{"id":253,"date":"2010-07-20T07:18:41","date_gmt":"2010-07-20T18:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rosieandtheoriginals.com\/wordpress"},"modified":"2026-05-24T00:12:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T06:12:04","slug":"lifetime-honors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rosieandtheoriginals.com\/wordpress\/biographies\/memoir\/lifetime-honors","title":{"rendered":"Lifetime Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bio-intro\">First Latina in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. U.S. Postal Service commemorative stamp. Recognized as a Chicano icon &mdash; and a hometown hero in National City.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"bio-section\">National Honors<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bio-card\">\n<div class=\"date-pill\">1960<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p class=\"card-title\">First Latina on American Bandstand<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-desc\">At age 15, Rosie became the first Latina to perform on Dick Clark&rsquo;s American Bandstand (ABC).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-badge\">National<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bio-card\">\n<div class=\"date-pill\">1995<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p class=\"card-title\">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-desc\">First Latina honored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland &mdash; featured in the One-Hit Wonders exhibit for &ldquo;Angel Baby.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-badge\">National<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bio-card\">\n<div class=\"date-pill\">Sep 9<br \/>1996<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p class=\"card-title\">U.S. Postal Service Cancellation Stamp<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-desc\">Official USPS commemorative cancellation, &ldquo;Rosie And The Originals &mdash; Angel Baby,&rdquo; issued at the West Covina, California post office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-badge\">National<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bio-card\">\n<div class=\"date-pill\">1998<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p class=\"card-title\">U.S. Trademark &mdash; &ldquo;Rosie And The Originals&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-desc\">Applied for and received the federal trademark for the band&rsquo;s name.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-badge\">National<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"bio-section\">Community &amp; Cultural Awards<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bio-card\">\n<div class=\"date-pill\">1991<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p class=\"card-title\">L.A. County Beans &amp; Rice Festival Appreciation Award<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-desc\">Recognition from Los Angeles County.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-badge\">Community<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bio-card\">\n<div class=\"date-pill\">1992<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p class=\"card-title\">Professional Entertainment Award<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-desc\">Awarded at the Beans &amp; Rice Festival concert with Johnny Otis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-badge\">Community<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bio-card\">\n<div class=\"date-pill\">Mar 2<br \/>1996<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p class=\"card-title\">35-Year Achievement Award<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-desc\">Awarded by Barrio Station, San Diego, for &ldquo;Angel Baby&rdquo; withstanding a discriminatory industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-badge\">Community<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bio-card\">\n<div class=\"date-pill\">Aug 24<br \/>1996<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p class=\"card-title\">TCI Cablevision &mdash; Marty&rsquo;s Corner<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-desc\">Appreciation for community service award at the show&rsquo;s third anniversary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-badge\">Community<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bio-card\">\n<div class=\"date-pill\">1997<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p class=\"card-title\">MEChA of Fresno Certificate of Appreciation<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-desc\">For donation of concert and time &mdash; Employment through Education (Summerfest 97 &amp; Car Show Concert 97).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-badge\">Community<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bio-card\">\n<div class=\"date-pill\">1999<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p class=\"card-title\">National City Proclamation<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-desc\">City proclamation honoring Rosie as a highly achieved National City citizen, recognizing the 35-year success of &ldquo;Angel Baby.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-badge\">Community<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bio-card\">\n<div class=\"date-pill\">&mdash;<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p class=\"card-title\">Chicana Achievement Award<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-desc\">Barrio Youth Center, San Diego, California.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-badge\">Community<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bio-card\">\n<div class=\"date-pill\">&mdash;<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p class=\"card-title\">L.A. County 30-Year Community Service Award<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-desc\">Recognizing three decades of community service work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-badge\">Community<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"bio-section\">Career &amp; Business<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bio-card\">\n<div class=\"date-pill\">1983<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p class=\"card-title\">Rosie&rsquo;s Original Talent &amp; Booking Agency<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-desc\">Rosie obtained her talent agent and booking license and founded her own agency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-badge\">Business<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bio-card\">\n<div class=\"date-pill\">&mdash;<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p class=\"card-title\">Angel Baby Music Publishing Company<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-desc\">Applied for and owns her own music publishing company.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-badge\">Business<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"bio-section\">Cultural Recognition<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"bio-quote\"><p>&ldquo;Angel Baby has been termed the Hispanic national anthem for a long time.&rdquo; &mdash; Gregory Nava<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"bio-card\">\n<div class=\"date-pill\">1986<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p class=\"card-title\">John Lennon&rsquo;s &ldquo;Angel Baby&rdquo; Cover<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-desc\">Lennon called Rosie one of his favorite American singer heroes and honored her by recording &ldquo;Angel Baby.&rdquo; Released posthumously on Menlove Ave.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-badge\">Cultural<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bio-card\">\n<div class=\"date-pill\">1995<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p class=\"card-title\">My Family \/ Mi Familia (Gregory Nava)<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-desc\">Rosie&rsquo;s likeness portrayed on screen; &ldquo;Angel Baby&rdquo; performed in its entirety by Jeanette Jurado of Expos&eacute;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-badge\">Cultural<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bio-card\">\n<div class=\"date-pill\">&mdash;<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p class=\"card-title\">&ldquo;Angel Baby&rdquo; in Film<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-desc\">Featured in After Hours, Colors, Date with an Angel, She&rsquo;s Out of Control, The Locusts, Hollywood Knights, and others &mdash; and on a TV news segment about President Kennedy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-badge\">Cultural<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bio-card\">\n<div class=\"date-pill\">&mdash;<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p class=\"card-title\">Spanglish &ldquo;Angel Baby&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-desc\">Rosie&rsquo;s bilingual recording of &ldquo;Angel Baby&rdquo; became enormously popular in Mexico and Hispanic communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-badge\">Cultural<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bio-card\">\n<div class=\"date-pill\">&mdash;<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p class=\"card-title\">Remembering San Diego<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-desc\">Featured on the nationally aired television show.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-badge\">Cultural<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bio-card\">\n<div class=\"date-pill\">&mdash;<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p class=\"card-title\">Ritchie Valens Walk of Fame Ceremony<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-desc\">Rosie was honored to be present when Ritchie Valens posthumously received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-badge\">Cultural<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"bio-section\">Nominations<\/h2>\n<p class=\"bio-note\">The following nominations were active when Rosie wrote this page:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bio-noms\">\n<li>Lifetime Achievement Award<\/li>\n<li>ALMA Award (American Latino Media Arts)<\/li>\n<li>Nosotros Golden Eagle Award &mdash; sponsored by Rachael Ortiz, Executive Director, Barrio Logan Youth Center, San Diego<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Latina in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. U.S. Postal Service commemorative stamp. Recognized as a Chicano icon &mdash; and a hometown hero in National City. National Honors 1960 First Latina on American Bandstand At age 15, Rosie became the first Latina to perform on Dick Clark&rsquo;s American Bandstand (ABC). 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