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Article: Esai Morales adds star power to Hispanic Chamber gala
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- The Gazette
- Article date:
- February 4, 2007
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The 18th annual Hispanic Gala -- sponsored by the Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce -- turned into such a lively party that it might
still be going on.
Put together actor Esai Morales, a banquet and awards
presentation, a celebration of the Hispanic arts with Mata Ortiz
pottery and packed-floor dancing to "King of New Mexico Music"
Tobias Rene, and it was a Jan. 27 evening to remember.
There were 650 for the banquet and 120 more came later for the
dance at the Sheraton Colorado Springs Hotel.
For many -- especially the women -- the evening's high point was
Morales, who has starred in TV's "NYPD Blue" and the movies "La
Bamba," "Mi Familia" and the newest, "The Perfect Game," an upcoming ...