{"id":25169,"date":"2015-09-21T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T17:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amigos805.com\/?p=25169"},"modified":"2015-09-24T10:40:24","modified_gmt":"2015-09-24T17:40:24","slug":"latino-thought-maker-series-to-present-an-evening-with-marco-antonio-regil-scott-montoya-at-oxnard-college-on-sept-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/latino-thought-maker-series-to-present-an-evening-with-marco-antonio-regil-scott-montoya-at-oxnard-college-on-sept-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Latino Thought Maker Series to present &#8216;An Evening with Marco Antonio Regil &#038; Scott Montoya&#8217; at Oxnard College on Sept. 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Sept.-24-\u2014-Latino-Thought-Maker-Series-to-present-An-Evening-with-Marco-Antonio-Regil-Scott-Montoya-.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25171 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Sept.-24-\u2014-Latino-Thought-Maker-Series-to-present-An-Evening-with-Marco-Antonio-Regil-Scott-Montoya--231x300.png\" alt=\"Sept. 24 \u2014 Latino Thought Maker Series to present 'An Evening with Marco Antonio Regil &amp; Scott Montoya'\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Sept.-24-\u2014-Latino-Thought-Maker-Series-to-present-An-Evening-with-Marco-Antonio-Regil-Scott-Montoya--231x300.png 231w, https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Sept.-24-\u2014-Latino-Thought-Maker-Series-to-present-An-Evening-with-Marco-Antonio-Regil-Scott-Montoya--787x1024.png 787w, https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Sept.-24-\u2014-Latino-Thought-Maker-Series-to-present-An-Evening-with-Marco-Antonio-Regil-Scott-Montoya-.png 872w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a>OXNARD<\/strong> \u2014 The Oxnard College Institute for Latino Performing Arts will present its second performance of Latino Thought Makers at Oxnard College Performing Arts Center at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24.<\/p>\n<p>The live show, hosted by comedian Rick Najera, will feature Mexico\u2019s most beloved host Marco Antonio Regil and Hollywood stand-up comedy producer Scott Montoya, event organizers reported in a media release.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Entrance to the event is free.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no other program like this anywhere and the level of talent presented through this platform is unmatched,\u201d said Oxnard College vice president of academic affairs and student learning,\u00a0Ken Sherwood. \u201cThe audience has a rare opportunity to see this kind of talent live and up close followed by an interactive discussion and meet and greet following the show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In its third season, Latino Thought Makers Series, hosted by Hollywood award-winning writer-director-producer-speaker and comedian Rick Najera, is an important initiative designed to engage, educate and entertain students of Oxnard College, the city of Oxnard and greater Ventura County communities. The successful series has showcased the careers of the most prominent Latinos in Hollywood including actors Edward James Olmos, Esai Morales, the family of Cesar Chavez, the creator and cast of Hulu\u2019s East Los High and more. All performances are free (unless otherwise noted) and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Special guests featured on Sept. 24 include Marco Antonio Regil, the star of\u00a0100\u00a0Latinos Dijeron (Family Feud) airing weeknights on MundoMax, and is also the longstanding host of the Latino versions of hit game shows like The Price is Right, Dancing with the Stars, Minute to Win It and Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader.\u00a0 Regil\u2019s high-profile work also includes hosting National Telethon for over 15 years, raising more than $500 million dollars.<\/p>\n<p>The event will also showcase the career of Scott Montoya, CEO of\u00a0lolflix Inc. who has\u00a0directed and\u00a0produced more than 80 stand-up comedy specials for network broadcast (Showtime, Comedy Central). Montoya has worked with hundreds of top comedians in Hollywood including Cheech Marin,\u00a0Tommy Chong and Snoop Dog.\u00a0Some of\u00a0Montoya\u2019s\u00a0productions\u00a0include The Original Latin Kings of Comedy, The Payaso Comedy Slam, The Original Latin Divas of Comedy\u00a0and Alex Reymundo\u2019s Hick-Spanick, for which he won an Alma Award.\u201d\u00a0Montoya, also the founder and director of the Santa Barbara LOL Comedy Festival (formerly the LOL Comedy Festival), will present the 7th Annual SBLOLFEST October 8 &#8211; 17th\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/sblolfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">sblolfest.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Nov.-16-\u2014-Latino-Thought-Maker-Series-to-present-An-Evening-with-Alisa-Valdez.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25172 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Nov.-16-\u2014-Latino-Thought-Maker-Series-to-present-An-Evening-with-Alisa-Valdez-232x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Nov. 16 \u2014 Latino Thought Maker Series to present 'An Evening with Alisa Valdez'\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Nov.-16-\u2014-Latino-Thought-Maker-Series-to-present-An-Evening-with-Alisa-Valdez-232x300.jpeg 232w, https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Nov.-16-\u2014-Latino-Thought-Maker-Series-to-present-An-Evening-with-Alisa-Valdez.jpeg 464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a>A sample of the 2015-2016 Latino Thought Makers Series includes actor Enrique Castillo, actress Lisa Vidal, actress Roselyn Sanchez and Judy Reyes (Devious Maids), nationally syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette Jr., Julio Varela (Latino Rebels), Influential Latinas in Hollywood and more to be announced soon. View Latino Thought Makers: <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/127667928\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/127667928<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oxnard College Institute for Latino Performing Arts presents Latino Thought Makers live hosted by Rick Najera featuring guests Marco Antonio Regil and Scott Montoya on Thursday, Sept 24 at 6:30pm at Oxnard College Performing Arts Center, 4000 S. Rose Ave, Oxnard, CA 93033. Entrance and parking are free. RSVP to <a href=\"mailto:ocilpa@vcccd.edu\">ocilpa@vcccd.edu<\/a> for best seats.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Oxnard College Performing Arts Center, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oxnardcollege.edu\/academic\/departments\/oxnard-college-arts\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.oxnardcollege.edu\/academic\/departments\/oxnard-college-arts<\/a> or Facebook at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ocpac\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OCPAC<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OXNARD \u2014 The Oxnard College Institute for Latino Performing Arts will present its second performance of Latino Thought Makers at Oxnard College Performing Arts Center at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24. The live show, hosted by comedian Rick Najera, will&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/latino-thought-maker-series-to-present-an-evening-with-marco-antonio-regil-scott-montoya-at-oxnard-college-on-sept-24\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,12,9,7,1711,5],"tags":[2284,1017,860],"class_list":["post-25169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cultural","category-education","category-entertainment","category-events","category-local","category-news","tag-latino-thought-makers","tag-oxnard-college-institute-for-latino-performing-arts","tag-rick-najera"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25169"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25174,"href":"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25169\/revisions\/25174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}