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.

Luis Salgado, shown at right, was highlighted in the television news network NY1 Noticias, Broadway World and the Crazytown blog, where his directing the musical Zuccotti Park (named after the New York City park that was the birthplace of the Occupy Wall Street movement) was highlighted. The musical, which was also produced and choreographed by Salgado, had a book and lyrics written by Catherine Hurd and music composed by Vatrena King. It will be presented in August at the Flamboyán Theater in The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center (home to HOLA) as part of the New York International Fringe Festival (fringeNYC). To see the NY1 Noticias report (which is in Spanish), click here. To see the exclusive first look article in Broadway World, click here. To read the Crazytown blog, which named Zuccotti Park as "one of the buzziest shows at NYC Fringe (2016)", click here.

Mayté Hernández, shown at left, will be acting in the Yoshvani Medina play Suicídame. Co-directed by Enmanuel García Villavicencio and J. Edgar Mozoub, the production also stars García and will be presented on Monday, August 29, 2016 at Barraca Teatro as part of the V Festival Internacional Rosa (FITRosa) in Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia. For more information, click here (note that the website is in Spanish).

José Antonio Melián is co-starring in Derran Moss-Dalmau's play The Co-Operatives. Directed by Tatiana Pandani, the play is being presented in August as part of the New York International Fringe Festival (fringeNYC) at Teatro LATEA in The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center (home to HOLA) in Manhattan's Loísaida neighborhood. For more information, click here.

2016 HOLA Awards honoree Víctor Cruz is performing standup comedy  atthe Wepa Comedy event hosted by Edgar Rivera. Cruz will share the bill with Kyle Ocasio and Kenny Ortega. The event will take place on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at HA! Comedy Club at the Ridge Hill Mall in Yonkers, New York. 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?