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.

Luis Salgado, shown at right, was the subject of a profile in Puerto Rican newspaper El Nuevo Día, where he was interviewed being in the cast of the Broadway show Rocky: The Musical (written by Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens and Thomas Meehan, based on the screenplay of the Academy Award-winning film by Sylvester Stallone). The musical is directed by Alex Timbers (with choreography by Kelly Devine and boxing choreography by Stephen Hoggett) and is currently in previews at the Winter Garden Theatre. To read the article (which is in Spanish), click here.

Edna Lee Figueroa was the subject of a profile in the Puerto Rican newspaper La Semana, where she spoke of her career as an award-winning actress in New York. To read the article (which is in Spanish), click on the photo at left. [By the way, HOLA, or La Organización Hispana de Actores Latinos (as it is billed in Spanish) received a mention in the article.] For more information, click here or here.

Barefoot Theatre Company is presenting a workshop presentation of the Mel Nieves play In Da Boogie Down. Featuring the poetry of Craig (muMs) Grant and directed by Paula Pizzi-Black, the presentation is part of that theater company's renowned bareNaked Reading Series and will take place on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at the WestBeth Community Room in Manhattan's West Village. For more information, click here, here or here.

Joel Pérez booked a voiceover for McDonald's.

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?