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Media Contact
Susie Albin
Phone: (213) 500-7837
Email: sanpresents@yahoo.com
Awards
| 2009 |
ALMA Award, BEST WRITER, Feature Film (Nothing Like the Holidays) |
| 2009 |
Imagen Award nomination for Best Live Theatrical Production, DADDY DIARIES |
| 2008 |
Jerry Lester Award – for Theatrical Performance, ‘Sweet 15’ |
| 2006 |
‘Hispanic Pioneer of America’ – Discovery Channel En Español |
| 2006 |
‘Father of the Year Award’ – Telemundo Miami |
| 2006 |
‘Top 10 Celebrity to Watch’ – San Diego Latino Film Festival |
| 2005 |
100 Most Influential, Hispanic Business |
| 2005 |
Writers Guild Award Nomination for Best Writing in a Comedy / Variety |
| 2004 |
Image Award, Best Live Theatrical Production, LATINOLOGUES™ |
| 2004 |
Writers Guild Award Nominee, Best writer comedy/sketch |
| 2002 |
ALMA Award Nominee for Best Writer for a Television Drama, ABC |
| 1998 |
Nosotros Golden Eagle Award for Best Writer |
| 1996 |
HISPANIC Business 100 Most Influential |
| 1996 |
VARIETY 50 Most Influential in Hollywood |
In Print
Press Releases
| Sept. 18, 2009 |
Screenwriter Rick Najera Takes Home 2009 ALMA Award’ |
| July 15, 2009 |
Comedian/Writer-Performer Rick Najera’s DADDY DIARIES Nominated for Imagen Award for Best Live Theatrical Production |
| Jan. 6, 2009 |
Rick Najera Performs New Comedy DADDY DIARIES
@ San Diego Repertory Theatre – Tuesday January 27, 2009 |
| July 31, 2008 |
Rick Najera to Direct 4th Annual CBS Multicultural Sketch Comedy Talent Showcase
CBS TO SPONSOR ITS FOURTH MULTICULTURAL SKETCH COMEDY TALENT SHOWCASE TO BE DIRECTED BY RICK NAJERA,
IN ASSOCIATION WITH AFTRA, AMERICAN INDIANS IN FILM AND TELEVISION, EAST WEST PLAYERS, NOSOTROS, SAG AND THE ROBEY THEATRE COMPANY |
| July 16, 2008 |
The Hayworth Theatre in Association with La
Fonda on Wilshire Cultural Center presentRick Najera’s LATINOLOGUES TU (2)
Award-winning Latino Showcase to Perform Every Saturday beginning August 16 |
| April 16, 2007 |
RICK NAJERA STARS IN HOW THE GARCIA GIRLS SPENT THEIR SUMMER IN THEATRES MAY 16
LOS ANGELES, CA - April 16, 2008 - Rick Najera, known for his boisterous comedic film performances (Ladron Que Roba a Ladron, A Day Without a Mexican, Pledge This!), switches gears this month for his dramatic role as the sensitive, one-handed butcher ‘Jose Luis’ in ‘How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer’. |
| Sept 27, 2007 |
PLAYWRIGHT RICK NAJERA BACK FROM BROADWAY WITH WORLD PREMIER OF NEW COMEDY SWEET 15 (QUINCEAÑERA)
LOS ANGELES, CA - Sept 27, 2007 - From the writer, creator and star of Latinologues on Broadway, Rick Najera’s new comedy Sweet 15 (Quinceañera) will make its world premier at San Diego REPertory Theatre, with performances beginning Nov 17 through Dec 16. |
| May 30, 2007 |
RICK NAJERA'S LATINOLOGUES ADDED TO SI TV'S
2007 LATINO LAUGH FESTIVAL
LOS ANGELES, CA - May 30, 2007 – Rick Najera’s hit comedy LATINOLOGUES has been added to the 2007 Sí Tv Latino Laugh Festival for a performance on Friday June 22, 2007 at the Ricardo Montalbán Theatre in Hollywood, CA.
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| February 6, 2007 |
LATV Signs On Award-Winning Producer Rick Najera As Head Of Current Programming And Development
LOS ANGELES, CA - February 6, 2007 – LATV, the nation’s first bilingual music / entertainment network distributed
nationally via digital multicast, announced today the appointment of Rick Najera as Head of Current Programming and
Development.
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| August 11, 2006 |
Rick Najera’s New Comedy “Sweet 15 – Quinceañera” Commissioned by San Diego REPertory Theatre
SAN DIEGO – August 11, 2006 – Rick Najera’s new comedy, Sweet 15 - Quinceañera, has been commissioned by San Diego REPertory Theatre and will be presented as a workshop run November 3-12, 2006.
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| Oct 26, 2005 |
Actor/Writer Rick Najera Makes Nation’s Most Influential List
LOS ANGELES– October 26, 2005 – Hispanic Business Magazine, the Hispanic market leader syndicated by the New York Times Company, has named
Rick Najera as one of the most influential Latinos in America. ...
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| Oct 24, 2005 |
CBS TO SPONSOR ITS 1st MULTICULTURAL SKETCH COMEDY TALENT SHOWCASE ON JANUARY 24 TO BE DIRECTED BY RICK NAJERA IN ASSOCIATION WITH SAG AND AFTRA
CBS, in association with SAG and AFTRA, will sponsor a talent showcase for multicultural sketch comedians on January 24 in Los Angeles ...
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| Dec 16, 2004 |
Writer and Latino Comedy Pioneer Rick Najera Nominated for 2005 Writers Guild Award for Outstanding Achievement in a Comedy / Sketch Series
LOS ANGELES – December 16, 2004 – For the second consecutive year, Rick Najera has been nominated, along with the writers on Fox’s MAD TV, for a prestigious Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for ...
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| Aug 31, 2004 |
Rick Najera’s Hit Comedy LATINOLOGUES Receives Image Award for Best Live Theatrical Production
Los Angeles, CA--(HISPANIC PR WIRE)--August 31, 2004--Rick Najera's hit comedy LATINOLOGUES(TM) received the prestigious Image Award ...
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| Jun 25, 2004 |
Rick Najera’s Latinologues Nominated for Imagen Award, Hit Comedy Returns to Coronet Theatre
LOS ANGELES – June 25, 2004 – Rick Najera’s hit comedy show Latinologues™ has been nominated for a prestigious Imagen Award for Best Live Theatrical Performance ...
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| Jan 28, 2004 |
Comedy Pioneer Leading Way for Hispanics
LOS ANGELES - January 28, 2004 - With few Latino writers on network television shows today and even fewer producing hit plays ...
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| May 1, 2002 |
Rick Najera Receives ALMA Nomination for Best Writing
SAN DIEGO – May 1, 2002 – Among 35 million Latinos in the United States, San Diego’s own Rick Najera, along with Latin Hollywood’s ...
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