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.

Stewie Vill, shown at right, will perform a standup comedy set at The Cutting Room (located in Manhattan's NoMad area) on Thursday, February 25, 2016 as part of the New Comic All-Stars event. For more information, click here.

Sejal Shah is co-starring in the feature film Jack of the Red Hearts (written by Jennifer Deaton and directed by Janet Grillo). The film stars Famke Janssen and AnnaSophia Robb and is scheduled to open in select U.S. markets this Friday, February 26, 2016. For more information, click here.

Denia Brache and Elaine Del Valle co-star in the short film Los Angeles (written by Mary Matoula Webb and directed by Lina Sarrello). The film has completed production and will soon be hitting the film festival circuit.

Héctor Luis Rivera, shown at left and also see below, was mentioned in the Arte NY blog (edited by J. Edgar Mozoub) as a result of his directing the Franklin Domínguez play Lisístrata odia la política. Based on the Aristophanes comedy, this award-winning play will be produced in February by the Teatro Experimental Blue Amigos (TEBA) at the Broadway Blackbox Theater, located in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood. To read the blog, which is in Spanish, click here.

Marco Antonio Rodríguez, Susanna Guzmán, Teresa Yenque and Juan Carlos Díaz, shown at right, clockwise from top left, were also featured in the Héctor Luis Sin Censura blog (written by Héctor Luis Rivera, also see above), for their participation in the revival of the award-winning play La Luz de un cigarrillo. Written and directed by Rodríguez, the play stars Guzmán, Arisleyda Lombert, Yenque, and 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, which is in Spanish, 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?