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.

Alfonso Rey, shown at right, was featured in the South Florida newspaper El Nuevo Herald, where he was highlighted for his award-winning work in the Iván Acosta play Cuba: Punto X, which is also directed by Acosta and currently playing in Miami. To read the article (which is in Spanish), click here.

Caridad de la Luz (also known by her nom de poésie et de musique La Bruja) will be performing spoken word poetry on Friday, June 6, 2014 and Saturday, June 7, 2014 at the Social Lite Lounge in the Humboldt Park section of Chicago, Illinois, as part of the Culture Creator Series. For more information, click here.

Luis Salgado, shown at left, was profiled by the Puerto Rican newspaper El Vocero, where his work as an actor, dancer, choreographer and teacher was highlighted, along with his current gig as cast member of the current Broadway (and Tony-nominated) hit Rocky: The Musical (written by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Thomas Meehan, based on the screenplay of the Academy Award-winning film by Sylvester Stallone; directed by Alex Timbers). To read the article (which is in Spanish), click here.

Kiki Meléndez was interviewed in Estrella TV, where she spoke about her film The Journey of a Female Comic (written by Meléndez and Lyn McCullough and directed by Meléndez and Erick Crespo). To see the interview (which is in Spanish), click on the video 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?