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.

Elaine Del Valle, shown at right, just booked a role in A Change of Heart, a comedy feature starring James Belushi, Kathy Najimy, William Levy and Gloria Estefan. The film is written by Luis Santeiro and directed by Kenny Ortega. The feature starts shooting in Miami, Florida in late January.

Daphne Rubin-Vega will be presenting her self-penned show, Frequently Unanswered Questions (FUQs) at the Cutting Room (in Manhattan's Rose Hill/Koreatown area) on Monday, February 3, 2014. For more information, click here.

Éric-Dominique Pérez, shown at left, has been garnering a lot of press for the Puerto Rican debut of his self-penned solo show El Gringuito. Directed by A.B. Lugo (and assistant directed by Billy Martin Mejía), the production is taking place in mid-January at El Corralón de San José in Viejo San Juan, Puerto Rico as part of the Festival de la Calle San Sebastián. He has appeared in the Puerto Rican newspapers El Nuevo Día and El Vocero, respectively, and had a radio interview (with Mr. Lugo) for "El Programa de Susa y Epifánio" on WAIC 740AM. To read the articles (which are in Spanish) or for more information about the production, click here, here [page 33], and here.

Michael Díaz, also known by his nom de comédie Juan Bago, shown at right, was featured in Remezcla, where his recent viral video spoof, "Lotion Girl" was featured and highlighted. To read the article (and to see the video), click here.

Mónica Delgado scored a radio commercial voiceover for McDonald's, and as a result, became a SAG-AFTRA member.

Martín Untrojb voiced the storyboard version of a voiceover for M&M's commercial, which will in its completed form be voiced by J.K. Simmons and premiere during the NFL Super Bowl.

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 live in the New York metropolitan area and want to be an HOLA member, why not join? If you live outside the New York metropolitan area and want to be an HOLA member, you can find out more information on how to do so, by clicking here. If you are not a Friend of HOLA, why not become one?