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successes. These are people that have
real-life situations like so many of us,
and I felt everyone needed to hear these
stories,” said Juan Guillen, LatinTRENDS
founder & CEO. “Trendsetters are men
and woman who face obstacles and do
not run away from them, and they do it
with grace. We need to do these awards
for our next generation of Latino
Trendsetters so that they know how
much we appreciate their daily struggles,
perseverance and successes.”

Telemundo’s Natalia Ortiz and
NBC’s Tom Llamas emceed the
evening, attended by more than 200
community leaders, influencers and
distinguished members of the press.
Associate sponsors of the Twelfth
Annual Latino Trendsetters Awards
include CUNY, Time Warner Cable,
Casillero del Diablo Wines, NY1 Noticias,
Moet Hennessy USA and Heineken USA.

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