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.
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RAGTIME, directed by HOLA member Luis Salgado, opened this past March 3rd at the Axelrod Performing arts Center in Deal Park, New Jersey to rave reviews!
"Salgado knows the secret to RAGTIME's success is its connectivity - and his brilliant mix of dance, drama, and visual composition is apparent in every scene. Salgado's staging features a few surprises that won't be divulged here, but that are creatively valid and won't perturb purists. Is this a revisionist RAGTIME?" - BroadwayWorld (read the full review here).
With music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, RAGTIME continues its run till March 17th at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center.
After winning Best Supporting Actress at both the Milan International Filmmaker Festival 2016 and the International Film Festival of Berlin in 2017, our own Monica Delgado's film BX3M will be part of this year Havana Film Festival.
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| Monica Delgado |
For Maria and Mona, graduation means fulfilling a dream. For Michael, it means dashing all hope for a better future. You either make the grade or you don't - in academics or love - and that makes all the difference.
BX3M will be screened on April 12th, 2017 at 8:30pm, at the AMC Loews 34th Street. Click here to buy your tickets, and click here for more information on the Havana Film Festival 2018.
MEMBER'S SUCCESS STORIES
- Angela Cove recently wrapped up THE GOLDFINCH, alongside Nicole Kidman.
- Eduardo Ramos wrapped up an episode of THE DEUCE playing the role of Javier (Ep. 'What Kind of Bad'), as well as an episode of KEVIN CAN WAIT, playing the role of Francisco (Ep. 'Grief Thief').
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?
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.
A.B. Lugo, shown at right, was featured in the Latina Book Club blog where his book of poetry, Spanish Coffee: Black, No Sugar (La Casita Grande) was selected as Book of the Month for August 2017. For more information, click here. In addition, the film The Devil's Breath (written and directed by Julián Juaquín, and co-starring and associate produced by Lugo) is an official selection of the Viva! Latino Film Festival, scheduled to take place in September in midtown Manhattan in New York. For more information, click here.
Gualterio Alomar's documentary Colonization is Extinction is an official selection of the Viva! Latino Film Festival, scheduled to take place in September in midtown Manhattan in New York. For more information, click here.
Edison Carrera and Raúl Rivera, shown at left and at right, were featured in the Héctor Luis Sin Censura (written and edited by Héctor Luis Rivera), which told of their latest artistic ventures. To read the blog, which is in Spanish, click here.
Phoenix Ximénez co-stars in the feature film Children of Hip Hop (written and directed by Antonio De La Cruz). The film is hitting the film festival circuit, and its next stop will be at the Viva! Latino Film Festival, scheduled to take place in September in midtown Manhattan in 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?
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, wrote, directed, produced and stars in the short film Final Decision. Also starring Berto Colón, Elyn Jaime Jenkins and José Roldán, Jr., the film is on the film festival circuit, with a recent stop in July at the CineOdyssey Film Festival in Charlotte, North Carolina, and an upcoming stop in November at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Yvette Quintero will be acting in the Unhinged: Women's Work Short Play Festival. Produced by New Perspectives Theatre Company, the plays are written by Kendra Augustin, Rae Binstock, Cayenne Douglass, Holly Hepp-Galvan, Cara Hall, and Alisa Zhulina, and directed by Melody Brooks, Mary Hodges, Alex Keegan, Mary McGinley, Melissa Skirboll. The production will take place in August at the New Perspectives Studio, located in Manhattan's Garment District. For more information, click here or here.
Mónica Delgado, shown at left, is nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award from the Berlin International Film Festival 2016 (in Berlin, Germany) for her role in the feature film Bx3M (written and directed by Judith Escalona). She previously won the award in the same category for the same role at the recent International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema Milan in Milan, Italy. For more information, click here.
Caridad de la Luz (also known by her nom de poésie et de musique La Bruja) will be performing with the Camaradas Salsa Orchestra (under the leadership of Desmar Guevara) at the 13th anniversary of the famed boîte Camaradas El Barrio, located in Manhattan's El Barrio neighborhood. The event will take place on Friday, August 18, 2017. 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?
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.
