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.

Raquel Almazán, shown at right, has been named a 2015-16 Core Apprentice Writer with The Playwrights Center (based in Minneapolis, Minnesota), where one of her plays will have a developmental workshop. For more information, click here.

Jennica Carmona's film Millie and the Lords continues its run in the film festival circuit. Its next stop will be  at The People's Film Festival, where it will screen in May at the Maysles Cinema, located in Manhattan's Harlem neighborhood. The film, written and directed by Carmona (and co-produced by Joel Arandia), stars Jessica Carmona; Cedric Leiba, Jr.; Mateo Gómez; Millie Tirelli; Alfredo Romeo Suárez; Alfredo Huereca; and Gabriel Castillo. For more information, click here or here. To buy tickets to the screening, click here.

The Francisco Lupini Basagoiti short film Tú. Yo. Baño. Sexo. Ahora. (starring Francisco Fuertes and Mauricio Pita) continues its journey on the film festival circuit, with a stop in June at the My True Colors Film Festival, where it will screen at the Faison Firehouse Theater, located in Manhattan's Harlem neighborhood. For more information, click here.

Víctor Cruz, shown at left, is one of the hosts of the fourth annual World of Colors concert, presented by the World Heritage Cultural Center. The concert will take place on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at CityCenter Danbury Green in Danbury, Connecticut. For more information, click here or here. In addition, he is producing and co-directing (the latter with Guru Enlightment) the solo show The Naked Truth (written and performed by Rick Herrera). The production will happen on Saturday, May 30, 2015 as part of the Emerging Artists Theater (EAT) New Work Series (Spring 2015), taking place at the TADA! Theater, located in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood. For more information (and to buy tickets), 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?