Banner Ads Now Available on HOLA Website

Wanna promote your upcoming stage production? Your upcoming film screening? Your upcoming special event?

HOLA members often get publicity in our Members in Performance page, but what if you could promote on our main homepage, or in our directory (The HOLA Pages), where more people can see your ad?

What if you had a project with no HOLA members that you wanted to promote?

What if you wanted to promote something that wasn’t a show (like your production company itself or a new website)?

Now you can do so by BUYING A BANNER AD on the HOLA website.

Banner ads come in half-page and full-page sizes and can be on the HOLA website for one week, two weeks, three weeks or a whole month. HOLA can also link your ad to a particular website at no additional cost.

Prices on the banner ads are affordable. Also, not-for-profit organizations receive a 10% discount on ad prices.

The HOLA website receives thousands of visits each month. The HOLA website is viewed by many professionals in the industry and is a unique way of reaching the Latino/Hispanic and mainstream audiences, which make buying a banner ad a smart investment for you.

Wanna buy a banner ad? Call (212) 253-1015 or e-mail us for prices and ad dimensions.

HOLA Regional Membership Available To Those Outside New York Metropolitan Area

If you are an actor who lives in an area of the U.S. outside of the New York metropolitan area, New Jersey or Connecticut (HOLA's programming and administrative headquarters region), HOLA is proud to announce its Regional Membership level - for only $65 (versus a $125 regular NYC region membership price) for one full year!

As an HOLA Regional Member, you'll be entitled to the following member benefits:

• Your headshot, resume, reel and voiceover demo* showcased on the HOLA Pages, the internet's only concentrated source of Latino acting talent. The directory is a trusted resource for casting directors, producers and talent agents receiving, on average, over 5,000 visits per month. (* There is an additional charge of $15 for adding your voiceover demo.)

• Your performances listed and promoted via HOLA's website and social media pages (Facebook and Twitter) that reaches thousands of people in the entertainment industry.

• Casting notices that will alert you to employment opportunities tailored to the Latino actor.

• Advocacy to combat stereotypes of the Latino/Hispanic community in media and entertainment as well as the opportunity to join in solidarity with the Latino/Hispanic acting community.


Application for regional memberships accepted by telephone order only. Call HOLA toll-free at (212) 253-1015. (VISA, MasterCard and American Express accepted.) Please submit your headshot (in .jpg format) and resume in a Word document or in Portable Data Format (.doc or .docx; or .pdf) via e-mail to HOLA.

Why Join HOLA? Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About HOLA

WHY JOIN HOLA?

Frequently Asked Questions

• Is HOLA an agency or management company?

No. While we work similarly to an agency or an artist management company, we do a lot more. In essence, HOLA is a membership organization, a not-for-profit arts service and advocacy organization that offers jobs and casting opportunities, workshops and seminars and special events to its membership.

• Does one have to audition for HOLA?

No. HOLA is a membership organization. Just pay the annual membership and you become an HOLA member.

• I am a new actor. Does HOLA apply to me and how so? (Or conversely, I have a fair amount of experience. How does HOLA apply to me?)

HOLA members range from the beginner to the established and everywhere in between. HOLA will apply to you at every stage of your career.

• Do I have to speak Spanish (or Portuguese) to be an HOLA member?

No. HOLA members speak English only, Spanish only, or both languages fluently. Our Brazilian members speak Portuguese as well as English. There is no requirement for any member to speak Spanish (or Portuguese) to be an HOLA member.

• What kind of casting notices do you receive?

HOLA receives all kinds of casting notices— from union and nonunion, through the disciplines of film, television, theater and voiceover. The majority of our notices are distributed to our membership. There are some instances, whether because of short notice or because of the search for something very specific, that HOLA makes referrals to certain talent.

• I have signed representation. Would that be in conflict with HOLA?

No. In fact, we would put your signed representative’s name and number on your online profile. It would be another way to promote yourself without conflict.

• If I book a job through HOLA, do I owe you a commission?

No. We are not an agency or artist management company. You are under no obligation to give us a commission. (But if you want to show your appreciation with a donation, we’ll be forced to take it, I suppose.)

• I am in the process of getting my citizenship. Could I still join HOLA?

Yes. As long as you can legally work in the U.S., you can join HOLA.

• Does HOLA have a social media presence?

Yes. We are on Facebook, Twitter and have our own channel on YouTube. In addition, we are on Wikipedia and have our own blog, titled El Blog de HOLA.

• What if I am not an actor but I like what you do?