Jesús E. Martínez, shown at right, was featured in the Héctor Luis Sin Censura blog (written and edited by Héctor Luis Rivera, also see below) on account of his co-starring role in the Lina Sarrello play Out There/Allá afuera. The play, directed by Michael León, was presented as part of the Broadway Bound Theater Festival in July and August at The 14th Street Y, located in Manhattan's East Village. To read the blog, which is in Spanish, click here.
Larissa Santiago, shown at left, was featured in the Héctor Luis Sin Censura blog (written and edited by Héctor Luis Rivera, also see above) as a result of her co-starring role in the play Próxima parada. Written, directed and co-starring Prince Porto, the Teatro Experimental Blue Amigos production was presented in August at the Teatro Rafael Villalona at the Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en EEUU in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood. To read the blog, which is in Spanish, click here.
Caridad de la Luz (also known by her nom de poésie et de musique La Bruja) was featured in the Appalachia (Virginia/Kentucky)-based daily newspaper The Coalfield Progress as a result of her starring role in the award-winning musical BETSY! (conceived and developed by Ron Short, Dudley Cocke, Beegie Adair, Rosalba Rolón and Desmar Guevara and directed by Rolón), which was developed by Roadside Theater and Pregones-PRTT. The production will be presented in August at the Appalshop Theater in Whitesburg, Kentucky. To read the article, click here.
A.B. Lugo and writer-publisher Jonathan Marcantoni were interviewed by Rachelle Escamilla (also known by her nom de poésie Poetita) for the KKUP 91.5 FM, Cupertino, California-based radio show "Out Of Our Minds" (the longest running poetry radio show in the United States), where he performed some of his poetry and spoke about his recently published book of poetry Spanish Coffee: Black, No Sugar (La Casita Grande). To hear the interview, click on the image below.
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?
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.
Víctor Cruz, shown at right, can be seen guest-starring in episodes of "The Good Fight" (CBS) and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix) this season.
Lucio Fernández, shown at left, and the music group Máxima Alerta, of which he is a member, will perform on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at the Havana on the Hudson concert at the Hoboken Amphitheatre in Hoboken, New Jersey.
The Alberto Bonilla-helmed production of William Shakespeare's King Lear at The Secret Theatre (in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens and which co-starred A.B. Lugo) picked up two New York Innovative Theatre Award (NYIT) nominations– one for Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role (Zachary Clark) and one for Outstanding Revival of a Play. The awards will be announced in a ceremony on Monday, September 25, 2017. For more information, including a full list of nominees, click here.
The Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en los Estados Unidos, which just recently completed its VII Festival de Teatro Hispano del Comisionado (which was dedicated to actor-playwright-director Marco Antonio Rodríguez and which ran from May through July 2017 and which presented 27 productions) at the Teatro Rafael Villalona in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood and just announced their award nominations for the festival in which HOLA members are prominent and are listed below.
• Best Actor: David Ponce*, La orgía (Havanafama); Claudio Weisz*, Cinco hijas feas (Teatro del Aire). [* Also nominated as part of Best Ensemble for their respective productions.]
• Best Actress: Lissette Montolío, Esta noche se improvisa (Laboratorio de Teatro de Fermín Suárez/Teatro Thalía Hispanic Theatre).
• Best Director: Héctor Luis Rivera, Mirandolina (TEBA); Raúl Rivera, La lechuga (Coquí Theater).
• Best Lighting Design: Alfonso Rey, Asesinas anónimas (IShow Productions).
For more information, including a list of the nominees, click here (note that website is in Spanish).
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?
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, has been selected as one of the 12 Coors Light Líderes for his commitment to empower the Latino community. The 12 leaders (líderes in Spanish) are competing to become the 2017 Coors Light Líder of the Year through an online public voting competition. Should he win, his organization, R.Evolución Latina, will receive a $25,000 grant to implement towards their free programming. To cast your vote for him, click here. (Notes: Must be 21 to vote. Online voting is open now until Friday, August 18, 2017. Void where prohibited. One may vote up to ten times a day.)
Allison Strong, shown at left, was featured in Deadline, where it announced her co-starring role as Adam Sandler's daughter in the film The Week Of (written by Sandler and Robert Smigel and directed by Smigel), which also stars Chris Rock and is produced by Netflix and Happy Madison Productions. To read the article, click here.
