Rita Moreno Celebrity Habla video, courtesy of HBO Latino

GUEST BLOG: HOW TO DEAL WITH THE STRESSES AND ANXIETIES OF BEING AN ACTOR

Stress and anxiety are very common in the acting business. As a result, here is a list of techniques that an actor can use to help manage their daily stresses and anxieties at their acting job.

Sometimes, we get stressed when everything happens all at once. When this happens, a person should take a deep breath and try to find something to do for a few minutes to get their mind off of the problem. A person could take a walk, listen to some music, read the newspaper or do an activity that will give them a fresh perspective on things.

When facing a current or upcoming task at your acting job that overwhelms you with a lot of anxiety, divide the task into a series of smaller steps and then complete each of the smaller tasks one at a time. Completing these smaller tasks will make the stress more manageable and increases your chances of success.

Challenge your negative thinking with positive statements and realistic thinking. When encountering thoughts that make you fearful or depressed, challenge those thoughts by asking yourself questions that will maintain objectivity and common sense. For example, you are afraid that if you do not get that job promotion then you will be stuck at your job forever. This depresses you, however your thinking in this situation is unrealistic. The fact of the matter is that there all are kinds of acting opportunities available and just because you don't get this job promotion doesn't mean that you will never get one.

Remember that no one can predict the future with one hundred percent certainty. Even if the thing that you feared does happen there are circumstances and factors that you can't predict which can be used to your advantage. For instance, you miss the deadline for a project you have been working on for the last few months. Everything you feared is coming true. Suddenly, your manager comes to you and tells you that the deadline is extended and that he forgot to tell you the day before. This unknown factor changes everything. Remember: We may be ninety-nine percent correct in predicting the future, but all it takes is for that one percent to make a world of difference.

In dealing with your anxieties of being an actor, learn to take it one day at a time. While the consequences of a particular fear may seem real, there are usually other factors that cannot be anticipated and can affect the results of any situation. Get all of the facts of the situation and use them to your advantage.

...Stan Popovich
Guest Blogger

Stan Popovich is the author of A Layman's Guide to Managing Fear Using Psychology, Christianity and Non Resistant Methods - an easy to read book that presents a general overview of techniques that are effective in managing persistent fears and anxieties. For additional information go to: http://www.managingfear.com/

WELCOME NEW AND RETURNING MEMBERS - JULY AND AUGUST 2010

Below is a list of new (and returning) HOLA members who joined between July 1, 2010 and August 31, 2010.

(Top row, left to right): Ana Bellinghausen, Dominic Colón; (second row, left to right): Angela Cove, Luciana Faulhaber; (third row, left to right): Fabrice Ginnette, Gerardo Gudiño; (fourth row, left to right): Denise Kornitz, Adriana Llabrés; (fifth row, left to right): Alicia Lobo, David Naizir; (sixth row, left to right): Gloria Ospina, Alejandro Pagán; (seventh row, left to right): Rodney Roldán, Elliot Sáenz; (bottom row) Tony Vega.

Not pictured: Soledad Del Río.

Rita Moreno's Tony Award winning speech for THE RITZ (1975)

HOLA Member Bochinche

Bochinche refers to "gossip." In this sense, we use it to mention HOLA members who are getting acting and performance gigs

Jean-Marc Berne was selected to be the announcer for the new McDonald's McRib national Spanish radio commercial.

Steven Vega booked a role on the Onion News Network (online parody of CNN) through an e-mail casting notice he received through HOLA. He played a patron at a Gay Pride parade. You can see a photo of him in character at left.

Gilbert Cruz also booked a role on the Onion News Network, but as a FEMA spokesperson. In addition, he booked a role on the HBO drama "In Treatment."

Sylvia Roldán Dohi booked a Spanish voiceover for JumpStart (Safeway's employee fitness challenge).

Mariangélica Cuervo, shown at right, e-mailed us to let us know that she booked two commercials through an HOLA casting notice. They were for Party Wine Jeunesse and Tortillas Mixtecas. You can see them here and here.

If you are an HOLA member and want to submit a bochinche item, send us an e-mail at holagram@hellohola.org. If you are not an HOLA member, why not join?

