Longoria proclaimed, "It's not only an opportunity, but a responsibility to make sure others recognize all the contributions we are bringing to American pop culture and society in general. It's our responsibility to make sure we are not what people see on the news - that being Latino is not synonymous with being illegal, that being Latino is not synonymous with being undocumented or not from here.
It’s up to the people in this room to support each other. So many beautiful, young people, all these 10 Latinos To Watch, there are about 100 to watch and all you guys who have not been recognized."
