{"id":13940,"date":"2020-10-15T16:00:10","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T21:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=13940"},"modified":"2020-10-15T16:00:10","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T21:00:10","slug":"rita-moreno-john-leguizamo-george-lopez-wilmer-valderrama-and-more-stars-added-to-essential-heroes-a-momento-latino-event-october-26-on-cbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/15\/rita-moreno-john-leguizamo-george-lopez-wilmer-valderrama-and-more-stars-added-to-essential-heroes-a-momento-latino-event-october-26-on-cbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Rita Moreno, John Leguizamo, George Lopez, Wilmer Valderrama and More Stars Added to &#8220;Essential Heroes: A Momento Latino Event&#8221; October 26 on CBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_13941\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13941\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13941 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Essential-Heroes-A-Momento-Latino.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Essential-Heroes-A-Momento-Latino.jpg 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Essential-Heroes-A-Momento-Latino-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Essential-Heroes-A-Momento-Latino-560x306.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Essential-Heroes-A-Momento-Latino-260x142.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Essential-Heroes-A-Momento-Latino-160x87.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Special Appearances by Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s, Arturo Castro, John Leguizamo, George Lopez, Isabela Merced, Rita Moreno, Ana Navarro, Freddy Rodriguez and Wilmer Valderrama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A star-studded lineup of artists has been announced to appear on ESSENTIAL HEROES: A MOMENTO LATINO EVENT, a celebration of Latinx culture in America, produced and hosted by Eva Longoria, along with co-hosts Gloria Estefan and Ricky Martin. The special, featuring appearances by Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s, Arturo Castro, John Leguizamo, George Lopez, Isabela Merced, Rita Moreno, Ana Navarro, Freddy Rodriguez and Wilmer Valderrama, will be broadcast Monday, Oct. 26 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET\/PT) on the CBS Television Network and will also be available to stream live and on demand on CBS All Access,<\/p>\n<p>ESSENTIAL HEROES: A MOMENTO LATINO EVENT will celebrate America&#8217;s diversity with a focus on Latinx culture, bringing joy, awareness and aid to the Latinx community that has been deeply affected by and played an essential role in fighting COVID-19. Through musical performances, comedy pieces, docu-shorts and star-studded appearances, the special will explore the Latinx experience as told by Latinx voices. Performers will be announced closer to air.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2141917169\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>ESSENTIAL HEROES: A MOMENTO LATINO EVENT is created by Henry R. Mu\u00f1oz III. The special is produced by Funny Or Die, Momento Latino, UnbeliEVAble Entertainment and Global Philanthropy. Executive producers are Henry Mu\u00f1oz for Momento Latino; Eva Longoria and Ben Spector for UnbeliEVAble Entertainment; Maggie Neilson for Global Philanthropy; and Mike Farah, Joe Farrell, Jim Ziegler, Moira Noriega, Gloria Medel Solomons and R.A. Clark for Funny Or Die. The special is directed by Ron de Moraes.<\/p>\n<p>About Funny Or Die:<\/p>\n<p>Funny Or Die is a premiere entertainment brand and comedy studio that creates award-winning comedy. Known for its celebrity driven and topical content, Funny Or Die reaches a global audience of more than 45 million people, and is the #1 comedy brand on both Facebook and Twitter. Funny Or Die&#8217;s Emmy Award-winning long-form division produces shows like the critically-acclaimed Brockmire for IFC, Emmy nominated Billy on the Street, the Peabody award-winning American Vandal for Netflix, the Emmy nominated Sarah Silverman series I Love You, America for Hulu and No Activity for CBS All Access. Funny Or Die produced two feature films, &#8220;Between Two Ferns: The Movie&#8221; for Netflix, and &#8220;Impractical Jokers: The Movie.&#8221; FOD also makes award-winning TV commercials and Branded Content for all verticals and many Fortune 500 Companies from soft drinks to automobiles and toilet paper.<\/p>\n<p>About UnbeliEVAble Entertainment:<\/p><div id=\"morty-956129087\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Founded in 2005 by actor, producer, director, and activist Eva Longoria who partnered with producer Ben Spector in 2015, UnbeliEVAble Entertainment produces film, television and documentaries. 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Longoria and her team will soon produce Before I Forget for Amazon, the multi-generational drama Chicano centering on a Mexican-American family that immigrates to Los Angeles in pursuit of the American Dream for ABC, and the HBO film A Class Apart, with Robert Rodriguez directing, which tells the incredible true story of a group of Mexican Americans fighting for their civil rights during a landmark case that leads all the way to the Supreme Court. Past projects from UnbeliEVAble include the Emmy Award nominated Netflix documentary Reversing Roe, ESPN&#8217;s 30 for 30 series Versus, and the Lionsgate film John Wick.<\/p>\n<p>About Global Philanthropy Group:<\/p>\n<p>Global Philanthropy Group advises the world&#8217;s leading philanthropists. Informed by our breadth of experience and data-driven approach, we work with individuals, charitable foundations and corporations to design and implement highly-leveraged philanthropic strategies. 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