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.

Nick Luis, shown at right, co-starred in Eternal Flame: The Ballad of Jessie Blade. Written by Tommy Jamerson and Josh Julian, the play was directed by Alex Acevedo and presented in March by The AlphaNYC Theater Company at the Corner Office Theater in the Times Square Arts Center, located in the theater district of midtown Manhattan. For more information, click here.

Luis Salgado performed at the Cabaret Cares event Everlasting Love. Hosted by Doreen Montalvo, the event's musical director was Lon Hoyt, and consisted of performances by the cast of the Broadway musical On Your Feet!: The Story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan (book by Alexander Dinelaris and music by Gloria and Estefan and Miami Sound Machine; directed by Jerry Mitchell and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo). The event was a benefit for Help Is On The Way Today, and took place on Sunday, March 6, 2016 at The Metropolitan Room located in the Flatiron District of Manhattan. For more information on Help is On The Way Today, which helps children living with HIV/AIDS, click here.

Kathy Tejada and Telba Cavero, shown above from left to right, were mentioned in the Arte NY blog (edited by J. Edgar Mozoub) as a result of their starring roles in the new production from Teatro Experimental Blue Amigos (TEBA), which consists of two short plays by Pedro R. Monge Rafuls, the plays are called La muerte y otras cositas and Easy Money, respectively, and they are being directed by Raúl Rivera for a March premiere at the Broadway Blackbox Theater, located in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood. To read the blog, which is in Spanish, click here.

Caridad de la Luz (also known by her nom de poésie et de musique La Bruja) was interviewed by Rhina Valentín on the talk show "Open" (BronxNet), where she talked about the production Shadow Lands. Created by de la Luz and Paniagua and presented by BAAD! and Pepatían (with the support of VIPMujeres/Violence Intervention Program), the show will be presented in March as part of the BAAD! Ass Women Festival at the Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD!), located in the Westchester Square area of the Bronx. For more information, click here. To see the interview, which includes a performance by de la Luz, click here or on the image below (the segment with La Bruja starts at about 46:18 of the video).



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