"Tonight you have touched my heart," Elizondo said, as his fellow actors of all ages, many of them young, rose to their feet and applauded at the Battery Gardens restaurant in Manhattan's Battery Park.
Elizondo, the son of a Basque father and Puerto Rican mother, grew up in the New York neighborhood of Harlem. He recalled that his father taught him to speak two languages but did not allow him to speak a word of English at home.
Before the awards ceremony, Elizondo told EFE that it was "a privilege to be a mentor, to set an example (for young actors), but, I never really tried to be an example. I just live my life and do my job the best I can."
"I don't have a lot of ambition, but I like these young people who have spirit, who have talent," the actor said, whose career has included theater. His performance in "Steambath" won him an Obie prize, which honors the work of actors in off-Broadway productions. He has appeared in many movies, including "Pretty Woman," "Runaway Bride" and "The Princess Diaries," all of which were directed by Gary Marshall.
Elizondo has also been a standout in television series like "Chicago Hope," which won him an Emmy, and "Grey's Anatomy," as well as the current sitcom "Last Man Standing," which airs on ABC.
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