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.

Liza Colón-Zayas, shown at right, is co-starring the feature film Collateral Beauty (written by Allan Loeb and directed by David Frankel). The film stars Will Smith, Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, Edward Norton, Jonah Hill, Michael Peña, Enrique Murciano, Naomie Harris, and Ann Dowd, and will be in U.S. theaters on Friday, December 16, 2016.

Gilbert Cruz booked a print ad campaign for CancerCare.

Inma Heredia just wrapped up a run co-starring in the Iris Silverio play Soulmates or Nada. Directed by Silverio and Robert Domínguez, the play was presented in December at Teatro LATEA at the Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center (home to HOLA) in Manhattan's Loísaida neighborhood.

The Asociación de Cronistas de Espectáculos de Nueva York (ACE) announced the nominees of the 49th annual ACE Awards. The nominees include HOLA members including 2016 HOLA Awards recipient Marisol Carrere, Miriam Cruz, 2016 HOLA Awards recipient Luis Carlos de La Lombana, 2016 HOLA Awards recipient Caridad del Valle (who received two nominations), 2016 HOLA Awards recipient Pablo García Gámez, Ángel Gil Orrios, 2016 HOLA Awards recipient Sandor Juan, Arisleyda Lombert, Jesús E. Martínez, 2016 HOLA Awards recipient Billy Martin Mejía, Manuel A. Morán (who received four nominations), 2016 HOLA Awards recipient Soraya Padrao, Indra Palomo, Berenice Di Piazza, 2016 HOLA Performer's Choice Awards recipient Yvette Quintero, 2016 HOLA Awards recipient Angie Regina, 2016 HOLA Awards recipient Alfonso Rey (who received two nominations), 2016 HOLA Awards recipient Héctor Luis Rivera, 2016 HOLA Awards recipient Mafer Rodríguez, 2016 HOLA Awards recipient Susan Rybin, Kathy Tejada, 2016 HOLA Awards recipient Maite Uzal, and Juan Villarreal. The awards ceremony will take place in late April at a location to be determined in New York City. For more information, click on the Arte NY blog on it by clicking here. [Congratulations to all of this year's nominees.]

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