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.

Elizardi Castro, shown at right, is performing his self-penned solo show, aptly titled Solo! Subtitled At The Wrong Place. At The Right Time., the show is self-directed and will be performed next in September at the John & Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center in Orlando, Florida. For more information, click here.

Patrick Michael Valley is co-starring in the short film 480 Seconds (written and directed by Christopher Conto), which just finished principle photography in Utica, New York.

Suni Reyes, shown at left, was nominated in the category of Best Actress in a Sketch at the Official Latino Short Film Festival in New York City for her work in The Flama's "If Mexicans Celebrated 4th of July Like Americans Celebrate Cinco de Mayo", which is also up for Best Sketch. For more information, click here.

Judy Torres will be performing her hits at the Coney Island Freestyle Funhouse concert. She will share the bill with TKA, George Lamond, Biz Markie, The Cover Girls, Coro, Sugar Hill Gang, Brenda K. Starr, Noel, Corina, Nayobe, Nocera, and others. The concert will take place Saturday, September 3, 2016 at the Ford Amphitheater at the Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn.

Iliana Guibert, shown at right, won the Best Screenplay -Diamond Award at the NYC Indie Film Awards for her film Twice Upon A Time. Starring Guibert (who also executive produced) and directed by Paul Borghese, the short film, inspired by true events, has been hitting the film festival circuit, with its next screening in September at the Landmark Loew's Jersey Theater as part of the Golden International Film Festival in Jersey City, New Jersey. 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?