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. To see what other HOLA members are doing currently, click here.

Johary Ramos, Natasha Waisfield, Mónica Walter, Juan Carlos Díaz, and Douglas Taurel starred in the production Si Nos Dejan: If They Let Us. An ensemble-devised work inspired by the Clifford Odets play Waiting For Lefty, it was directed by Shana Solomon and presented in June by The Working Theater at the June Havoc Theatre in the Abingdon Theater Arts Complex located in Manhattan's Garment District. Some of the above HOLA members were cast after they received the e-mail announcements that HOLA sends to its members and self-submitted. (Shown above, clockwise from top left: Ramos, Waisfield, Walter, Díaz.) For more information, click here.

Alberto Bonilla, shown at right, was profiled in an interview with NYTheatre.com where he spoke of his upcoming production of William Shakespeare's Macbeth (where he serves a director and fight choreographer). To read the interview, click here. For more information on the show, which runs in July at the Secret Theatre, located in the Long Island City area of Queens, click here.

Bones Rodríguez recently played The Ringmaster in the musical Yawheh's Follies. Written by Rob Reese, Matt Schloss and Eric Brenner and directed by Reese, the musical was presented in June at Ars Nova in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen area. For more information, click here.

J.W. Cortés, shown at left, was profiled in NJ.com for being a nominee to the "Tribute for Heroes" contest, sponsored by Major League Baseball and People magazine to recognize the nation's military heroes. To read the article, click here. To vote for Cortés (there is no limit to the number of times one may vote), click here and then click on the New York Yankees logo.

Luis Antonio Ramos can be seen this autumn playing the series regular role of Antonio Clemente in the upcoming ABC television series "Lucky 7". The drama is based on the British television series "The Syndicate" and is executive produced by Steven Spielberg).

Eileen Galindo can be heard (and has been heard for the last 13 years) as Dora's mother on the hit animated series "Dora the Explorer" (Nickelodeon) and, more recently, as a recurring character on "Phineas and Ferb" (Disney Channel). For more information on her, click here.

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