You could support HOLA by becoming a Friend of HOLA and donating to the organization. If you are a producer or director, a Friend of HOLA donation allow us to promote your productions!

All About Becoming an HOLA Member or Friend of HOLA

Wanna be an HOLA member? Wanna know more about HOLA first?

HOLA is a not-for-profit arts service and advocacy organization founded in 1975.

HOLA members get their headshots and resumes on our web directory. In addition, HOLA receives casting notices from various sources that we pass on to our members (or in specific cases, help refer actors to the casting director).

HOLA offers low-cost workshops and seminars, professional counseling, special events and networking activities. We also produce the HOLA Awards which honor outstanding achievement by Latinos in entertainment.

HOLA has a Facebook page and a Twitter page in addition to this blog (imaginatively titled El Blog De HOLA). Whenever a member is doing a project, we can promote via e-mails we send out, through our Members in Performance page on the website or in El Blog on our HOLA Member Bochinche column (only good bochinche, never bad bochinche). It functions as another outlet to promote your work. HOLA is also on YouTube and on Wikipedia.

What if you are not an actor? You can support HOLA by being a Friend of HOLA. For more information, click here.

To become an HOLA member online (New York metropolitan area), fill out the member application form here.

New York Legislators Approve Groundbreaking TV Diversity Tax Credit

New York’s state Assembly and Senate have passed a bill backed by the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and Writers Guild of America, East (WGA East) that would create a tax incentive program for TV shows that hire women and people of color in top writing and directing positions. The bill would allocate up to $5 million in new tax incentives to encourage the hiring of women and people of color as TV writers and directors.

The bill will now head to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to sign. Cuomo has been a strong supporter of New York’s entertainment community and tax incentive programs to grow the volume of production in the Empire State. The next big hurdle will be getting $5 million set aside in the state’s budget to fund the credit.

WGA East and DGA leaders hailed state Senator Marisol Alcántara and Assemblyman Marcos Crespo for guiding the bill through their respective chambers. The bill is the first of its kind in the nation in linking a tax incentive to a diversity hiring program.

“People in the TV industry have understood for years that enhancing the diversity of writing and directing improves the stories that appear on screen,” said Lowell Peterson, executive director of the Writers Guild of America, East. “The missing link for policymakers has been putting money at the point of hire, and this legislation is an important step in that direction.”

For more information, read the Cynthia Littleton article in Variety by clicking here, or Thom Geier's article in The Wrap by clicking here.

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.

Víctor Cruz, shown at right, can be seen guest-starring in episodes of "The Good Fight" (CBS) and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix) this season.

Lucio Fernández, shown at left, and the music group Máxima Alerta, of which he is a member, will perform on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at the Havana on the Hudson concert at the Hoboken Amphitheatre in Hoboken, New Jersey.

The Alberto Bonilla-helmed production of William Shakespeare's King Lear at The Secret Theatre (in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens and which co-starred A.B. Lugo) picked up two New York Innovative Theatre Award (NYIT) nominations– one for Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role (Zachary Clark) and one for Outstanding Revival of a Play. The awards will be announced in a ceremony on Monday, September 25, 2017. For more information, including a full list of nominees, click here.

The Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en los Estados Unidos, which just recently completed its VII Festival de Teatro Hispano del Comisionado (which was dedicated to actor-playwright-director Marco Antonio Rodríguez and which ran from May through July 2017 and which presented 27 productions) at the Teatro Rafael Villalona in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood and just announced their award nominations for the festival in which HOLA members are prominent and are listed below.

• Best Actor: David Ponce*, La orgía (Havanafama); Claudio Weisz*, Cinco hijas feas (Teatro del Aire). [* Also nominated as part of Best Ensemble for their respective productions.]
• Best Actress: Lissette Montolío, Esta noche se improvisa (Laboratorio de Teatro de Fermín Suárez/Teatro Thalía Hispanic Theatre).
• Best Director: Héctor Luis Rivera, Mirandolina (TEBA); Raúl Rivera, La lechuga (Coquí Theater).
• Best Lighting Design: Alfonso Rey, Asesinas anónimas (IShow Productions).

For more information, including a list of the nominees, click here (note that website is in Spanish).

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?

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, shown at right, has been selected as one of the 12 Coors Light Líderes for his commitment to empower the Latino community. The 12 leaders (líderes in Spanish) are competing to become the 2017 Coors Light Líder of the Year through an online public voting competition. Should he win, his organization, R.Evolución Latina, will receive a $25,000 grant to implement towards their free programming. To cast your vote for him, click here. (Notes: Must be 21 to vote. Online voting is open now until Friday, August 18, 2017. Void where prohibited. One may vote up to ten times a day.)

