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.

A.B. Lugo, shown at right, was featured in the Latina Book Club blog where his book of poetry, Spanish Coffee: Black, No Sugar (La Casita Grande) was selected as Book of the Month for August 2017. For more information, click here. In addition, the film The Devil's Breath (written and directed by Julián Juaquín, and co-starring and associate produced by Lugo) is an official selection of the Viva! Latino Film Festival, scheduled to take place in September in midtown Manhattan in New York. For more information, click here.  

Gualterio Alomar's documentary Colonization is Extinction is an official selection of the Viva! Latino Film Festival, scheduled to take place in September in midtown Manhattan in New York. For more information, click here.

Edison Carrera and Raúl Rivera, shown at left and at right, were featured in the Héctor Luis Sin Censura (written and edited by Héctor Luis Rivera), which told of their latest artistic ventures. To read the blog, which is in Spanish, click here.

Phoenix Ximénez co-stars in the feature film Children of Hip Hop (written and directed by Antonio De La Cruz). The film is hitting the film festival circuit, and its next stop will be at the Viva! Latino Film Festival, scheduled to take place in September in midtown Manhattan in 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?