New York, 21 may (EFE) .- El Museo de Barrio raised nearly $ 600,000 at its annual gala, which was marked by the support of designers, artists, politicians Hispanic and other recognized figures in New York, informed the school.

During the event on Wednesday night, it paid tribute to actor and playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda, the pair composed by the producer Emilio Estefan and his wife, singer Gloria Estefan and the Ford Foundation President Luis Ubinas.

She was unable to attend the gala.

The state's governor, David Paterson, he made a surprise visit to the event, also took time to celebrate its 56th birthday.

's Secretary of State of New York, Loraine Cortes-Vazquez, the designers Carolina Herrera, IsabelToledo, Christian Cota, Brian Reyes, Angel Sanchez, Ralph Lauren and Jason Wu, the painter and sculptor Ruben Toledo, the model Liliana Rodriguez, reporter for Univision time, Jackie Guerrido and singer and also model Triana Bautista were among the group of attendees.

During the gala sold boxes of cigars, La Flor Dominicana, the most prominent manufacturers of cigars in this country, limited edition , which were painted by Ruben Toledo.

Also, several portraits of public figures made by a Latino group of children in a public school in Harlem El Barrio Latino, led by Toledo.

The Museum also reported that even painted portraits are available for children as well as boxes of cigars, in a white box with black profiles and each has a gold embossed decorative banda.

El Museo del Barrio, founded in 1969, is closed for renovation, but public programs continue to be carried out and planned to reopen its operations in autumn this year. EFE