Antonio Banderas and Jessica Alba reign at ALMA awards

MUMBAI: The National Council of La Raza to honour Latino artists, which promotes a positive image of their community recently presented top honours to Antonio Banderas and Jessica Alba at the ALMA awards.

While Banderas received the award for best actor for his work in the Woody Allen film You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger, Alba lapped up the best actress prize for her role in Machete.

A Better Life, about illegal immigration, won in the best film category, beating out From Prada to Nada, Machete, Rio and Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World.

Actress Eva Longoria and comedian George Lopez were in charge of hosting Sunday‘s gala event. Longoria, who changed outfits multiple times during the ceremony, took home – along with castmates Felicity Huffman and Marcia Cross – the ALMA prize for best television series for Desperate Housewives.