Hollywood’s Hottest Latino Celebrities Sign Children’s Books at Alma Awards to Benefit Verizon & NCLR Literacy Campaign

“Eva Longoria, Andy Garcia, Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Paulina Rubio and Many Others Sign Books to Benefit Hispanic Literacy Charities ,In support of Verizon Communications and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Hispanics literacy efforts, Latino celebrities signed children’s books at this year’s Alma Awards in Los Angeles on May 7th to raise money for local literacy programs. Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives) served as host and producer of this year’s NCLR Alma Awards, which will air as an all-new 90-minute, prime-time special on Monday, June 5 (9:30-11:00 p.m., ET/PT), from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Calif., on the ABC Television Network.

Basic literacy is among Verizon’s major priorities due to its enormous impact on education, health, economic development and the digital divide. Since 2004, the Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon Communications, has provided more than $24 million to programs and organizations that support the Hispanic community.”

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