Tuesday, March 15, 2016

HOLA Member Bochinche

Bochinche refers to "gossip". In this sense, we use it to highlight 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.

Luis Salgado was profiled in the Puerto Rican daily newspaper Primera Hora, where his role as co-choreographer of the ABC musical remake of the feature film Dirty Dancing is highlighted, as well as his role as director of R.Evolución Latina. To read the article, which is in Spanish, click on the image of the article at right.

Natalia Ivana Escobar is part of the ensemble of Body: Anatomies of Being
Conceived and directed by Jessica Burr, the dance-theater piece was created by the ensemble of performers and features text by Matt Opatrny. Produced by blessed unrest [sic], the production will take place in April and May at the New Ohio Theatre (located in Manhattan's West Village). For more information (including how to buy tickets), click here, here or here.

Edna Lee Figueroa, shown at left, in character, was featured in El Blog de Pablo (edited by Pablo García Gámez), where her role as actress and co-director in the two-hander Santa Bárbara es una femme fatale was highlighted. Written by Mariana Monclova and Camila Monclova, it will be produced by Producciones El Barrio, directed by Figueroa and Edmi De Jesús (who also co-stars), and will have its NYC premiere in April as part of the first annual Festival de Comedias TEBA, presented by the Teatro Experimental Blue Amigos at the Broadway Blackbox Theater in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood. For more information, click here.

Lucio Fernández
 is performing with the Cuban music band Máxima Alerta on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at Drom, located in Manhattan's East Village. For more information (including how to buy tickets), click here.


Iván L. Argudo and Aileene Pérez (an all-HOLA member cast), shown above, from left to right, are starring in the José Martínez Queirolo play Q.E.P.D. Directed by Argudo and presented by Teatro Vanguardia USA, the play will be presented in April as part of the first annual Festival de Comedias TEBA, presented by the Teatro Experimental Blue Amigos at the Broadway Blackbox Theater in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood.

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?

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