From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American Latino TV
American Latino TV
American Latino TV Format
Genre Magazine-style The show is a half hour culture and entertainment maga-
Presented by Jeannette Sandoval zine with 4-5 segments ranging from 1:30 – 3:30 minutes
(2008-2009) in length. The segments include music, fashion, culture,
Julian Dujarric celebrity interviews and inspirational stories of regular
(2008-present)
people doing extraordinary things
Daisy Fuentes (2009-present)
Country of origin United States
Hosts
Language(s) English
Celines Toribio (2002 Urban Latino TV) Johnny Salgado
No. of seasons 7 (2002-04 Urban Latino TV) Noemi (2002-04 Urban Latino
TV) Liza Quinn (2004–2007) Cristina Fernandez
Production
(2004–2007) Belqui Ortiz (2007–08) Stephanie Ortiz
Executive producer(s) David Morales (2007–08) Jeanette Sandoval (2008–09) Julian Dujarric
Camera setup Videotape; Single-camera (2008–2009) Daisy Fuentes (2009–10) Valery Ortiz
(2010–Present)
Running time appprox. 24 min.
Broadcast Origins
Original channel Syndicated American Latino TV was formerly known as Urban Latino
Picture format 480i (SDTV) TV and was originally produced by the AIM Tell-A-Vision
Group (AIM TV), a New York based production and
External links
syndication-company. AIM TV is a division of Artist and
Website Idea Management and helped establish the business
model of producing English language content for U.S.
American Latino TV is an award winning nationally syn- born Latinos beginning in 2001.
dicated television program produced by American Latino AIM TV was established in February 2000 by Robert G.
Syndication, a division of LATV Networks. The weekly Rose [1] with the help of his production partner, Renzo
magazine and culture lifestyle program showcases Amer- Devia. AIM TV was the first television company to suc-
ican and foreign-born Latinos making a positive impact cessfully produce, distribute and syndicate television
in American society. Now in its 9th season (2 seasons as programming targeting U.S. born Latinos, helping to
Urban Latino TV) American Latino TV set the standard spawn an industry that had not existed before (TV con-
for highlighting American Latino Culture through enter- tent in English, targeted to young, mostly U.S. born Lati-
tainment, the arts and sciences, education and sports. nos). 65% of U.S. Latinos are U.S. born according to U.S.
The show has had various hosts throughout the years in- Census data, but rarely if ever watch Spanish-language
cluding, Liza Quinn, Belqui Ortiz, Stephanie Ortiz, Jean- TV (according to Tomas Rivera Policy Inst. 1999).
nette Sandoval, Julian Dujarric, Daisy Fuentes and is cur- In January 2008 the syndicated programs and the
rently hosted by Valerie Ortiz. American Latino brand name were acquired by LATV
American Latino TV can be seen weekly in over 100 Networks, the nation’s first bilingual entertainment/mu-
cities in over 92% of U.S. Hispanic homes (and 65% of all sic network distributed via digital multicast. The com-
TV homes) across the U.S. on a number of TV affiliates, pany gradually moved production to Los Angeles, Cali-
as well as in reruns on Cable networks. Segments from fornia, where the show continues production of original
the show can also be seen on the Internet and the show episodes. Renzo Devia is living abroad and producing a
is broadcast internationally in the Virgin Islands, Puerto six part documentary about (Afrolatinos) while Robert
Rico and in parts of Canada bordering the U.S. The show Rose has launched the brand (Punk Outlaw) and (punk-
often airs in tandem with its sister program LatiNation outlawrecords) while working on a documentary about
and has also spawned a series of specials titled American punk music called ("Punktology"). In 2011, the producing
Latino Presents and The American Latino Awards. duo teamed back up to develop a travel series for televi-
sion called (Raw Travel).
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American Latino TV
The broadcast syndication division (American Latino • Larry Harlow
Syndication) continues to operate under the LATV Net- • Lorena Ochoa
works umbrella with sales and production offices located • Luis Castillo
in New York City and Los Angeles, California. • Maná
• Milka Duno
Awards •
•
Perez Hilton
Rey Mysterio
• Imagen Award for Best National Informational • Richard Carmona
Programming 2003, 2004, 2005 • Roberto Clemente
• The Aurora Award – GOLD, Episode 204, 2004 • Shakira
• The Aurora Award – Platinum Best of Show – Episode • Sonia Manzano
201, 2004 • Tego Calderón
• Davey award, 2006 • The Mars Volta
• Tommy Chong
Notable features on American • Tony Gonzalez
Latino TV References
• Carlos Mencia
[1] http://www.vcstar.com/news/2008/apr/20/
• Cast of Ugly Betty
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• Celia Cruz
tv/
• Cheech Marin
• Tito Puente
• Juanes External links
• Daddy Yankee • American Latino TV
• Miguel Angel Garcia[1] • AIM Tell-A-Vision Group
• Eva Mendes • LatiNation
• Freddy Rodriguez • LATV
• Jimmy Smits • American Latino TV at the Internet Movie Database
• Joaquin Cortes
• José Feliciano
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Categories:
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