Luis Galli was featured in the weekly New York newspaper El Especialito, where his starring role in the Peruvian miniseries "Rosa de Santa María" was noted. Also co-starring in the miniseries (which will air in various networks in Latin America) is Inma Heredia (who was also mentioned in the article. To read the article, which is in Spanish, click on the image at right.
Angie Regina co-stars in the short film Indentured Servant (written, directed and starring Bobby DeJesús). The film is an official selection of the Official Latino Short Film Festival in New York, scheduled to take place in September at The Poets Den Theater in Manhattan's El Barrio neighborhood of New York. For more information, click here.
Carlos Navedo, Yvette Quintero, and Héctor Luis Rivera star in the short film Quédate (written and directed by Wilton Reynoso). The film is an official selection of the Official Latino Short Film Festival in New York, scheduled to take place in September at The Poets Den Theater in Manhattan's El Barrio neighborhood of New York. For more information, click here.
Elaine Del Valle wrote, directed, produced and stars in the short film Final Decision. Also starring Berto Colón and Elyn Jaime Jenkins, the film is headed for the film festival circuit, with its next stop being in September at the Official Latino Short Film Festival, taking place at The Poets Den Theater in Manhattan's El Barrio neighborhood of 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?
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.
Marco Antonio Rodríguez, shown at right, is the recipient of the Dominican Day Parade New York Rising Star Award. The gala event will take place on Friday, August 11, 2017, with the parade taking place on Sunday, August 13, 2017 in Manhattan. For more info on the rest of the honorees and award recipients, click here. In addition, UrbanTheater Company will produce his award-winning play, Ashes Of Light (the English version of La Luz de un cigarrillo) this autumn at Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago, Illinois.
Blanca Camacho, shown at left, is starring as Camila Rosario in the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera production of the Lin-Manuel Miranda-Quiara Alegría Hudes musical In The Heights. Directed and choreographed by Michael Balderrama, the production takes place at Pittsburgh CLO in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, click here.
Edison Carrera, shown at right, is set to receive an Orgullo Ecuatoriano Award from the Ecuadorian-American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (EACCNJ). In addition, he has been designated as Actor of the Year for this year's New Jersey Ecuadorian Parade. The awards ceremony will take place at the EACCNJ annual benefit scheduled to take place on Friday, August 11, 2017 at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark, New Jersey, with the parade taking place on Sunday, August 13, 2017 in Newark, New Jersey.
A.B. Lugo recently read from his recently published book of poetry Spanish Coffee: Black, No Sugar (La Casita Grande) at the Word Up Community Bookshop, located in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood. To see the reading, click here (note: adult themes). For more information on his book, 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?
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.
Manuel Herrera, shown at right, was profiled in the Héctor Luis Sin Censura blog (written and edited by Héctor Luis Rivera, also see below) where the recent voiceover workshop that he lead in June at the Sala Andrés Francisco Requena at El Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en EEUU in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood. To read the blog, which is in Spanish, click here.
Lissette Montolío, shown at left, was featured in the Héctor Luis Sin Censura blog (written and edited by Héctor Luis Rivera, also see above and below) on account of her starring role in Luigi Pirandello's Esta noche se improvisa. Directed by Fermín Suárez, the production was presented in July as part of El Festival de Teatro del Comisionado at the Sala Rafael Villalona at El Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en EEUU in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood. To read the blog, which is in Spanish, click here.
Edmi De Jesús, Marco Antonio Rodríguez, and Ángel Gil Orrios were highlighted in the Héctor Luis Sin Censura blog (written and edited by Héctor Luis Rivera, also see above and below) where some of their recent artistic successes were noted. To read the blog, which is in Spanish, click here. [Clockwise from above left: De Jesús, Rodríguez, Gil Orrios (with Rivera).]
Arisleyda Lombert, shown at left, was mentioned in the Héctor Luis Sin Censura blog (written and edited by Héctor Luis Rivera, also see above) on account of her co-starring role in the recently-shuttered production of Eugène Ionesco's La cantante calva. It was directed by Luis Felipe Rodríguez and presented in July as part of El Festival de Teatro del Comisionado at the Sala Rafael Villalona at El Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en EEUU in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood. To read the blog, which is in Spanish, 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?
