tony Bennett y Lady Gaga
Lonely – Justin Bieber y Benny Blanco
Butter – BTS
Higher Power – Coldplay\
Mejor álbum pop
Sour – Olivia Rodrigo – Ganadora
Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) – Justin Bieber
Planet Her (Deluxe) – Doja Cat
Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
Positions – Ariana Grande\
Mejor álbum de R&B
Heaux Tales – Jazmine Sullivan – Ganador
Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies – Snoh Aalegra
We Are – Jon Batiste
Gold-Diggers Sound – Leon Bridges
Back of My Mind – H.E.R.
Mejor interpretación de rap
Family Ties – Baby Keem con Kendrick Lamar – Ganador
Up – Cardi B
My Life – J. Cole con 21 Savage y Morray
Way 2 Sexy – Drake con Future y Young Thug
Thot ___ – Megan Thee Stallion
Mejor canción de rap
Jail – Kanye West con Jay-Z – Ganadores
Bath Salts – DMX con Jay-Z y Nas
Best Friend – Saweetie con Doja Cat
Family Ties – Baby Keem con Kendrick Lamar
My Life – J. Cole con 21 Savage y Morray
Mejor álbum de música alternativa
Daddy’s Home – St. Vincent – Ganador
Shore – Fleet Foxes
If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power – Halsey
Jubilee – Japanese Breakfast
Collapsed in Sunbeams – Arlo Parks
Mejor álbum de rock
Medicine at Midnight – Foo Fighters – Ganadores
Power Up – AC/DC
Capitol Cuts, Live From Studio A – Black Pumas
No One Sings Like You Anymore Vol. 1 – Chris Cornell
McCartney III – Paul McCartney
Best interpretación Pop
“Drivers License,” Olivia Rodrigo – Ganadora
Anyone- Justin Bieber
Right on Time – Brandi Carlile
Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
Positions – Ariana Grande
Mejor interpretación de rap melódico
Hurricane – Kanye West featuring the Weeknd y Lil Baby – Ganadores
Pride Is the Devil – J. Cole featuring Lil Baby
Need to Know – Doja Cat
Industry Baby – Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow
Wusyaname – Tyler, The Creator con Youngboy Never Broke Again y Ty Dolla Sign
Mejor álbum de rap
Call Me If You Get Lost – Tyler, the Creator – Ganador
The Off-Season – J. Cole
Certified Lover Boy – Drake
King’s Disease II – Nas
Donda – Kanye West
Productor del año, no clásico
Jack Antonoff – Ganador
Rogét Chahayed
Mike Elizondo
Hit-Boy
Ricky Reed
Mejor actuación de rock
Making a Fire – Foo Fighters – Ganadores
Shot in the Dark – AC/DC
Know You Better (Live From Capitol Studio A) – Black Pumas
Nothing Compares 2 U – Chris Cornell
Ohms – Deftones\
Mejor canción de rock
Waiting on a War – Foo Fighters – Ganadores
All My Favorite Songs – Weezer
The Bandit – Kings of Leon
Distance – Mammoth Wvh
Find My Way – Paul McCartney
Mejor interpretación de R&B
Leave the Door Open – Silk Sonic – Ganadores
Pick Up Your Feelings – Jazmine Sullivan – Ganadora
Lost You – Snoh Aalegra
Peaches – Justin Bieber con Daniel Caesar y Giveon
Damage – H.E.R.\
Mejor interpretación de R&B tradicional
Fight for You – H.E.R. – Ganadora
I Need You – Jon Batiste
Bring It on Home to Me – BJ The Chicago Kid, PJ Morton y Kenyon Dixon con Charlie Bereal
Born Again – Leon Bridges con Robert Glasper
How Much Can a Heart Take – Lucky Daye y Yebba
Mejor canción de R&B
Leave the Door Open – Silk Sonic – Ganadora
Damage – H.E.R.
