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, performance or similarly artistic gigs and/or recognition in the media. The names of HOLA members and Friends of HOLA are listed below in boldface.

Howard Collado (a 2012 HOLA Awards recipient and shown at left) acted opposite Lisandra Sánchez Rivera-Payán in the short film Amarillo (written and directed by Arylín Martínez). He will follow this up with a role in the Teatro LATEA/Otro Teatro production of The Importance of Being Blanca. Written and directed by Aminta de Lara, the play will have a January run at Teatro LATEA, located in the Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center (home to HOLA) in Manhattan's Loísaida neighborhood and also star Lorraine Rodríguez, Robert Ramos and Marion Elaine. For more information, click here.

Carlos A. González will host the Pop Goes the Culture Awards ceremony on Saturday, January 19, 2012 at the White Plains Performing Arts Center in White Plains, New York. He will follow that with a standup comedy set at Levity Live in Nyack, New York on Sunday, January 20, 2012.

Milteri Tucker (a 2012 HOLA Awards recipient) will be performing in the Nancy Nevárez play Llamada/Rally Cry. Produced by Café con Teatro Colao, the play (directed by Narváez) is a dance-music-theater piece featuring the Puerto Rican folkloric musical style of bomba mixed with salsa and reggaetón. Ms. Tucker is also choreographing the piece, which features the members of the Bombazo Dance Company. The show is scheduled for a January run at the Irondale Center, located at the landmark Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn. [Tucker, shown at right, was cast after the writer found her profile on the HOLA online talent directory.] For more information, click here.

Judy Torres, shown at left, sang her hit songs at the Freestyle Explosion: Winter Edition concert, where she shared the bill with Stevie B, Shannon, George Lamond and Cynthia, on Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Emporium, located in Patchogue, New York. She follows this up with a role in the play Black Latina. Written by Crystal Shaniece Román and directed by Verónica Caicedo (and also starring Anaridia Burgos), the show is scheduled for a January run at Teatro LATEA, located in the Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center (home to HOLA) in Manhattan's Loísaida neighborhood. For more information, click here or here. [Torres, shown at right, nabbed an audition and booked the role through an HOLA referral.]

Abraham Makany acted in the short film Sherman (written and directed by Joyce Sherri).

Mario Golden will star in the Richard Ploetz play Deceit. Directed by Andreas Robertz, the play also stars Glory Gallo, Ethan Haberfield, Steven Hauck and Joshua Zirger, and is scheduled for a January run at the Theater for the New City, located in Manhattan's East Village. For more information, click here or here.

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?