Jenna Ortega Honored With Rising Star Award, Presented by 'Wednesday' TV Dad Luis Guzmán
Jenna Ortega reunites with Luis Guzmán backstage at the Critics Choice Association’s Celebration of Latino Cinema and Television held at Fairmont Century Plaza on Sunday (November 13) in Century City, Calif.
The 20-year-old actress received the Rising Star Award for Television presented by IMDbPro, which her Wednesday TV dad presented to her.
“It’s really such an honor and I feel so fortunate. I’m very, very lucky. Thank you to Critics’ Choice Awards and all of you guys,” she said in her speech. “I really hope that with my work I’m able to inspire other young Latinas, or Latinos even, and make sure to encourage them to pursue the arts and show them that there’s room for us, all of us. It doesn’t have to be a select few.”
Also receiving awards that night were With Love‘s Gloria Calderon Kellett with the Producer Award for Television and Brandon Perea with Rising Star Award for Film presented by IMDbPro.
The Flash‘s Sasha Calle, Saved by the Bell‘s Alycia Pascual-Pena, Blindspotting‘s Jaylen Barron, Look Both Ways‘ Danny Ramirez and With Love‘s Constance Marie were also in attendance at the event.
FYI: Jenna is wearing Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello. Jaylen is wearing a Raisa Vanessa dress, an Armature necklace and House of Emmanuelle earrings.
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