Allison Strong, shown at left, was featured in Deadline, where it announced her co-starring role as Adam Sandler's daughter in the film The Week Of (written by Sandler and Robert Smigel and directed by Smigel), which also stars Chris Rock and is produced by Netflix and Happy Madison Productions. To read the article, click here.

Luis Galli was featured in the weekly New York newspaper El Especialito, where his starring role in the Peruvian miniseries "Rosa de Santa María" was noted. Also co-starring in the miniseries (which will air in various networks in Latin America) is Inma Heredia (who was also mentioned in the article. To read the article, which is in Spanish, click on the image at right.

Angie Regina co-stars in the short film Indentured Servant (written, directed and starring Bobby DeJesús). The film is an official selection of the Official Latino Short Film Festival in New York, scheduled to take place in September at The Poets Den Theater in Manhattan's El Barrio neighborhood of New York. For more information, click here.

Carlos Navedo, Yvette Quintero, and Héctor Luis Rivera star in the short film Quédate (written and directed by Wilton Reynoso). The film is an official selection of the Official Latino Short Film Festival in New York, scheduled to take place in September at The Poets Den Theater in Manhattan's El Barrio neighborhood of New York. For more information, click here.

Elaine Del Valle wrote, directed, produced and stars in the short film Final Decision. Also starring Berto Colón and Elyn Jaime Jenkins, the film is headed for the film festival circuit, with its next stop being in September at the Official Latino Short Film Festival, taking place at The Poets Den Theater in Manhattan's El Barrio neighborhood of New York. 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?

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.

Marco Antonio Rodríguez, shown at right, is the recipient of the Dominican Day Parade New York Rising Star Award. The gala event will take place on Friday, August 11, 2017, with the parade taking place on Sunday, August 13, 2017 in Manhattan. For more info on the rest of the honorees and award recipients, click here. In addition, UrbanTheater Company will produce his award-winning play, Ashes Of Light (the English version of La Luz de un cigarrillo) this autumn at Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

Blanca Camacho, shown at left, is starring as Camila Rosario in the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera production of the Lin-Manuel Miranda-Quiara Alegría Hudes musical In The Heights. Directed and choreographed by Michael Balderrama, the production takes place at Pittsburgh CLO in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, click here.

Edison Carrera, shown at right, is set to receive an Orgullo Ecuatoriano Award from the Ecuadorian-American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (EACCNJ). In addition, he has been designated as Actor of the Year for this year's New Jersey Ecuadorian Parade. The awards ceremony will take place at the EACCNJ annual benefit scheduled to take place on Friday, August 11, 2017 at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark, New Jersey, with the parade taking place on Sunday, August 13, 2017 in Newark, New Jersey.

A.B. Lugo recently read from his recently published book of poetry Spanish Coffee: Black, No Sugar (La Casita Grande) at the Word Up Community Bookshop, located in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood. To see the reading, click here (note: adult themes). For more information on his book, 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?

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.

Manuel Herrera, shown at right, was profiled in the Héctor Luis Sin Censura blog (written and edited by Héctor Luis Rivera, also see below) where the recent voiceover workshop that he lead in June at the Sala Andrés Francisco Requena at El Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en EEUU in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood. To read the blog, which is in Spanish, click here.

Lissette Montolío, shown at left, was featured in the Héctor Luis Sin Censura blog (written and edited by Héctor Luis Rivera, also see above and below) on account of her starring role in Luigi Pirandello's Esta noche se improvisa. Directed by Fermín Suárez, the production was presented in July as part of El Festival de Teatro del Comisionado at the Sala Rafael Villalona at El Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en EEUU in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood. To read the blog, which is in Spanish, click here.

Edmi De Jesús, Marco Antonio Rodríguez, and Ángel Gil Orrios were highlighted in the Héctor Luis Sin Censura blog (written and edited by Héctor Luis Rivera, also see above and below) where some of their recent artistic successes were noted. To read the blog, which is in Spanish, click here. [Clockwise from above left: De Jesús, Rodríguez, Gil Orrios (with Rivera).]

Arisleyda Lombert, shown at left, was mentioned in the Héctor Luis Sin Censura blog (written and edited by Héctor Luis Rivera, also see above) on account of her co-starring role in the recently-shuttered production of Eugène Ionesco's La cantante calva. It was directed by Luis Felipe Rodríguez and presented in July as part of El Festival de Teatro del Comisionado at the Sala Rafael Villalona at El Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en EEUU in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood. To read the blog, which is in Spanish, 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?

