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Wide exterior of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium 2. Wide of marquee 3. Medium of Antonio Banderas greeting someone in arrivals area 4. Wide of Gloria Estefan, Eva...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAP Entertainment \u003cbr/\u003eSanta Monica, California, 10 September 2011  \u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide exterior of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium \u003cbr/\u003e2. Wide of marquee \u003cbr/\u003e3. Medium of Antonio Banderas greeting someone in arrivals area \u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide of Gloria Estefan, Eva Longoria and Felicity Huffman posing for photographers \u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE (English) Eva Longoria/Actress: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Oh my gosh. There have been many times I have been unemployed in my life. I have been really blessed with my accomplishments in my career. But, that is why this awards show is so important. It is produced by the N.C.L.R., which is the National Council of La Raza. Which really is the largest advocacy group in the United States for Latinos.\" \u003cbr/\u003e6. Camera cutaway \u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE (English) Gloria Estefan/Recording Artist: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Well, you know what? I still remember in the 70''s, in the early 80''s, standing in long lines for gas, and the economy going through a lot of tough times. Nothing ever stays in the middle. The pendulums usually swing one way or the other. We have to stay very positive. We have to stay very focused. We are business owners, and we did fire anyone, that really is what the business plan said that we should do. And we held through. I would rather lose some of my profits than lose some of my employees.\" \u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE (English) Edward James Olmos/Actor: \u003cbr/\u003e\"So I have never been without work. What I have been is without money. And that, a lot. And when I am without money, it is very difficult to survive. Can''t eat. You know, there is no place to stay. You have to be asking people for help. That is very hard on the self- esteem, self-respect, self-worth of a human being. When somebody works and can actually support themselves in the work that they do. That is when they feel the strongest. So, I''m very grateful for the speech that I heard our president give the other day.\" \u003cbr/\u003e9. Camera cutaway \u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE (English) Lupe Ontiveros/Actress: \u003cbr/\u003e\"You know, my initial origins were as a social worker of employment. I was a bank teller. I was, I worked very limited too with McDonald''s. I got fired (laughs) from McDonald''s. Because I wouldn''t push the French fries. I said, ''If people don''t want french fries, why should I push them to buy french fries?'' So I was out on my can. But other than that, I mean, taking it in jest. Social worker, the time I was really out of work was when I made this choice to get in this business.\"     \u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Pena/Actor: \u003cbr/\u003e\"I don''t know. I grew up in a family where I had like two jobs at one time to make ends meet. Sometimes even more. My brother works super hard. My dad, he didn''t want to retire, but they made him retire, whatever. So, in a time of need, you just need, you got to get more work. Then maybe sleep eight hours as opposed to just work eight hours.\" \u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE (English) Constance Marie/Actress: \u003cbr/\u003e\"But honestly, I grew up below the poverty level. And a single working mother, raising two children on my own. I know what it''s like to not necessarily have a full refrigerator. I know what it is like to have to work from the time I''m thirteen-years-old. To lie on the forms so I can get out of school early so I can work. I had to get my own car which was the most beat-up nasty car possible. I know what it''s like. It is not easy. I think in America, the people that have to love that way are not the people that should have to suffer the most because life is hard enough as it is.\"  \u003cbr/\u003e13. Wide of arrivals area    \u003cbr/\u003eStars dazzled the red carpet at the 2011 ALMA Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. Hollywood''s finest Latin TV, film and music stars gathered at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.\u003cbr/\u003eCo-Host and executive producer Eva Longoria once served as a seat filler for the ALMA Awards. Years later, she has become a red carpet favorite while starring in the hit TV series, \"Desperate Housewives.\" After eight long successful seasons, the show has been canceled. \u003cbr/\u003eTechnically you could say, this leaves Eva Longoria unemployed. When in fact, Longoria will probably be just fine. Unfortunately we cannot say the same about the rest of the nation. The U.S.''s unemployment rate stands at 9.1 percent. \u003cbr/\u003eLongoria admits she too was at one point unemployed and worried. \u003cbr/\u003e\"Oh my gosh. There have been many times I have been unemployed in my life,\" said Longoria. \"I have been really blessed with my accomplishments in my career. But, that is why this awards show is so important. It is produced by the N.C.L.R., which is the National Council of La Raza. Which really is the largest advocacy group in the United States for Latinos.\"\u003cbr/\u003eJust a few days ago, President Barack Obama''s presented a $447 billion plan to stimulate job creation. Small businesses were the focus of Obama''s job-creation plan. This speech has left many encouraged of finding employment, while small businesses are mildly hopeful. \u003cbr/\u003eIconic recording artist Gloria Estefan remembered back to this country''s previous recession. \u003cbr/\u003e\"I still remember in the 70''s, in the early 80''s, standing in long lines for gas, and the economy going through a lot of tough times,\" said Estefan. \"Nothing ever stays in the middle. The pendulums usually swing one way or the other. We have to stay very positive. We have to stay very focused. We are business owners, and we did fire anyone, that really is what the business plan said that we should do. And we held through. I would rather lose some of my profits than lose some of my employees.\"\u003cbr/\u003eOscar nominated actor, Edward James Olmos admits he has never gone unemployed. Olmos was able to always create projects for himself. The problem is that, he was not getting paid. \u003cbr/\u003e\"So I have never been without work. What I have been is without money. And that, a lot. And when I am without money, it is very difficult to survive,\" said Olmos. \"Can''t eat. You know, there is no place to stay. You have to be asking people for help. That is very hard on the self- esteem, self-respect, self-worth of a human being. When somebody works and can actually support themselves in the work that they do. That is when they feel the strongest. So, I''m very grateful for the speech that I heard our president give the other day.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAfter 40 years in the entertainment industry, Lupe Ontiveros is thankful to still be working. However, acting was not her first choice.\u003cbr/\u003e\"You know, my initial origins were as a social worker of employment,\" said Ontiveros. \"I was a bank teller. I was, I worked very limited too with McDonald''s. I got fired (laughs) from McDonald''s. Because I wouldn''t push the French fries. I said, ''If people don''t want french fries, why should I push them to buy french fries?'' So I was out on my can. But other than that, I mean, taking it in jest. Social worker, the time I was really out of work was when I made this choice to get in this business.\"  \u003cbr/\u003e Latin actor, Michael Pena grew up in Chicago. Pena has been acting for 15 years now. He has starred in films such as, \"Shooter,\" \"Million Dollar Baby,\" and \"World Trade Center.\"  \u003cbr/\u003e\"I grew up in a family where I had like two jobs at one time to make ends meet,\" remembered Pena. \"Sometimes even more. My brother works super hard. My dad, he didn''t want to retire, but they made him retire, whatever. So, in a time of need, you just need, you got to get more work. Then maybe sleep eight hours as opposed to just work eight hours.\"\u003cbr/\u003eTV actress Constance Marie is popularly known for playing George Lopez''s wife on his last comedy sitcom, \"George Lopez.\" Marie was clear that she understands the struggles of the poor in today''s economy because early in her life, she suffered them too.\u003cbr/\u003e\"But honestly, I grew up below the poverty level,\" said Marie. \"And a single working mother, raising two children on my own. I know what it''s like to not necessarily have a full refrigerator. I know what it is like to have to work from the time I''m thirteen-years-old. To lie on the forms so I can get out of school early so I can work. I had to get my own car which was the most beat-up nasty car possible. I know what it''s like. It is not easy. 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