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 Flako Jiménez, shown at right, was profiled in The Brooklyn Paper where his directing of the Nick E. Finn solo show Last Hipster in Brooklyn was featured. Written and performed by Finn, the show is part of the One Catches Light Festival, which will take place in January 2016 at Jack, located in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. For more information, click here, here or here. To read the article, click here.

Johanna Tolentino, shown at left, in character, starred in a commercial for the American Beverage Association (ABA).

David Ponce and Vivian Morales starred in the ArtSpoken Performing Arts Center production of Virgilio Piñera's Dos viejos pánicos. Directed by Juan Roca, the play was presented in January 2016 at Teatro Casa Tanicho in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. For more information, click here (note that the site is in Spanish).

Marco Antonio Rodríguez, shown at right, was profiled in the Arte NY blog (edited by J. Edgar Mozoub), as a result of his upcoming revival of his award-winning play La Luz de un cigarrillo. Directed by Rodríguez, the play will star Susanna Guzmán, Arisleyda Lombert, Teresa Yenque, and Juan Carlos Díaz. The play will have performances in February at the Teatro Rafael Villalona at the Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en EEUU, located in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood. To read the blog, click here.

Eduardo Leáñez will be starring in the interactive children's show De estrellas a elefantes. Written by Leáñez, the play is based on the poetry of Rubén Darío and directed by Yolanny Rodríguez. The Teatro Las Tablas production will be presented in January 2016 at the Teatro Rafael Villalona at the Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en EEUU, located in Manhattan's Washington Heights 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?