2010 HOLA Awards Press Release

PRESS RELEASE – For immediate release please
Contact: Manny Alfaro/A.B. Lugo
(212) 253-1015 holagram@hellohola.org

August 18, 2010

THE ICONIC RITA MORENO TO BE HONORED WITH
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
AT 2010 HOLA AWARDS

Other awardees include LAUREN VÉLEZ (Showtime’s “Dexter”), TONY PLANA (ABC’s “Ugly Betty”), ROBIN DE JESÚS (B’way’s La Cage aux Folles) and JOSÉ YENQUE (Traffic, The Blue Diner)

JOHN QUIÑONES (ABC News) and ARMANDO CORREA
(People en Español) to receive HOLA Excellence in Media Awards

Special Recognition Awards to be handed to EVITA MUÑOZ “CHACHITA,” ANDRÉS CABAS, JOSÉ ROIG, RAÚL JAURENA
and TELEMUNDO 47

2010 HOLA Awards to take place
Monday, October 18, 2010 at The Players

New York, New York— The Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA) is pleased to announce that the iconic Rita Moreno will headline the awardees for the 2010 HOLA Awards Gala and Benefit, to take place on Monday, October 18, 2010 at 6:30pm at The Players, America’s oldest theatrical club, located at 16 Gramercy Park South (East 20 Street between Third Avenue and Park Avenue South) in New York. Tickets are $125 in advance ($95 for HOLA members and awardees) and $145 at the door.

Rita Moreno will be honored the HOLA Lifetime Achievement Award. Her career spans over 60 years and she is the first and only Hispanic and one of ten performers to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, a Tony, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award. Her numerous credits include West Side Story, Singin’ in the Rain, The King and I, Carnal Knowledge, I Like It Like That, The Ritz, PBS' “Electric Company” and HBO's “Oz.”

Ms. Moreno’s namesake award, the Rita Moreno HOLA Award for Excellence will go to Lauren Vélez. Ms. Vélez can currently be seen as María LaGüerta on the hit Showtime series “Dexter.” She is also known for playing Detective Nina Moreno on Fox’s “New York Undercover,” Dr. Gloria Nathan on HBO’s “Oz” and Lisette Linares in the breakthrough film I Like It Like That.

Tony Plana will receive the Raúl Juliá HOLA Founders Award. He is currently known for playing Ignacio Suárez on the groundbreaking ABC show “Ugly Betty.” His career spans almost 35 years in film, theater and television. Before “Ugly Betty,” he was known for playing Roberto Santiago in the critically acclaimed Showtime series “Resurrection Blvd.” He is also a respected film, television and theater director and producer.

Robin De Jesús will receive the HOLA José Ferrer Tespis Award. He is a two-time Tony nominee for his roles as Sonny in the musical In the Heights and as Jacob in the current revival of La Cage aux Folles. His film credits include the cult hit Camp, Phat Girlz, and the upcoming films Elliot Loves (directed by G. Terracino) and Gun Hill Road (directed by Rashaad Ernesto Green).

José Yenque will receive the HOLA Ilka Award for humanitarianism. A native of New York, his distinguished acting career includes frequent and pivotal roles on TV series such as "Lost," "Law & Order: SVU" and "The Division," coupled with his work in award winning films such as Traffic, Wednesday Afternoon, and Between. In 2011 he'll be seen in the upcoming film Beginners (opposite Ewan McGregor and Christopher Plummer). In early 2007, he received the Sol Azteca "Ambassador of the Year" Award for his ten years of volunteer work with the children of Casa Hogar Sion orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico. He is co-founder of The East Los Angeles Society of Film and Arts (Tela Sofa), a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering at-risk youth by bringing arts education to the lower-income neighborhoods of Los Angeles.

The 2010 HOLA Excellence in Media Awards will go to John Quiñones of "Primetime" on ABC News (Excellence in English Language Media) and Armando Correa, editor of People en Español magazine (Excellence in Spanish Language Media).

Special Recognition Awards will be presented to the Mexican actress Evita Muñoz “Chachita” (for her 70 years in the entertainment industry), Colombian musician and composer Andrés Cabas (for the composition of the original music of the Repertorio Español musical Pantaleón y las visitadoras), Cuban sportscaster José Roig (for his 25 years in the news industry), Telemundo 47 (for 45 years of serving the NY metropolitan area’s Latino/Hispanic community) and Uruguayan bandoneón maestro Raúl Jaurena (for his over 60 years in the entertainment industry).

The HOLA Awards will also honor the outstanding work of the Latino theater in the previous theater season (July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010). The theater awards are noncompetitive with multiple winners in each category. A list of the Latino theater award recipients are below.

