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.

Gabe Hernández, shown at right, was cast in the short film Negrón (written by Eugene Michael Santiago and directed by Christopher D. Santiago) after Hernández saw the casting notice in the daily announcements HOLA sends to its members and self-submitted. For more information about the film, click here.

A.B. Lugo will be co-starring in the William Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice. Directed by Alberto Bonilla, the production will take place in September at The Secret Theatre in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens. For more information on the production, click here.

Javier E. Gómez acted in a national Spanish-language Liberty Mutual commercial.

Luis Galli was featured in the Peruvian newspaper El Comercio, where he spoke of his work as producer and one of the stars of the television series "Tradiciones de Ricardo Palma". Based on the writings of Peruvian writer Palma, the historical drama series premiered in June in 25 countries (including the United States of America, Canada, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia and Spain). In the United States, the series can be seen on ETWN. To read the article, which is in Spanish, click on the image at left.

The Camila Monclova-Mariana Monclova play Santa Bárbara es una femme fatale, which recently had its New York premiere, is going on tour. The play, directed by Jorge Dieppa (for the tour), is co-produced and co-starring Edmi De Jesús and Edna Lee Figueroa (an all-HOLA member cast), shown in character, at right, from left to right. For more information, click here or here.

Andrea Navedo, shown at left, was interviewed by Louis Perego Moreno (Tío Louie) for the industry publication Latin Heat, where she spoke about her work as co-producer and one of the stars of the Jerry Sterner play Other People's Money. Directed by John Grabowski, the play, which also stars Rosie Berrido, Marco Greco, Bruce Hermann and John O'Hern, is now running through mid-August at the Chelsea Repertory Theatre at Shetler 54, located in the theater district of midtown Manhattan. For more information on the production (including how to buy tickets), click here. To read the article, click here. In addition, she has been running a fundraising campaign to raise money for the Fresh Air Fund (which has been running these summer camps for kids since 1877), of which she is an alumna. For more information, 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?