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.

Modesto Lacén, shown at right, in character, is reprising the role of baseball icon Roberto Clemente in the musical Clemente: La leyenda del 21. Written and directed by Luis Caballero, the musical is scheduled for an October run at Teatro Tapia, located in Viejo San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Elaine Del Valle will once again host the Hispanic Choice Awards (she hosted it for the first time last year and was asked to host again due to popular demand). The event will take place on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at the Merriam Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For more information, click here.

The Raquel Almazán-helmed feature film White Alligator, will be making its West Coast premiere at the San Francisco Latino Film Festival. The screening will be on Sunday, September 21, 2014 at the Galería de La Raza in San Francisco, California. The film stars Viviana Leo (who also wrote the screenplay), Alexis Brandt, Alexis Suárez, J.W. Cortés, Jenniffer Díaz, Lisette Silva and Almazán. For more information, click here or here.

The award-winning short film You're Dead To Me (written by Adelina Anthony and directed by Wu Tsang and  starring Laura Patalano and Harmony Rose Santana) continues its run on the film festival circuit, with stops in September in Fresno, California (Fresno Reel Pride Festival); New York City (Urbanworld Film Festival); West Hollywood, California (CMG Short Film Fest); and, internationally, in Geneva, Switzerland (Everybody's Perfect: Festival de Cinéma LGBTIQA). For more information about the various screenings, click here.

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?