HOLA Member Bochinche

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

Abraham Makany, shown at right, is part of the production I Hate F**king Mexicans. Written by Mexican playwright Luis Enrique Gutiérrez Ortiz Monasterio (also known as LEGOM) and directed by Danya Taymor (who is herself of Mexican heritage), the play stars Ugo Chukwu and Cristin Eve Cato and is described as "a caricature of Americans as written by a Mexican, just as Speedy González is a caricature of Mexicans as written by Mexicans." The production is running in October and November at The Flea Theater in Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood. For more information, click here and here.

Liza Colón-Zayas booked an episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC), which will air on October 24, 2012 at 9pm Eastern time (check local listings).

Jeannie Sol and Elle de Amor are in the cast of La plenópera del empache/The Bellyache Opera. Adapted by Manuel A. Morán from the Leopoldo Santiago tale, the production is produced by Morán and also stars Morán, 2012 HOLA Award recipient Josean Ortiz (see below), Daisy Payero, Lina Sarrello, Jorge Castilla, Ana Campos and  2012 HOLA Award recipient Johanna Rodríguez and will have performances in November as part of the Borimix Festival at Teatro SEA's namesake space in the Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center (home to HOLA) in Manhattan's Loísaida neighborhood.

Caridad de la Luz (also known by her nom de poésie et de musique La Bruja) will be performing for a thousand of high school and college students at Monroe College in New Rochelle, New York as part of its Latino Fiesta event.  For more information on all things La Bruja, click here.

Adela María Bolet is set to appear in The Pickle Queen. Written by Moe Yousuf and directed by Stephen Cedars, the play also stars Brandon Guidry and Gina Marie Jamieson and will run in October as part of the 37th annual Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Short Play Festival at the Beckett Theatre on Theater Row in the theater district of midtown Manhattan.

Julián Juaquín is set to star in Five Years Later, the upcoming feature film by award-winning writer-director Frank Sooknanan.

Carlos A. González, shown at right, performed standup comedy at 1691 on Main Café and Lounge in Bridgeport, Connecticut and at Columbia University in New York for its Latin Festival. He will also perform on the first live-streamed comedy and variety show on October 24, 2012 from 7:30-8:30pm (Eastern time) at "The Next Lab Sessions" show, live from YouTube's Next Lab Studios in New York City. To check it out, click here.

Suni Reyes will be doing standup comedy on October 24, 2012 at The Gutter, located in Manhattan's Williamsburg neighborhood.

2012 HOLA Award recipient Josean Ortiz (see above) is in the cast of En la tunga de la Joela. Written and directed by Luis Caballero, the play also stars Joel Santiago, Susan Rybin, Anthony Cotto and Jesús Rodríguez and will perform in November as part of the Borimix Festival at Teatro SEA's namesake space in the Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center (home to HOLA) in Manhattan's Loísaida neighborhood.

If you are an HOLA member or a Friend of HOLA and want to submit a bochinche item, send us an e-mail. If you are not an HOLA member, why not join? If you are not a Friend of HOLA, why not become one?