Cien Latinos
The first hundred who said yes.
Before the building. Before the campus. Before the opening. One hundred individuals and families stepped forward to believe in Houston’s first world-class Latino arts institution — and make it real.
They believed when it was still a dream.
Cien Latinos is the founding cohort of one hundred individuals and families who stepped forward to support ALMAAHH’s vision before there was a building, before there was a campus, before anyone could walk through the doors of Houston’s first world-class Latino arts institution.
Their commitment came at the moment that mattered most — when belief was the only currency available. They are the foundation upon which everything now being built stands: the 25-acre cultural campus rising in Houston’s East End, the 60,000 square feet of Phase 1 opening in 2030, and the century of programming that will follow.
To be counted among the Cien Latinos is to have your name — and your family’s name — written into the founding chapter of an institution that will outlive all of us. It is legacy, expressed as an act of faith.
What the founding hundred are building.
Belief becomes institution. The commitments of the Cien Latinos translate directly into scale, permanence, and a cultural home that will stand for generations.
The Campus
25acres
A full cultural campus in Houston’s East End — the heart of the city’s Latino community, steps from downtown.
The Institution
170,000sq ft
Dedicated cultural space at full build-out — galleries, performance halls, studios, and gathering spaces designed for American Latino artists and audiences.
Phase 1 Opens
2030
60,000 square feet, $60 million, and the first public doors of Houston’s first world-class American Latino arts institution.
Every one of these numbers began the same way — with one hundred individuals and families willing to believe before there was anything to see.
The First Hundred
The names that started it all.
These individuals, families, and organizations stepped forward first to make Houston’s world-class Latino arts and culture complex a reality.
Sofia Adrogué
Nory Angel
Marilu Barnes Garza
Adelqui & Suzanne Boué
Elizabeth Brock
Patricia Cabrera
Dorothy Caram †
Alberto P. Cardenas Jr.
Arturo Chavez
Gisela Cherches
John Steven Cisneros, Ed.D.
Karla Cisneros Campaign
Wendy Montoya Cloonan and Shawn Cloonan
Edgardo Colón
David Contreras
Roberto Contreras
Eric Cruz
Adriana and Nicklus Cune
Tony Diaz
Irma Diaz Gonzalez
Frances Castañeda Dyess
Alfredo Flores
Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca and Nelson Vilaseca
Nelly and Felix† Fraga
Ray Garcia
Roland Garcia
Tony Garcia
Cristina Garcia Gamboa
Dax & Maggie Garza
Beatrice Garza
Sergio Garza
George Gonzalez
Melissa Gonzalez
Eugene Herrera
Geraldina Interiano Wise
Monica Jimenez
Suzanne Kondylopoulos
Michele Leal
Alex Lopez Negrete
Mary Hale Lovette McLean
Paula Mendoza
Arlette Molina
Gabriela Monterroso
Jacob Monty
Christina Morales
Juan Morales
Teresa Morales
Tiffany Needham
Neftali Partida
Mary Ann Perez
Pamela Anne Quiroz
Brenda Rangel
Audrey Reed
Conchita Reyes
Rebecca Reyes
Donna Rickard
Peter & Kathleen Rodriguez
David Ruiz
Graciela Saenz
Lenora Sorola-Pohlman
Dr. Adriana Tamez
Gerard Torres
Norma Torres Mendoza
Michael & Ileana Treviño
Carlos Villagrana
Massey Villarreal
Claudia Wise
Russell Ybarra
Beth Robertson Family Fund
The movement continues.
The Cien Latinos paved the way. Now the movement continues through our Madrinas y Padrinos, the core supporters whose investment is building Houston’s first world-class Latino arts institution.
For major gift conversations, contact development@almaahh.org