The 2018 HOLA Awards
The Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA), the nation’s longest running active arts advocacy organization for Latino actors, has just announced the list of Honorees and Award recipients for the 2018 HOLA Awards Gala and Benefit.
Dascha Polanco (“Orange is the New Black” Netlflix) will receive the HOLA Award for Excellence in Television; Kevin Chacón (“Jessica Jones” Netflix) will receive the HOLA Emerging Artist Award; Sophia Angelica, outstanding young singer and composer, will receive the HOLA Elizabeth Peña Breakthrough Artist Award; Jorge Alí Triana, a Colombian artist who has been working in the world of theater for more than 40 years will receive the HOLA Excellence in Theater Award; and Ana María Estrada, an outstanding actress of Peruvian television and American cinema, will receive the Raúl Juliá HOLA Founders Award.
The 2018 HOLA Awards will take place on Monday, October 22, 2018 at the Gramercy Arts Theater, headquarters of the Spanish Repertorio Company, located at 138 East 27th Street.
Tickets are $100. Seating is limited. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling HOLA at (212) 253-1015 or (888) 624-HOLA.
In addition to the Honorees, HOLA will also continue its annual tradition of honoring the best of Latino theater in New York with noncompetitive awards encompassing multiple winners in each category. HOLA is at the forefront in recognizing the high caliber work being offered across New York’s growing and thriving Latino theatrical stages. For the HOLA Awards, the theater season begins on July 1st and ends June 30th of the following year. A list of the 2017-2018 theater awardees is listed below.
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The Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA) is an arts service/advocacy organization dedicated to expanding the presence of Hispanic artists in entertainment and media through the cultivation, education and recognition of emerging artists. HOLA strives for an accurate, informed and non-stereotyped portrayal of the full spectrum of Latino culture and heritage in the entertainment and media industries.
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2018 HOLA Awards Honors
HOLA EXCELLENCE IN TELEVISION AWARD
Dascha Polanco, for the Netflix series, "Orange is the New Black.”
HOLA EMERGING ARTIST AWARD
Kevin Chacón, for the Netflix series, "Jessica Jones."
HOLA ELIZABETH PEÑA BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST AWARD
Sophia Angelica
HOLA EXCELLENCE IN THEATER AWARD
Jorge Alí Triana
RAÚL JULIÁ HOLA FOUNDERS AWARD
Ana María Estrada
2018 HOLA Awards for Excellence in Theater
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR
Gerardo Gudiño, Esperando El Lunes
Germán Jaramillo, El Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba
Txemi Parra, El Crédito
Sebastian Stimman, Yo No Soy El Rey Lear
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR
Zulema Clares, El Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba
María Fontanals, El Diván
Mónica Steuer, Atomic Intimacy
Génesis Tavarez, La Chica Del Parque
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR
César Augusto Cova, El Gos
Luis Carlos de la Lombana, El Crédito
Alfonso Rey, El Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba
Gonzalo Trigueros, Exquisita Agonia
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR
Yanet Betances, La Sagrada Familia
María Cotto, Locos Y Duendes De Las Dunas
Juanita Lara, Pedro Infante: Cien Años Pienso En Ti
Paola Poucel, La Soprano Calva En McDonald’s
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED MALE ACTOR
Josean Ortiz, Nadie Es Profeta En Su Espejo
Mai Rojas, The Leyend Of The Faun And The Journey
Israel Solla, Nadie Es Profeta En Su Espejo
Sebastián Ospina, Blacamán El Bueno, Vendedor De Milagros
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED FEMALE ACTOR
Gemma Ibarra, Unos Cuantos Piquetitos
Luz Nicolás, Exquisita Agonia
Valentina Muhr, La Soprano Calva En McDonald’s
Kairiana Núñez Santaliz, Tuya
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Nelson Celis, El Cielo Y El Dolor
Natalia Ivana Escobar, No Se Si Voy O Vengo
Úrsula tinoco, ¡Por Fin!
José Luis Useche, El Doctor Insecto
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE CAST
El Caballero de Olmedo - Ignacio García Bustelo, Soraya Padrao, José Cheo Oliveras, Miriam Cruz, Juan Luis Acevedo, Fermín Suárez, Joealis Filippetti y Anibal Nobel
Enchufe Awards - Zuleinette Ralat, Venuz María del Mar, Gilberto Gabriel Díaz, Braulio Basilio, Andrés López Alicea y Fernando Moya
La Oreja Militar - Jessica Florí, Agar García, Yorman Ostos y Héctor Palacios
Reinas De La Noche - Soledad López, William Saquicella, Inma Heredia, Anissa Gathers, Harold Puente, Yloy Ibarra, Franco Galecio, Jonathan Méndez, Pamela Sue Martin.
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION/DESIGN
El Caballero de Olmedo – Israel Franco-Müller (Lighting, Scenery and Wardrobe)
Pedro Infante: Cien Años Pienso En Ti – Pablo Mayor (Music); Daniel Fetecua (Choreography); Segundo Tenesaca (Scenery) ; Erick Solano (Lighting); Mary Montano (Wardrobe)
Valor, Agravio y Mujer – Leni Méndez (Scenery and Wardrobe); Zulema Clares (Sound); Lucrecia Briceño (Lighting); Gonzalo Trigueros y Gabriel Rosario (Stage Combat)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN PLAYWRITING
Emir Cruz, El Lenguaje De Las Flores
Julie de Grandy, ¡Por Fin!
Pablo García Gámez, El Gos
Pedro Monge Rafuls, La Oreja Militar
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION
Mariano de Paco Serrano, El Caballero de Olmedo
Angel Gil Orrios, Tango & Flamenco Fusion
Leyma López, Valor, Agravio y Mujer
Fernando Then, El Crédito
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Piedad Castaño for his outstanding work in El Lenguaje De Las Flores
Nilo Cruz for the world premiere of Exquisita Agonía
Caridad del Valle outstanding actress who assumes new responsibilities with mastery in Esperando El Lunes
Jean Rodríguez outstanding performance in Drácula
Héctor Luis Rivera for his outstanding work in La Sagrada Familia
The William V. Musto Cultural Center in Union City, New Jersey
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN MUSICAL THEATER
Jeannie Sol, Cenicienta Tanguera
Marga Mitchell, Tango & Flamenco Fusion
Sebastián Beltrán, Pedro Infante: Cien Años Pienso En Ti
Walter Pérez-Leonardo Sardella, Male Tango
GILBERTO ZALDÍVAR AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING COMEDY/MUSICAL PRODUCTION
Cenicienta Tanguera
Male Tango
El Crédito
Tango & Flamenco Fusion
GILBERTO ZALDÍVAR AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING DRAMATIC PRODUCTION
El Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba
The Eye of the Needle
El Caballero de Olmedo
La Cantante Calva
