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.

2015 HOLA Awards recipient Héctor Luis Rivera, shown at right, wrote his latest "Chismorreo" column for his blog Héctor Luis Sin Censura. He mentions the latest and upcoming projects for several HOLA members, including Edison Carrera, 2015 HOLA Awards recipient Julio Ortega, José Sepúlveda, Manuel A. Morán, 2015 HOLA Awards recipient Sebastian Stimman, Edna Lee Figueroa, and A.B. Lugo. To read the blog, which is in Spanish, click here. [Below, clockwise from top left: Carrera, Ortega, Sepúlveda, Morán, Stimman and Figueroa (left to right), Lugo.]

Caridad de la Luz (also known by her nom de poésie et de musique La Bruja) will be performing at the Free Music & A Movie event, sponsored by the New York Restoration Project (NYRP). The event will take place on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at the NYRP Wills Avenue Community Garden, located in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the South Bronx.

Jason Torres, shown at left, booked a lead role in the short film Another Creep (written and directed by Elroy Martínez). In addition, he will also be featured as Jack in the opening webisode of the third season of the webseries "The Wrong One" (written by Bruce Wabbit and directed by Chris Johnson). For more information, click here, here or here.

Mónica Delgado booked a voiceover for MetaHealth for a national commercial featuring Michael Strahan.

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?