2010 Excellence in Latino Theater Awards

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR
Anthony Álvarez, Pantaleón y las visitadoras (Repertorio Español)
Toni Cantó, El pez gordo (Tal y Cual Producciones, España/
Retablo Hispanic Theater)
Francisco Reyes, Ser o no Cer… vantes (R.Evolución Latina)
Carlos Alberto Valencia, Las facultades (Pregones Theater)

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR
Wanda Arriaga, El insólito caso de Mis’ Piña Colada (Repertorio Español)
Amneris Morales, Confesión en el Barrio Chino (Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre)
Mônica Steuer, La empresa perdona un momento de locura
(Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre)

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED MALE ACTOR
Ricardo Barber, Pantaleón y las visitadoras (Repertorio Español)
Howard Collado, I Want You By My Side (Teatro IATI/TeatroStageFest)
Koko De Jesús, Las facultades (Pregones Theater)
Modesto Lacén, Ser o no Cer… vantes (R.Evolución Latina)

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED FEMALE ACTOR
Zulema Clares, Pantaleón y las visitadoras (Repertorio Español)
Selenis Leyva, Pantaleón y las visitadoras (Repertorio Español)
Mónica Pérez Brandes, Pantaleón y las visitadoras (Repertorio Español)
Gredivel Vásquez, El insólito caso de Mis’ Piña Colada (Repertorio Espanol)

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE CAST
Marisol Carrere, Melissa Díaz, Luz-María Lambert, Luciano Patiño,
Bárbara Santiago, Siempre se olvida algo/You Always Forget Something
(Hostos Repertory Theatre)

OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Soledad López, Las prostitutas os precederán en el Reino de los Cielos
(Thalía Spanish Theatre)
Fernando Sánchez Cabezudo, m³ (Cubic Meter): A No Space Odyssey
(Mr. Kubik Producciones, España/TeatroStageFest)
R. Ernie Silva, Heavy Like The Weight of A Flame
(The ONE Festival/Teatro LA TEA)
Kathy Tejada, The Prostitutes Will Precede You in the Kingdom of Heaven
(Thalía Spanish Theatre)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN PLAYWRITING
Nicolás Dorr, Confesión en el Barrio Chino (Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre)
Carlos Ferrari, El insólito caso de Mis’ Piña Colada (Repertorio Español)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION
Arian Blanco, I Want You By My Side (Teatro IATI/TeatroStageFest)
Ángel Morales, Siempre se olvida algo/You Always Forget Something
(Hostos Repertory Theater)
Josean Ortiz, Confesión en el Barrio Chino (Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre)
Juan Carlos Rubio, El pez gordo (Tal y Cual Producciones, España/
Retablo Hispanic Theater)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL PRODUCTION
Sunilda Caraballo, for her choreography of
Pantaleón y las visitadoras (Repertorio Español)
José López for his puppetry design of ¡Viva Pinocho!
(Society of the Educational Arts)
Jason Sturm for his scenic design of Confesión en el Barrio Chino
(Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre)

OUTSTANDING VISITING PRODUCTION
El pez gordo (Tal y Cual Producciones, España/Retablo Hispanic Theatre)
m³ (Cubic Meter): A No Space Odyssey
(Mr. Kubik Producciones, España/TeatroStageFest)
Tanguera (Romay Producciones, Argentina/Paul Szilard Productions/
BB Promotion GmbH/City Center)

GILBERTO ZALDÍVAR HOLA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING MUSICAL
Lo mejor de lo mejor de Mestizo Dance Company
(Mestizo Dance Company/Thalía Spanish Theatre)
México 200 años/Mexico 200 Years (Thalía Spanish Theatre)
Pantaleón y las visitadoras (Repertorio Español)
¡Viva Pinocho! (Society of the Educational Arts)

GILBERTO ZALDÍVAR HOLA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PLAY
Confesión en el Barrio Chino (Puerto Rican Traveling Theater)
El insólito caso de Mis’ Piña Colada (Repertorio Español)
Ser o no Cer… vantes (R.Evolución Latina)
Siempre se olvida algo/You Always Forget Something
(Hostos Repertory Theatre)

The Eleventh Annual HOLA Awards will take place on Monday, October 18, 2010 at 6:30pm at The Players, America’s oldest theatrical club, located at 16 Gramercy Park South (East 20th Street between Third Avenue and Park Avenue South) in New York. Tickets are $125 in advance ($95 for HOLA members and awardees) and $145 at the door and can be purchased in advance by calling (212) 253-1015 or online through www.hellohola.org.

