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.

Sebastian Stimman, shown at right, will be acting in the play Lorca, la luna y la muerte. Based on Federico García Lorca's Un poeta en Nueva York, it is adapted and will be directed by Paul Montoya and also star 2014 HOLA Awards recipient Caridad del Valle and César Cova. The production (presented by La Caja de los Prejuicios) will be a part of the eARTh Theatre Festival/Lorca Al Desnudo II, scheduled to take place in November at the Roy Arias Theaters in the theater district of midtown Manhattan in New York. In addition, he booked a lead role in the feature film 1.7 Alpha (written and directed by Quanah Jay Hicks), as well as a role in Together Strong, an interactive app for companies and people who work with veterans. For more information, click here.

2014 HOLA Awards recipient Pablo Andrade, shown at left, booked a role in the tribute event called Federico García Lorca, Poeta en Nueva York (based on the poetry of García Lorca). Produced by United Productions, it will be presented  in December at the Roy Arias Theaters in the theater district of midtown Manhattan in New York. Also in the cast are Natalia Ivana Escobar, Flor Bromley, Greidys Gil and Carla Blasi. In addition, he was the subject of a profile in El Blog de Pablo, which dealt with his career this past year (which included him picking up two 2014 HOLA Awards). To read the profile (which is in Spanish), click here.

Group of the Arts (GOTA) will present Rosita. Adapted from texts by Federico García Lorca and directed by J. Edgar Mozoub, the production will be part of the eARTh Theater Festival/Lorca Al Desnudo II, scheduled to take place in November at the Roy Arias Studios and Theaters complex, located in the theater district of midtown Manhattan. The production boasts the talents of Dilcia De Jesús, Anny Gómez de Benítez, A.B. Lugo, Alexandra Manzano, Yvette Quintero, Héctor Luis Rivera, Raúl Rivera, Mariángel Sosa and Pedro Vargas in the cast.

Billy Martin Mejía will start performances in the long-running hit play Barceló con hielo. The 2014 HOLA Award-winning production was written by 2014 HOLA Award recipient Marco Antonio Rodríguez and directed by José Zayas, stars Rodríguez and also features 2014 HOLA Award recipient Iván Camilo, Modesto Lacén, Fernando Then, and Jerry Soto in the cast. The play is running now at Repertorio Español (located in the Rose Hill neighborhood of Manhattan). For more information, click here or here.

2014 HOLA Awards recipient Elena Mohedano, shown at right, will be performing in her self-penned solo show Juana, reina de España. Directed by 2014 HOLA Awards recipient Leyma López, the solo show will be performed as part of the IV Monologando Ando festival, scheduled to take place in October at the Roy Arias Studios and Theaters complex, located in the theater district of midtown Manhattan. For more information on the show, click here.

Eduardo Leáñez will be performing in his self-penned solo show Margarita, Rubén y Juan. Directed by Yolanny Rodríguez, the solo show is based on the poetry of Rubén Darío and will be performed as part of the IV Monologando Ando festival, scheduled to take place in October at the Roy Arias Studios and Theaters complex, located in the theater district of midtown Manhattan. For more information, click here.

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