Smithsonian Latino Center’s 10th Anniversary Gala
Maria Elena Salinas
Jeb and Columba Bush
Alejandro Monteverde and Eduardo Verastegui (Emerging Talent honorees)
Alejandra Espinoza – Nuestra Belleza Latina
Renowed artist Romero Britto
Pilar O’Leary (director of the Smithsonian Latino Center, wearing a dress by design honoree David Rodríguez)
Jimena
Cheech Marin (Arts Advocacy honoree)
Los Tigres del Norte (Music honorees)
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Bush
Fans grab Eduardo Verastegui on red carpet
Laura Esquivel and Guadalupe Rivera Marin (Literature and Arts Advocacy honorees)
Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan and his wife (wearing a dress by Design honoree David Rodriguez)
Ozomatli and Mariachi Las Reynas
Smithsonian Latino Center Director Pilar O’Leary
Cheech Marin (Arts Advocacy)
Smithsonian Latino Center director Pilar O’Leary hands David Rodriguez his Legacy Award for design (she’s wearing one of his designs)
Smithsonian Acting Secretary Cristian Samper, Rep. Xavier Becerra, and Senators Ken Salazar and Mel Martinez
Emerging Talent honorees Alejandro Monteverde and Eduardo Verastegui with Cristian Samper (far left) and Pilar O’Leary (right)
Life Time Achievement honoree Raul Yzaguirre
Graciela Iturbide (Visual Arts), Enrique Norten and David Rodríguez (Design)
Guadalupe Rivera (Arts Advocacy), Tomas Ybarra-Frausto (Humanities) and Carmen Lomas Garza (Visual Arts)
Moctesuma Esparza and Arturo Ripstein (Film), Luis Valdez and Laura Esquivel (Literature)
Jimena and Los Tigres performing
Ozomatli performing