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2010 HOLA Award Recipients Announced

2010 HOLA Award Recipients

HOLA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Rita Moreno

RITA MORENO HOLA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
Lauren Vélez

RAÚL JULIÁ HOLA FOUNDERS AWARD
Tony Plana

HOLA ILKA AWARD FOR HUMANITARIANISM
José Yenque

JOSÉ FERRER HOLA TESPIS AWARD
Robin De Jesús

HOLA EXCELLENCE IN ENGLISH-LANGUAGE MEDIA AWARD
John Quiñones, ABC News

HOLA EXCELLENCE IN SPANISH-LANGUAGE MEDIA AWARD
Armando Correa, People en Español

SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Telemundo 47, for 45 years of serving the NY metropolitan area Latino/Hispanic community
Evita Muñoz “Chachita,” for her 70 years in the entertainment community
Raúl Jaurena for his over 60 years as a master of the bandoneón
José Roig (Univisión), for his 25 years in the news media as a sportscaster
Andrés Cabas for the composition of his original music for the Repertorio Español musical Pantaleón y las visitadoras

2010 Excellence in Latino Theater Awards

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR
Anthony Álvarez, Pantaleón y las visitadoras (Repertorio Español)
Toni Cantó, El pez gordo (Tal y Cual Producciones, España/Retablo Hispanic Theater)
Francisco Reyes, Ser o no Cer… vantes (R.Evolución Latina)
Carlos Alberto Valencia, Las facultades (Pregones Theater)

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR
Wanda Arriaga, El insólito caso de Mis’ Piña Colada (Repertorio Español)
Amneris Morales, Confesión en el Barrio Chino (Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre)
Mônica Steuer, La empresa perdona un momento de locura (Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre)

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED MALE ACTOR
Ricardo Barber, Pantaleón y las visitadoras (Repertorio Español)
Howard Collado, I Want You By My Side (Teatro IATI/TeatroStageFest)
Koko De Jesús, Las facultades (Pregones Theater)
Modesto Lacén, Ser o no Cer… vantes (R.Evolución Latina)

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED FEMALE ACTOR
Zulema Clares, Pantaleón y las visitadoras (Repertorio Español)
Selenis Leyva, Pantaleón y las visitadoras (Repertorio Español)
Mónica Pérez Brandes, Pantaleón y las visitadoras (Repertorio Español)
Gredivel Vásquez, El insólito caso de Mis’ Piña Colada (Repertorio Espanol)

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE CAST
Marisol Carrere, Melissa Díaz, Luz-María Lambert, Luciano Patiño, Bárbara Santiago, Siempre se olvida algo/You Always Forget Something (Hostos Repertory Theatre)

OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Soledad López, Las prostitutas os precederán en el Reino de los Cielos (Thalía Spanish Theatre)
Fernando Sánchez Cabezudo, m³ (Cubic Meter): A No Space Odissey (Mr. Kubik Producciones, España/TeatroStageFest)
R. Ernie Silva, Heavy Like The Weight of A Flame (The ONE Festival/Teatro LA TEA)
Kathy Tejada, The Prostitutes Will Precede You in the Kingdom of Heaven (Thalía Spanish Theatre)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN PLAYWRITING
Nicolás Dorr, Confesión en el Barrio Chino (Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre)
Carlos Ferrari, El insólito caso de Mis’ Piña Colada (Repertorio Español)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION
Arian Blanco, I Want You By My Side (Teatro IATI/TeatroStageFest)
Ángel Morales, Siempre se olvida algo/You Always Forget Something (Hostos Repertory Theater)
Josean Ortiz, Confesión en el Barrio Chino (Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre)
Juan Carlos Rubio, El pez gordo (Tal y Cual Producciones, España/Retablo Hispanic Theater)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL PRODUCTION
Sunilda Caraballo, for her choreography of Pantaleón y las visitadoras (Repertorio Español)
José López for his puppetry design of ¡Viva Pinocho! (Society of the Educational Arts)
Jason Sturm for his scenic design of Confesión en el Barrio Chino (Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre)

OUTSTANDING VISITING PRODUCTION
El pez gordo (Tal y Cual Producciones, España/Retablo Hispanic Theater)
m³ (Cubic Meter): A No Space Odissey (Mr. Kubik Producciones, España/ TeatroStageFest)
Tanguera (Romay Producciones, Argentina/Paul Szilard Productions/BB Promotion GmbH/City Center)

GILBERTO ZALDÍVAR HOLA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING MUSICAL
Lo mejor de lo mejor de Mestizo Dance Company (Mestizo Dance Company/Thalía Spanish Theatre)
México 200 años/Mexico 200 Years (Thalía Spanish Theatre)
Pantaleón y las visitadoras (Repertorio Español)
¡Viva Pinocho! (Society of the Educational Arts)

GILBERTO ZALDÍVAR HOLA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PLAY
Confesión en el Barrio Chino (Puerto Rican Traveling Theater)
El insólito caso de Mis’ Piña Colada (Repertorio Español)
Ser o no Cer… vantes (R.Evolución Latina)
Siempre se olvida algo/You Always Forget Something (Hostos Repertory Theatre)

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