executive producer of tonight's event, eva longoria and still with us, maria theresa kumar and janet murguiaa and al, a great show. i laughed, i cried. >> ted cruz, canadian first. no one is going to claim ted cruz. >> you are speaking on behalf of the his spannic community rejecting ted cruz. >> that's me. this has nothing to do with nclr. >> some people voted for him in texas. >> you get to say yes or no at the end of the day because you are a texan. i want to talk to you about how culture is ahead of politics. how do you think culture has been ahead of or behind latino culture and the power of latinos in politics. >> i think pop culture really influence what is the public views certain ethnicities as. the alma awards are about celebrating positive things. if all you see is the news and immigration and you make latinos anonymous with illegal and that's owl you're hearing we have to overcompensate to show you that's not all we are. we're wonderful directors and musicians and writers and directors and we're changing the landscape of pop culture andoing it through our own culture. >> al, i go