2006 Hispanic Heritage Award Honorees Announced for Special 20th Anniversary Celebration at the Kennedy Center

“The Hispanic Heritage Foundation today announced the 2006 Hispanic Heritage Awards Honorees, who will be celebrated with a special ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Awards on September 7 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The ceremony will be aired as a television special on NBC Universal television stations September 30 (check local listings for time) and on the Telemundo network and Armed Forces Network October 1.

The 2006 Hispanic Heritage Awards Honorees are: Antonio Banderas, Arts, internationally known actor; Dr. Juliet Villarreal Garcia, Education, first Latina president of a college or university; Lieutenant Colonel US Army (retired) Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch, Leadership, community activist and highest-ranking Latina in the Combat Support Field of the U.S. Army; Juan Marichal, Sports, Hall-of- Fame baseball legend; James A. Johnson, Vision, Chairman Emeritus of the Kennedy Center; and Jose Feliciano, Lifetime Achievement, internationally renowned recording artist. The star-studded celebration will also include a tribute to Honorees from the past 20 years.”

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