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.

Pablo García Gámez, A.B. Lugo (also see below), Edna Lee Figueroa, and Edmi De Jesús were featured in the Entreactos y Telones column of the weekly New York newspaper La Voz Hispana– the former two for their work as playwright and director, respectively, in the recently shuttered production La vieja herida and the latter two for their work as actress/producer and actress, respectively, in the upcoming production of Joselo Arroyo's Máscaras afuera (directed by Gerardo Gudiño). Both productions are part of the FuerzaFest LGBTQ+ Fest, presented in May by the Hispanic Federation at the Julia De Burgos Performance and Art Center in Manhattan's El Barrio neighborhood. To read the article, which is in Spanish, click on the image at right.

Mateo Lamuño, shown at left, recently co-starred in the Jordi Casanovas play Gazoline. Directed by Jorge B. Merced, the play was presented in March and April at IATI Theater, located in Manhattan's East Village. For more information, click here.

Francisco Fuertes wrote and directed the short film What If? The film stars Buck Angel and David M. Farrington and is currently in pre-production.

A.B. Lugo (also see above) and Marlyn Matías will guest star in an episode (directed by Víctor Cruz) of the upcoming series "The Colors of Rhina" (MNN), which is created, written and starring Rhina Valentín).

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?