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.

Soraya Padrao, shown at right, picked up a Helen Hayes Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Play (HELEN) for her work in Cervantes: El último Quijote (The Last Quixote) at the GALA Hispanic Theatre in Washington, District of Columbia. She was also nominated as part of the cast in the category of Outstanding Ensemble of a Play (HELEN). One of the country’s most prestigious cultural honors, the Helen Hayes Awards is the theater award named for the famed actress Helen Hayes (nicknamed the "First Lady of American theatre") to recognize excellence in professional theater in the Washington, D.C. area since 1983. The awards are divided to HELEN (non-Equity) and HAYES (Equity) groups. The award winners will be announced in May. To read the list of the other nominees, click here.

Erick Betancourt, shown at left, will co-star in Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. Directed by Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons, the play will be presented in March at LaMama E.T.C. in Manhattan's East Village. For more information, click here.

Cynthia Bastidas is co-starring in the Emilyn Kowaleski play Weather. Directed by Kowaleski, the play will be presented in February at The University Settlement Speyer Hall in Manhattan's Loísaida neighborhood. For more information about the production (including how to get tickets), click here.

Tommy Rivera-Vega will be co-starring in the world premiere of Sandra Delgado's play La Havana Madrid. Directed by Cheryl Lynn Bruce, the Teatro Vista production will run in April and May at the 1700 Theater at the Steppenwolf, and then in June at The Miracle Center, both in Chicago, Illinois. 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?