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.

Elaine Del Valle, shown at right, won a Bronze Telly Award in the Education category for co-producing the film short The Smallest Step. The Telly Awards honor the very best film and video productions, groundbreaking online video content, and outstanding local, regional, & cable TV commercials and programs. Del Valle won the award with fellow co-producer William D. Caballero, who also won a Silver Telly for "Use of Animation" for the same project. For more information, click here.

Mateo Gómez and Teresa Yenque are starring in the short film Friendship (written and directed by Rosie Berrido, who also stars). The film will screen on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at the Comi/Cine: Loísaida Short Film Festival, taking place at the Loísaida Center in Manhattan's Lower East Side. For more information, click here. 

Juan Carlos Pinedo shot a public service announcement (PSA) for the city of Boston, Massachusetts.

Indra Palomo and Francisco Fuertes were interviewed in the Telemundo New York television show "Acceso Total Nueva York", where they talked about their roles in the Teatro SEA production of the zarzuela La muela del rey Farfán/The King Who Refused To Love was highlighted. Written by Serafín Álvarez Quintero and Joaquín Álvarez Quintero and directed by Manuel A. Morán, the award-winning production has a new score by Morán and Iván Alexander Bautista, and will be presented as part of the Arte Pa' Mi Gente/Arts For All Festival, now running through June at La Plaza at The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center (home to HOLA) in Manhattan's Loísaida neighborhood. To see the interview, which includes behind-the-scenes footage, and is in Spanish, click on the video below. Acceso Total Nueva York Pablo Andrade appeared in an Orgullosa commercial celebrating Father's Day. It can be seen below. OrgullosaIf 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?