Good Days – SZA
Heartbreak Anniversary – Giveon
Pick Up Your Feelings – Jazmine Sullivan
Mejor álbum de R&B progresivo
Table for Two – Lucky Daye – Ganador
New Light – Eric Bellinger
Something to Say – Cory Henry
Mood Valiant – Hiatus Kaiyote
Dinner Party: Dessert – Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder y Kamasi Washington
Studying Abroad: Extended Stay – Masego
Mejor video dance/electrónica
Alive – Rüfüs Du Sol – Ganador
Hero – Afrojack y David Guetta
Loom – Ólafur Arnalds con Bonobo
Before – James Blake
Heartbreak – Bonobo y Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
You Can Do It – Caribou
The Business – Tiësto
Mejor álbum de música dance/electrónica
Subconscientemente – Black Coffee – Ganador
Fallen Embers – Illenium
Music Is the Weapon (Reloaded) – Major Lazer
Shockwave – Marshmello
Free Love – Sylvan Esso
Judgement – Ten City
Mejor álbum country
Starting Over – Chris Stapleton – Ganador
Skeletons – Brothers Osborne
Remember Her Name – Mickey Guyton
The Marfa Tapes – Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall y Jack Ingram
The Ballad of Dood & Juanita – Sturgill Simpson
Mejor interpretación de country
You Should Probably Leave – Chris Stapleton – Ganador
Forever After All – Luke Combs
Remember Her Name – Mickey Guyton
All I Do Is Drive – Jason Isbell
Camera Roll – Kacey Musgraves
Mejor actuación de dúo/grupo de country
Younger Me – Brothers Osborne – Ganadores
If I Didn’t Love You – Jason Aldean y Carrie Underwood
Glad You Exist – Dan + Shay
Chasing After You – Ryan Hurd y Maren Morris
Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home) – Elle King y Miranda Lambert
Mejor canción country
Cold – Chris Stapleton – Ganador
Better Than We Found It – Maren Morris
Camera Roll – Kacey Musgraves
Country Again – Thomas Rhett
Fancy Like – Walker Hayes
Remember Her Name – Mickey Guyton
Mejor álbum de pop latino
Mendó – Alex Cuba – Ganador
Vértigo – Pablo Alborán
Mis Amores – Paula Arenas
Hecho a la Antigua – Ricardo Arjona
Mis Manos – Camilo
Revelación – Selena Gomez
Mejor Álbum de Música Urbana
El Último Tour Del Mundo – Bad Bunny – Ganador
Afrodisíaco – Rauw Alejandro
Jose – J Balvin
KG0516 – Karol G
Sin Miedo (Del Amor y Otros Demonios) – Kali Uchis
Mejor álbum latino de rock o alternativo
Origen – Juanes – Ganador
Deja – Bomba Estéreo
Mira Lo Que Me Hiciste Hacer (Deluxe Edition) – Diamante Eléctrico
Calambre – Nathy Peluso
El Madrileño – C. Tangana
Sonidos de Karmática Resonancia – Zoé
Mejor Interpretación de Raíces Americanas
Cry – Jon Batiste – Ganador
Love and Regret – Billy Strings
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free – The Blind Boys of Alabama y Béla Fleck
Same Devil – Brandy Clark con Brandi Carlile
Nightflyer – Allison Russell
Mejor álbum de reggae
Beauty in the Silence – Soja – Ganadores
Pamoja – Etana
Positive Vibration – Gramps Morgan
Live N Livin – Sean Paul
Royal – Jesse Royal
10 – Spice
Mejor actuación musical global
Mohabbat – Arooj Aftab – Ganadora
Do Yourself – Angelique Kidjo y Burna Boy
Pà Pá Pà – Femi Kuti
Blewu – Yo-Yo Ma y Angelique Kidjo
Essence – Wizkid con Tems
Mejor álbum de música global
Madre Naturaleza – Angelique Kidjo – Ganadora
Voice of Bunbon, Vol. 1 – Rocky Dawuni
East West Players Presents: DanielHo and Friends Live in Concert – Daniel Ho and Friends
Legacy + – Femi Kuti y Made Kuti
Made In Lagos: Deluxe Edition – Wizkid