Latino Spirit Award goes to Burbank resident

Laura Sturza

SACRAMENTO -- Actress Dyana Ortelli received the Latino Spirit Award

from Assemblyman Dario Frommer (D-Burbank) and the California State

Assembly during assembly session.

The award honors California Latinos who contribute to the state’s

culture and economy.

The Burbank resident, who received the award Tuesday, has worked as a

stand-up comic and a television and film actress. Her television credits

include “Seinfeld,” and “N.Y.P.D. Blue,” and she has appeared in the

films “La Bamba,” “Luminarias” and “The Three Amigos.”

Other recipients included boxer Oscar De La Hoya, San Francisco 49er

Jeff Garcia and the music group Los Tigres del Norte.