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.

LaMicro Theater is presenting Leonardo González's play Nanas. Produced by Berioska Ipinza and Pietro González, it is directed by Tatiana Pandiani, and boasts an all-HOLA member cast in Marina Catalán, Alicia Cerón, Aniela González, and Julissa Román (shown clockwise, above, from top left). The production will take place in June at IATI Theater, located in Manhattan's East Village. For more information, click here.

Marco Antonio Rodríguez, shown at right, was featured in Broadway World, where his starring role opposite Kimber Riddle in the Catherine Filloux play Kidnap Road. Directed by Elena Araoz, the production is now running through May at LaMama Experimental Theater Club, located in Manhattan's East Village, and will feature several post-performance discussions. To read the article, which includes a schedule of post-performance discussions, click here.

Rosie Berrido, shown at left, holding award, received a special award for Innovative Contribution in the Field of Coaching from the New York chapter of the Asociación de Mujeres en Cine (AMuCine). The event was part of the first annual Cayenne Short Film Festival, which took place in April at El Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en EEUU (CoDoCul), located in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood.

Héctor Luis Rivera, Carlos Navedo, and Yvette Quintero were featured in the Héctor Luis Sin Censura blog on account of their participation as actors in films being screened at the 6th annual Dominican Film Festival in New York (DFFNY), scheduled to take place in July in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York. Rivera co-stars in the feature film Dondequiera que vayas (written and directed by Danilo Arroyo), while Rivera, Navedo and Quintero co-star in the short film Quédate (written and directed by Wilton Reynoso). To read the blog, which is in Spanish, click here. [Clockwise from above left: Rivera, Navedo, Quintero.]

Allison Strong recently performed at the Council on Foundations Leading Together Conference in Dallas, Texas, where she sang a new song by Mary-Mitchell Campbell alongside fellow Broadway talents Crystal Hall, Tyley Ross and Justin Gregory López.  The song, titled “Reasons for Hope,” is an anthem promoting peace and an open dialogue between both sides during this challenging political climate.  One can see her performance of the song (where she is wearing the yellow dress) by looking at the video below (the song starts at 33:44).  


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