HOLA Member Bochinche

Bochinche refers to "gossip." In this sense, we use it to mention HOLA members who are getting acting and performance gigs. The names of HOLA members are in boldface.

Débora Balardini and Duke York are pleased to welcome their beautiful co-production, their son Gustavo Ulysses York. This GUY (his initials) made his world premiere on August 9, 2011 at 7:44am. He weighed 8 lbs. 6 oz. (3.75 kg) and was 18" (45 cm) long. He has already booked his first gig-- being the model for a recent photo showing by photographer Joseph Silva (whose photo of Gustavo is shown at right). Before his world premiere, he had a preview performance with his mother as she danced with Pantheatre Company in Chile this past January.

Yanelba Ferreira continues her U.S. college tour of Yo Soy Latina. The play, written and directed by Linda Nieves-Powell, also features Flor Bromley and Elizabeth South in the cast and will perform in September and October at Syracuse University (Syracuse, New York), Florida State University (Tallahassee, Florida), Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (Tifton, Georgia), Quinnipiac University (Hamden, Connecticut), Salem State University (Salem, Massachusetts) and St. Peter's College (Jersey City, New Jersey). For more information, including scheduling, click here.

William J. Vila can be seen in the musical Destinations. A favorite at the New York International Fringe Festival, the musical, with book by Dawn Eaton; music, lyrics and musical direction by R.S. Rodkin; and directed by Gregory Fletcher, will have an additional performance on September 26, 2011 at Carroll Music, located near Manhattan's Columbus Circle area.

Repertorio Español is presenting Juan Ruiz de Alarcón's comedy La verdad sospechosa. Directed by Pedro Salazar, the production will have an October and November run at Repertorio's namesake theater in the Rose Hill section of Manhattan and feature Jerry Soto, Pep Muñoz, Ignacio García Bustelo, Fermín Suárez, Gerardo Gudiño, Mario Mattei, Alfredo Tauste, Soraya Padrao, Robmariel Olea, Mariana Buoninconti, Julián Mesri and Israel Hernández in the cast.

Balm in Gilead won the 2010 New York Innovative Theater (IT) Award for Best Production of a Play. The play, written by Lanford Wilson, directed by Peter Jensen and produced by T. Schreiber Studio featured Dennis Brito, Lowell Byers and Stewart Villilo in the cast.

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