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.

Ricardo Bacallao, shown at right, was honored on Friday, May 23, 2014 with a proclamation naming him "Cuban of the Year" by Mayor and State Senator Brian P. Stack and the Board of Commissioners of Union City, New Jersey. His short film, Mondongo cubano, recently had its world premiere in that city as well.

Mónica Delgado booked a voiceover for a national commercial for Nice 'N' Easy.

Joel Pérez acted in the webseries "In Game" (created by Keisha Zollar, Zoë Samuel and Mark Lichtenstein and directed by Lichtenstein).

Michael Díaz (also known by his nom de comédie Juan Bago), shown at left, was highlighted in an interview in Splitsider of Jaime Fernández about the webseries they co-created (with Anthony Palmini), "Studio Heads", whose first season can be seen in its entirety on Remezcla. To read the interview, click here.

Jay Álvarez will be performing in his self-penned solo show Be Careful! The Sharks Will Eat You! Directed by Theresa Gambacorta, the show will be performed in June at Stage Left Studio, located in the fashion district of midtown Manhattan. For more information, click here or here, or click on the video interview below.



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?