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.

Edna Lee Figueroa, Edmi De Jesús, and Jerry Soto (an all-HOLA member cast) are starring in Txemi Parra's play La terapia. Directed by Gerardo Gudiño, the play also stars Noëlle Mauri and Mario Mattei (at select performances) and will be presented as part of the second season of Teatro SEA's Micro Teatro New York festival, which will run February through April at Teatro SEA's namesake theater in The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center (home to HOLA) in Manhattan's Loísaida neighborhood. For more information, click here. [Clockwise from top left: Figueroa, De Jesús, Soto, Gudiño.]

Claudio Weisz and Javier Figuera are starring in the Corezón production of Julio Ramón Ribeyro's El uso de la palabra. Directed by Diego Chiri and produced by Pablo Andrade, the play will be presented as part of the second season of Teatro SEA's Micro Teatro New York festival, which will run February through April at Teatro SEA's namesake theater in The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center (home to HOLA) in Manhattan's Loísaida neighborhood. For more information, click here.

Angie Regina, shown, in character with Pedro Animal, at right, stars in the solo show Pedro Animal Falls in Love/Pedro Animal se enamora. Written and directed by Manuel A. Morán (also see below), 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. For more information, click here.

Indra Palomo and Samuel Garnica are co-starring in The Dropouts Crew. Written by Radamés Vega Gutiérrez, this musical production is a bilingual (English/Spanish) version Manuel A. Morán (also see above and below) and Richard Marino from a translation by Dalgis Fonseca Acosta, with new staging, choreography and additional text and lyrics by Danny Javier Rivera. Directed and produced by Morán, the production will premiere in February at Teatro SEA's namesake theater in The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center (home to HOLA) in Manhattan's Loísaida neighborhood. For more information, click here.

Society of the Educational Arts (Teatro SEA) is presenting, by popular demand, A 3 voces. The musical revue, which spotlights the music of romantic songs performed by musical trios, is produced and directed by Manuel A. Morán (also see above), and stars Ana Campos, Iván Alexander Bautista (who also serves at the musical director of the production), Morán and Edwin Vázquez. The production will be presented in February at Teatro SEA's namesake theater in The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center (home to HOLA) in Manhattan's Loísaida neighborhood. For more information, 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?