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.

Luis Salgado and Javier E. Gómez, shown above, from left to right, were featured in the monthly New York newspaper Queens Latino, as a result of their participation in a panel discussion about Latinos on Broadway. The panel, presented by R.Evolución Latina, was part of BroadwayCon 2017, which took place in January at the Jacob Javits Convention Center (located in Manhattan's West Side) and moderated by Salgado. Besides Gómez, the other panelists were Academy Award winner (and former HOLA awardee) Alexander Dinelaris; Doreen Montalvo; and Andy Señor, Jr. To read the article, which is in Spanish, click here.

Angie Regina, shown at right, appeared in an article in the daily New York newspaper El Diario/La Prensa, as a result of her starring role in the solo show Pedro Animal Falls in Love/Pedro Animal se enamora. Written and directed by Manuel A. Morán, the play is based on Dominican and Puerto Rican folktales and will be presented on Saturday, February 25, 2017 as part of the Teatro SEA's Micro Teatro For Young Audiences festival at Teatro SEA's namesake theater in The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center (home to HOLA) in Manhattan's Loísaida neighborhood. To read the article, which is in Spanish, click here.

Juan Francisco Villa, shown at left and also see below, is co-starring in the Jaime Estades play Five Sessions. Directed by Edward Torres, the play will take place in March at the Julia De Burgos Cultural Center located in Manhattan's El Barrio neighborhood. For more information (including how to get tickets), click here.

Marco Antonio Rodríguez and Juan Francisco Villa (also see above) were two of the people participating in a roundtable discussion of Latinx working actors for the Include This podcast. To listen to the podcast, click on the image below (caution: strong language).



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?