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.

Éric-Dominique Pérez, Emmanuelle Bordas, Carla Caraballo, Roger González, Gerardo Gudiño and Gabriela Ormeño, shown above, clockwise from top left, booked a television spot for Newark, New Jersey's mayor Cory Booker's Senate campaign commercial after the casting director found their profiles on the HOLA online directory of talent and contacted all of them directly.

Alberto Bonilla booked a guest-starring role in the television series "Person of Interest" (CBS). In addition, he is directing (and fight directing) a production of William Shakespeare's Macbeth, to take place in July at the Secret Theatre, located in the Long Island City area of Queens. For more information, click here.

Juan Carlos Díaz will be starring in the Ana Ingham play Dreams of an Englishman. Directed by Vincent Scott, the play will take place as part of the Midtown International Theater Festival (MITF) in July and August at the Abingdon Arts Complex, located in the fashion district of midtown Manhattan. For more information, click here.

Laura Riveros will be performing in the prose and movement piece (Miss)ter Silhouette Man. Written and directed by G.J. Dowding (with music by Hillary Capps and Anthony Farina) in July as part of the HOT! Festival, to take place at Dixon Place, located in Manhattan's Loísaida neighborhood. For more information on the production, click here.

The Fresh Fruit Festival will present the work of two HOLA members. Eduardo Leáñez will perform in the solo show You Are Confused! Written by Leáñez and Patrick E. Horrigan and directed by Rosalie Purvis. The show will take place on Friday, July 19, 2013 at The Wild Project in Manhattan's Loísaida neighborhood.  For more information, click here. Also in the festival is a workshop of Raoul Daniel Luna's self-penned solo show My Last, Best Spouse... or How Lance Loud Saved My Life. Directed by A.B. Lugo, the show will take place on Sunday, July 21, 2013 at the Nuyorican Poets' Café, also located in Manhattan's Loísaida festival. For more information, click here.

Due to popular demand, Teatro Vanguardia USA is presenting additional performances of Q.E.P.D. (Que en paz descanse). The play written by José Martínez Queirolo and directed by Iván L. Argudo, stars Marisol Carrere and Argudo and is having a run in July at Teatro Soy, located in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood.

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