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.

Kiki Meléndez, shown at right, was profiled in Indiewire where her film Journey of a Female Comic was highlighted. It was produced by Latin Hollywood Films in association with Lion's Kill Productions, written by Lyn McCullough and Meléndez and directed by Erick M. Crespo and Meléndez. The "documentary comedy" stars Meléndez and features appearances by Edward James Olmos, Esaí Morales, Nadine Velázquez, Lupe Ontiveros, María Conchita Alonso, Johnny Ray Rodríguez, Jacob Vargas, Guy Ecker and Susan Rybin. The film will be distributed to AMC Theaters in Los Angeles and San Diego on May 2, 2014, with other major markets to follow. To read the article, click here.

Idalmis García, shown at left, was interviewed in the AM New York newspaper where she spoke about the film Conducta (directed by Ernesto Daranas), which had it United States debut in April at the Havana Film Festival of New York after becoming a huge hit in Cuba. To read the article, click here.

Andrea Navedo is starring opposite Paul Sorvino, Michael Rappaport, Renée Props, Andrea Nittoli, Lev Gorn, Steven Bauer and Chazz Palminteri in the film Last I Heard (written and directed by David Rodríguez). The film is screening at the Florida Film Festival in Maitland, Florida in April. The feature was acquired by Lionsgate and Grindstone Entertainment.

Natalia Ivana Escobar is one of the performers in a site-specific production of Medea. Adapted from the Euripides play of the same name and directed by Patricia Coleman, the production is a collaboration of theater and glass-blowing art and sound. Produced by Disembodied Voices, the production will premiere in April at Brooklyn Glass, located in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood. For more information, click here.

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