2014 HOLA Awards Honorees: CIERRA RAMÍREZ

Cierra Ramírez (HOLA Emerging Artist Award) currently stars as Mariana Adams Foster, a series regular in the ABC Family series "The Fosters", executive produced by Jennifer López. She played the lead role in the coming-of-age drama Girl in Progress, opposite Eva Mendes. She played Ansiedad, for which she earned ALMA, Imagen and NHFA awards. She is also known for her recurring role of Jasmine on The Disney Channel’s “The Sweet Life of Zack and Cody.” She played the lead role of Stella in the Nickelodeon TV movie “Star and Stella Save the World”. She has also appeared in such TV series as “Desperate Housewives,” “Zoey 101,” and “CSI: Miami.” She made her feature film debut in All In, starring Dominique Swain and Michael Madsen. Besides a burgeoning acting career, she is an accomplished singer. Since the age of 7, she has been in front of crowds with her voice. At 10, she appeared as herself on the series "Showtime at the Apollo.” and has shared the stage as an opening act for the likes of Earth Wind and Fire and Chicago. She is currently working on an album.

The 2014 HOLA Awards will take place on Monday, October 13, 2014 at the Battery Gardens, in Battery Park, overlooking New York Harbor at the southernmost tip of Manhattan. For more information, click here.