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.

Jay Santiago, shown at right, booked a Health and Insurance Planning commercial to be shot in Toronto, Ontario, Canada after the casting director saw his profile on the HOLA online directory and asked him to submit for an audition.

John Leguizamo is workshopping his latest solo show, tentatively titled Latin History For Dummies, at two places in two different cities in two consecutive days. He will first present it at Friday, November 21, 2014 at the Center for the Arts at the College of Staten Island in Staten Island, New York. The following day, Saturday, November 22, 2014, he will present it at the Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center at Montgomery College, located in Rockville, Maryland. For more information, click here or here.

Frank Rodríguez, shown at left, booked roles on episodes of "The Following" (Fox) and "Mozart in the Jungle" (Amazon Prime).

Michael Díaz (also known by his nom de comédie Juan Bago) will be performing with his sketch comedy troupe Room 28 for a two-evening stint in December at the Julia De Burgos Cultural Center, located in Manhattan's El Barrio neighborhood. For more information, and to buy tickets, click here.

Vanessa Verduga, shown at right, was interviewed for the BlogTalkRadio program "Dollhouse Radio's Reel Talk with DaDirector", where she spoke about "Justice Woman", the webseries she created and in which she produces, writes, directs and stars. To listen to the interview, click here (the interview starts at about 32:00 of the broadcast).

Carmen Cabrera, Basílica Bliachas and Ana Verónica Muñoz co-star in Yo, la peor de todas. Written and directed by Francisco Lupini Basagoiti, the short film will be screened at a benefit (to take place in November at The Alchemical Theatre Laboratory in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood) for Lupini's upcoming short film Tú. Yo. Baño. Sexo. Ahora. That film will co-star Francisco Fuertes and Mauricio Pita. For more information about that film, click here or 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?