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.

Allison Strong, shown at right, will sing with her band in a concert of Latin classics, Christmas songs (in English and Spanish), and original songs. The concert will take place on Sunday, December 14, 2014 at the Union City Museum/William V. Musto Cultural Center, located in the West Hoboken section of Union City, New Jersey. For more information, click here or here.

2014 HOLA Awards recipient Caridad del Valle, Sebastian Stimman and Paul Montoya star in Lorca, la luna y la muerte. Based on the work of Federico García Lorca and directed by Montoya (with assistant direction by Elena Mohedano), the production by La Caja de los Prejuicios was brought back for a command performance after running in November as part of the eARTh Theater Festival/Lorca Al Desnudo II. It will be performed in December at the Roy Arias Studios and Theaters, located in the theater district of midtown Manhattan.

Luis Salgado and Gabriela García were featured on the December 2014-January 2015 issue of Latina magazine, where it talks of their friendship and their work with R.Evolución Latina. To read the article, click on the image at left.

Mauricio Pita is acting in the play undrown'd. A devised piece created by the company, it is directed by Benita de Wit. The workshop production will be presented in December at the Schapiro Studio Theater at Columbia University, located in the West Harlem/ Manhattanville section of Manhattan. For more information, click here or here.

Edvin Ortega will be performing The Ultimate Boyband Tribute with the singing group Larger Than Life. The concert will take place in February 2015 at Fontana's, located in Manhattan's Loísaida neighborhood. For more information, 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?