Edward James Olmos NHMC Lifetime Achievement Award Tribute, 2007

FROM HIS FIRST MAINSTREAM BREAK DELIVERING THE POWERFUL & INTENSE STAGE PEFORMANCE AS "EL PACHUCO" IN ZOOT SUIT... TO HIS INSPIRING ROLES IN STAND & DELIVER, AMERICAN ME AND BATTLESTAR GALACTICA...EDWARD JAMES OLMOS IS HONORED AND CELEBRATED IN THIS DOCUMENTARY SHORT...NOT ONLY FOR DEDICATING HIS LIFE TO FILMS THAT MATTER, BUT FOR HIS TIRELESS ADVOCACY WORK NATIONALLY AND GLOBALLY.
THIS TRIBUTE WAS BROADCAST DURING THE NATIONAL HISPANIC MEDIA COALITION'S IMPACT AWARDS GALA IN BEVERLY HILLS ON 2/23/07. OLMOS WON A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR HIS OUTSTANDING WORK IN FILM AND TELEVISION.
THIS SHORT FILM WAS PRODUCED BY ALISON SOTOMAYOR, NARRATED BY SYLVIA LOPEZ, WRITTEN BY LOS ANGELES OP-ED COLUMNIST PATT MORRISON, AND EDITED BY NOE CARRILLO.