Prime Latino Media Salón (July 2017) - Passion Project & Getting It Done

NYC monthly series for independent Latino
multimedia-makers, actors & musicians

at The Green Room in New World Stages 

Join us at

PRIME LATINO MEDIA Salón

Wednesday, July 26, 2017 from 7-10:30pm

A support network to advocate, promote & advance independent
mainstream and bilingual Latino projects in English and Spanish

PASSION PROJECT & GETTING IT DONE

As artists, we all have our passion project. But it’s all about getting it done! How do you raise the money? Where do you find the people to green light your project? What does it take to fill a theater, develop followers and get the views? It’s strategic planning! Listen to the proven award-winning artists. Join us as we feature inspirational storytellers and partake in networking, conversation and a drink within a community of ¡Latinos Unidos! All Welcome!

7-8pm: Networking

8-9pm: TÍO LOUIE Reporta: Interview filmmaker and actor
9-9:30pm: Musical Interview & live performance, “Salón Unplugged”
9:30-10:30pm: Networking

•   Moderator: TIO LOUIE/Louis E. Perego Moreno, Founder/Executive Producer of PRIME LATINO MEDIA Salón & President, Skyline Features

•      Interview #1/Multimedia-maker: Leonard Zelig, called the Crowdfunding guru, he is an actor turned award-winning filmmaker who does horror.

•      Interview #2/Actor: Andrés Chulisi Rodríguez; called a mentor, he is an actor, poet, writer, producer and director currently in Growing Up Gonzales.

•      Interview #3/Music: Gregorio Uribe, called an important figure in the new Colombian musical movement he is accordionist, singer and songwriter.

FREE ADMISSION & CASH BAR
RSVP @ https://passion101.eventbrite.com

 Location:  New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street (bet. 8th & 9th aves.), NYC

Next PRIME LATINO MEDIA Salón ~ September 2017

Interview #1: MULTIMEDIA-MAKER

Leonard Zelig                               @leonardzelig
Award-winning film/theater director and crowdfunding guru with 20 years experience was awarded Best Director by HOLA for An Empty Shoebox, in which he shared the stage with Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón and Alfred Molina and the International ACE Award as Best Producer for Happy With My Mojo. Translúcido (Translucent) his latest film won the People's Choice award in both the Latin American Festival La Casa Cinefest and the Ecuadorian Film Festival in NY. And he’s producing horror films, too. http://tinyurl.com/ybwxfkc5

Interview #2: ACTOR

Andrés Chulisi Rodríguez                   @dray430

After an extensive run as actor, playwright, singer and poet he launched his own comedy troupe, Lose Control, in which he writes, produces and directs. He received the HOLA Award for best solo performance for Growing Up Gonzales. He performed his autobiographical one-man show, I’m Just Saying for The One Festival and was nominated for an HOLA Performer’s Choice Award. He is back performing in the Off-Broadway play, Growing Up Gonzales at the Actor’s Temple Theater. http://tinyurl.com/ycr5c3me

  

Interview #3: MUSICIAN

Gregorio Uribe                       @GregorioUribe

An established singer, songwriter, accordionist and big band leader, Uribe was born in Bogotá, Colombia. He is a graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston. Uribe has forged a unique place in the music scene in both the United States and Latin America. Most recently, the multi-faceted Uribe put together a small ensemble that highlights his songwriting and the presence of the accordion. The much-awaited music video Salomé, shot in Havana with the all-female orchestra Canela de Cuba, is his homage to the femme fatale being released July 28th, 2017. http://tinyurl.com/yamlngx3

Host/Moderator: PRIME LATINO MEDIA Salón

Louis E. Perego Moreno/@TioLouie

Founder & Executive Producer of PRIME LATINO MEDIA, the largest network on the East Coast of independent Latino multimedia-makers, actors and musicians in bilingual Latino and mainstream media, digital and entertainment. A Social Impact Producer and Educator who for 35 years owns Skyline Features, a bilingual (English/Spanish) multimedia and educational production company developing documentaries, television programming and advertising commercials.

 

YouTube channel: PRIME LATINO MEDIA

FACEBOOK Group: Prime Latino Media
Twitter: @PLMSalon
Instagram: PRIME_LATINO_MEDIA
Vimeo: TioLouie
LinkedIn: http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/louisperegomoreno

Join the following Professional Networking Group:
• Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA) 

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