Blanco Y Negro Awards "En Color"
Guadalupe Centers annual awards gala is back! This year's event, Blanco y Negro "En Color" returns with a colorful twist on the traditional black tie event.
WHAT IS YOUR COLOR? Register now to view the virtual event!!
The gala provides the Guadalupe Centers and its supporters an opportunity to honor outstanding individuals and business partners who have contributed to the growth and development of both the Guadalupe Centers and the local Latino community.
The event will include a silent auction, raffles, entertainment, and the presentation of award and scholarship winners. Please support us by registering now for this event, browsing and bidding on our silent auction items, purchasing event offers and/or making a donation.
Sponsorships still available. Individual registration for virtual viewing is FREE! Make sure to register to be able to watch the program online.
You can follow us on Facebook for event reminders and updates at @GuadalupeCentersKC
Mark your calendar! Hope to see you at this year's event!
Mistrees of Ceremonies BIANCA BELTRAN, KMBC 9 News Reporter
Bianca grew up in Oxnard, California, and went on to study Film & Media Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
There her passion for journalism was ignited as a reporter for the weekly university paper, The Bottom Line, and at the community radio station KCSB-FM. Bianca led the first ever student coverage of the 2012 National Republican and Democratic Conventions in Tampa, Florida and Charlotte, North Carolina.
After graduating college, Bianca interned for KPCC-FM in Pasadena, California, and worked for CBS Radio in Los Angeles. Her television news career began in Santa Maria, California, as a multimedia journalist for Univision-affiliate station KPMR-TV where she covered hot button issues such as immigration and labor rights. Her work in Spanish-language news continued in Monterey with Univision-affiliate KSMS-TV.
Bianca moved to KSBW 8 in Monterey, California, in 2015 and covered a wide range of breaking news from the Soberanes wild fires to the 2017 calamitous storms hitting the Central Coast. Her reporting on local and national political candidates served as a key component of the station’s Commitment 2016 news coverage.
Bianca joined KMBC 9 News in October 2018 and is excited to learn more about the city.
Bianca loves to spend her spare time at the beach with a book, travel and try new food, especially spicy food.
Entertainment by MARIACHI ESTRELLA KC
The Mariachi Estrella KC came together October 1, 2017. The group was founded by Jesse Perez, of Austin, TX and Rafael Ornelas, of Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico. The group initially started out with 5 members and within the past four years they have grown tremendously and gained amazing players to join their group. This group is extremely talented. Members of this Mariachi band include music educators, college students who are music majors, a veteran and a few self-taught individuals. Since 2017, Mariachi Estrella KC has played at hundreds of private venues throughout the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area.