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.

Mauricio Pita, shown at right, was cast in an upcoming workshop presentation for The Director's Company of Alysha, a musical based on Lewis Carroll's classic Alice in Wonderland, written by Marilyn Michaels and Mark Wilk, directed by Michael Parva and with musical direction by Mark Berman based on an HOLA referral. For more information abou the project, click here.

2013 HOLA Award recipient Edison Carrera stars in Agatha Christie's La ratonera. Directed by Franco Galecio, the cast also includes 2013 HOLA Award recipient América Barrera, José W. Hernández, Ana Lorena Mejía, José Barrera, Melba Miranda, Yanet Betances, William Pérez, Mariela Obando and Oscar Zamora. The production by the consortium of FraGal Teatro, King Willy Productions and Barrera Producciones will take place in November at Queens Theatre, located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens.

J.W. Cortés and 2013 HOLA Awards recipient Vanessa Verduga, shown above from left to right, were selected as Club Leaders of the Future–New York 2013-2014 by Latino Leaders magazine. To read the Latino Leaders magazine article about them, click here.

Pablo Andrade, shown at left, will be acting in Lanford Wilson's Balm in Gilead. Produced by HB Ensemble, the play will be directed by Amy Wright and presented in December at HB Studios in Manhattan's West Village. For more information, click here.

Jorge Díaz performed in the Fourth Arts Block Festival (FAB! Festival) with IATI Theater at the end of September. He performed in an art installation titled "Theater in a Box" right outside IATI Theater headquarters on East Fourth Street in Manhattan's East Village. For more information about the festival, click here.

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