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.

Caridad de la Luz (also known by her nom de poésie et de musique La Bruja), shown at right, will be performing at Momma's Hip Hop Kitchen. Now in its tenth year, the annual event (subtitled this year "Still I Rise"), Momma’s Hip Hop Kitchen (MHHK) is a multifaceted hip hop event designed to showcase women artists, especially women of color. MHHK serves as a social justice community-organizing platform that educates and empowers women of color on issues that impact their lives, including HIV/AIDS and reproductive justice. La Bruja will be joined on stage by Carina Vázquez De La Luz, who, besides being an artist in her own right, is de la Luz's daughter. This year's event will take place on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at the Hostos Center for Arts and Culture, located in the Mott Haven section of the South Bronx. For more information, click here.

Marco Antonio Rodríguez will have his award-winning play Barceló on the Rocks presented for a workshop presentation by Raíces Theatre Company. Directed by Victoria Pérez, it will take place on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at Manny Fried Playhouse in Buffalo, New York. For more information, click here.

Milteri Tucker and Cedric Leiba, Jr., shown at left, back to front, in performance, will be performing with Bombazo Dance Company at the Confetti Paints: Bomba Jam & Paint event. The event, a fundraiser for Bombazo, will take place on Sunday, March 5, 2017 at Confetti Party Place in the Middletown/Pelham Bay Park area of the Bronx. For more information, click here.

Lucio Fernández will be presenting a screening of the documentary Bahía de Cochinos: Nuestra perspectiva. Directed by Ricardo Bacallao and Fernández, the screening will take place on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at the Teatro Rafael Villalona at the Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en EEUU (CoDoCul), located in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood.

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?