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.

Lucio Fernández, shown at right, was profiled in an article in Reporte Hispano (New Jersey's Hispanic newspaper), where his work as an actor, film producer, singer, poet, arts promoter and advocate was highlighted. To read the article, which is in Spanish, click here. In addition, the short film Ploy (written by Jesse E. Salgado and Julius B. Kelly and directed by Kelly), which he associate produced is being screened in May as part of the Short Film Corner at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France. 

Maritza Vives will be co-starring in the Dinorah Coronado play Secretos de mujer. Directed by Edison Carrera, the play is being presented in June at the VI Festival de Teatro Hispano del Comisionado, which will take place at the Sala de Teatro Rafael Villalona in the Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en EEUU in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood.

Elaine Del Valle produced the short film The Mark. Written by Taryn Kosviner and Howard Kingkade, and directed by Kosviner, the film is being screened in May as part of the Short Film Corner at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France.

Modesto Flako Jiménez, shown at left, will be tonight's special guest at the long-running talk show/theater experience Ike At Night. Hosted by Ikechukwu Ufomadu, the show will be at The Bushwick Starr (located in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn). For more information, click here.

Joel Pérez recorded and produced the audiobook The Network. Written by Jesse Booth, the book is available on Audible and iTunes. For more information, click here.

Mario Golden dubbed the male voice for the Spanish commercial "A Healthy Balance/Un balance saludable" for Kohl's. To see the commercial, click on the video below.

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?