Acapulco Dominates the 41st Imagen Awards with Six Wins — After Its Final Season
Apple TV+'s Acapulco swept the 41st annual Imagen Awards on Friday night, taking home six prizes from its ceremony at The Beverly Hilton — more than any other title this year. The comedy had led all nominees with 13 nominations heading into the event. (Deadline)
The haul included Best Actor in a Comedy for Enrique Arrizon, Best Supporting Actor for Eugenio Derbez, Best Supporting Actress for Vanesa Bauche, Best Director for Oscar Almengor, and Best Music Supervision for Javier Nuño and Joe Rodríguez. Apple TV and the Acapulco team also received the Creative Achievement Award, an honour recognising the production's overall contribution to Latino representation on screen. (Deadline)
What makes the night bittersweet is that these wins come after Acapulco was cancelled. The show concluded with its fourth season, which was the one honoured at the ceremony. An awards sweep for a series that has already wrapped production is unusual — the industry recognition lands as the cast and crew have moved on to other projects. (Deadline)
Arrizon's Best Actor win was a tie with Stephanie Beatriz, recognised for her work in Twisted Metal. In the comedy categories, ABC's revival of Scrubs took Best Comedy Series, beating Acapulco for the top comedy prize even as the Apple TV+ show collected more individual awards overall. (Deadline)
On the drama side, ABC's Will Trent won Best Drama Series. Manuel Garcia-Rulfo took Best Actor in a Drama for The Lincoln Lawyer, and Amirah Vahn won Best Actress in a Drama for Doc. Michael Peña earned Best Supporting Actor in a Drama for All Her Fault, and Arienne Mandi won Best Supporting Actress in a Drama for Chicago P.D. (Deadline)
In the film categories, Brownsville Bred, a Viva Pictures drama produced by Del Valle Productions and Brownsville Bred LLC, was named Best Feature Film. (Deadline; Imagen Foundation)
Dolores Fonzi won Best Actress for Belén, and Tomas Videla received Best Music Composition for Film or Television for The House of the Spirits. Marcello Hernández: American Boy was named Best Special or Television Movie. (Deadline)
Two special honours rounded out the evening. Andy Garcia received the Imagen Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award. Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis was given the President's Award. (Deadline)
The Imagen Foundation, which organises the annual ceremony, states its mission as supporting the inclusion of Latino talent and voices across all aspects of entertainment media, to ensure accurate and meaningful portrayals of the Latino community. (Imagen Foundation)
For fans of Acapulco, the awards are a parting salute — a show that found critical recognition in its final chapter, even as that chapter has already closed.
