Elvimar, Mariana, and Esai Morales Jimmy Smits and Jose Andres
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Merel Julia and Felix Sanchez Patti Solis Doyle and Maria Cardona
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OUT OF THE SHADOWS: Noche de Gala had its 19th incarnation with hosts Jimmy Smits, Merel Julia, Esai Morales, Sonia Braga and Felix Sanchez returning to celebrate prominent Latinos’ contributions to the arts. The gala also celebrated the completion of NHFA’s second Quórum Call, honored newsman José DíazBalart with the Raúl Juliá Award for Excellence and Alfonso Gómez Rejón and Cristela Alonzo, who received the NHFA’s Horizon Award. The crowd responded enthusiastically when chef José Andrés was toasted for severing ties with Donald Trump after Trump made offensive comments about Mexican immigrants.
Molly Ivins, Philippe Sanchez and Ginny Grenham
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Justice Samuel Alito and Italian Amb. Claudio Bisogniero
NIAF 40TH ANNIVERSARY GALA Marriott Woodley Park | PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL BIG NIGHT: Between the antipasto and primi and secondi courses at the culmination of the National Italian American Foundation’s 40th anniversary weekend, guests toasted NIAF’s 2015 honorees, including Chrysler FIAT CEO Sergio Marchionne, who skipped the tuxedo in favor of his “uniform” of a white shirt and black pullover sweater, and Cafe Milano owner Franco Nuschese. Also savoring la bella notte: the evening’s masters of ceremonies, NIAF President John Viola and Fox News Anchor Maria Bartiromo; Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and actor Chazz Palminteri; and Patricia de Stacy Harrison, NIAF’s vice chair and president and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. To the crowd’s delight, Harrison won the door prize – a Fiat 500 – but generously returned it.
President John Viola and Maria Bartiromo
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