2011 HOLA Awards Announced

2011 HOLA Award Honorees

HOLA EXCELLENCE
IN FILM AWARD
Luis Guzmán

RAÚL JULIÁ HOLA FOUNDERS AWARD
Rubén Blades

HOLA EXCELLENCE IN MEDIA AWARD
Natalie Morales

SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Teresa Yenque,
for over 40 years of excellence in theater, film and television

(Pictured above right, clockwise from top left: Luis Guzmán, Rubén Blades, Natalie Morales, Teresa Yenque.)

2011 HOLA Awardees for Excellence in Theater

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR
Alfredo Huereca, Cayendo con Victoriano (World View Productions)
Francisco Reyes, Way To Heaven (Himmelweg) (Repertorio Español)

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR
Vanessa Aspíllaga, underneathmybed (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater)
Susanna Guzmán, La luz de un cigarrillo (Teatro LATEA)

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED MALE ACTOR
Ismael Cruz Córdova, La luz de un cigarrillo (Teatro LATEA)
Israel Ruiz, La Strada (Compañía La Strada/Teatro IATI)

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED FEMALE ACTOR
Arisleyda Lombert, La luz de un cigarrillo (Teatro LATEA)
Eva Cristina Vásquez, Sabina y Lucrecia (Teatro Círculo)

OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Inma Heredia, My Audition for Almodóvar (Centro Español)
Lauren Vélez, They Call Me La Lupe (Teatro LATEA/Dura Vida Productions)

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE CAST
Iván Camilo, Sunilda Caraballo, Juan Carlos Díaz, Mateo Gómez, Modesto Lacén, Graciany Miranda, Manny Pérez, Ruperto Vanderpool, La barbería (David Maldonado and Juan Toro/New World Stages)

Rosie Berrido, Zulema Clares, Dalia Davi, María Helan, Flor de Liz Pérez, Teresa Pérez-Frangie, Fermín Suárez, En el tiempo de las mariposas (Repertorio Español)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL PRODUCTION
Raúl Ábrego, for his scenic design of La barbería (David Maldonado and Juan Toro/New World Stages)
Yanko Bakulic, for his scenic design of La luz de un cigarrillo (Teatro LATEA)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN PLAYWRITING
Florencia Lozano, underneathmybed (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater)
Marco Antonio Rodríguez, La luz de un cigarrillo (Teatro LATEA)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION
Aminta De Lara, Aviones de papel (Paper Airplanes) (Teatro LATEA)
René Buch and Jorge B. Merced, La Strada (Compañía La Strada/Teatro IATI)

GILBERTO ZALDÍVAR HOLA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
Aviones de papel (Paper Airplanes) (Teatro LATEA)
De Fuente Ovejuna a Ciudad Juárez (Thalía Spanish Theatre/The Cross Border Project)

The HOLA Awards will take place on Monday, October 17, 2011 at The Battery Gardens, located on the waterfront in Battery Park (opposite 17 State Street) in downtown Manhattan. For more information or to buy tickets, click here. Table sponsorships are also available and can be purchased by calling María F. Nieto at the HOLA office (212) 253-1015 or by e-mailing her at MariaFNieto@HelloHola.org.

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