HOLA Member Bochinche

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

Iván Camilo, shown at right, was the subject of an article in the Puerto Rican newspaper Primera Hora. It talks of him as an actor and of his current project, his starring role in the feature film Under My Nails (written by Kisha Tikina Burgos; directed by Ari Maniel Cruz; and starring Burgos, Maité Bonilla, Marilú Acosta, Rosie Berrido, Dolores Pedro, Enrique Juliá, Miranda Purcell and Antonio Pantojas). To read the article (which is in Spanish), click here.

Robmariel Olea, shown at left, is the subject of a piece in the Dominican weekly magazine Estilos (March 2, 2012 issue). To read the article (which is in Spanish), click here and scroll across to find it (pages 38 and 39 on the online version).

Laura Riveros will be acting in the play Mae Jemison. Written and directed by Jacqueline Wade, the show is about the first African American female astronaut in space. Produced by Women of Color Productions, it will have a run in March at Riverbank State Park in Manhattan's Harlem neighborhood. For more information, click here. She will also be part of the benefit entitled Shinsai-Theatres for Japan: Brooklyn. Produced by Hybrid Theatre Works, the event is a benefit for the Japanese theater community affected by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and will take place on Sunday, March 11, 2012 at Magic Futurebox in the Greenwood Heights area of Brooklyn. For more information or to make a donation for the cause, click here.

Johnathan Cedano will be performing in the solo show Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star. Written and directed by James Earl Hardy, the show is having its New England premiere after productions in New York and Washington, DC. Produced by HBGC, the show will have an April run in Hibernian Hall in Roxbury, Massachusetts. For more information, click here.

Charles Rice-González, shown at right, was named one of the 11 Top Gay Activists Who Have Broken Boundaries by the Huffington Post. He joined a list which includes entertainer Ricky Martin and ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero. For more information, click 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?

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Check out this video from the Puerto Rican Alliance for Awareness.

HOLA Member Bochinche

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

Ana Grosse, shown at right, booked a Burlington Coat Factory commercial after the casting director saw her profile on the HOLA online talent directory.

Ayanery Reyes recently completed a production of Clifford Odets' classic play Waiting for Lefty. Presented by the Harold Clurman Laboratory Theatre Company and directed by Don K. Williams, the show, which had a September and October run in Los Angeles, travels to New York for three performances in March at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in the Flatiron district of Manhattan. For more information, click here.

Tony Chiroldes and Robin De Jesús returned to Broadway for one night to perform at Broadway Backwards 7. The show, which happens every year (and is in its seventh incarnation), took place at the Al Hirschfeld Center and was a benefit for Broadway Cares Equity-Fights AIDS and The Center. To make a donation, click here. (Last year's show raised a record-breaking $281,243 for Broadway Cares and the Center.)

Caridad De La Luz (also known by her nom de poésie et de musique La Bruja) is performing at the Young Roots: Non-Demonizational Nation [sic] event. The event, which bills itself as "where spiritual music lives again" features her performing the music of Celina González and Reutilio López as backed up by trombonist Willie Álvarez and the band Los Brujos Locos. The performance will take place on Friday, March 9, 2012 at the Hostos Performing Arts Center in the Mott Haven section of the South Bronx. To buy tickets, click here.

Teatro LATEA is presenting The ONE Festival, its annual festival of solo shows. Starting on April 9th and concluding on April 22nd, the 2012 edition features solo shows from performers Cathie Boruch; Sara Contreras; Dalia Davi; Kamsy Duarte; Fariso Jordan; Lailah Lancing; Eduardo Leáñez; Gustavo Pace; José Roldán, Jr.; Nadijah Abdul Khaliq; R. Ernie Silva; Nate Speare; Christine Suero; Alfredo Tauste; Marilyn Torres; and Mac Welch. For more information, click 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?

HOLA Member Bochinche

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

Gabriel García acted in a "live project," for the United States Army creating a realistic scenario to train West point cadets in negotiating with foreign troops.

Henry Gaínza is acting in Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The musical, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, was directed by David Arisco and is having a run in March and April at the Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre in Coral Gables, Florida. For more information, click here.

Andrea Sousa will be performing in the self-penned and self-directed Puppets Love 69. Produced by Mafer Rodríguez and IShowNYC Productions, the show is to take place in Teatro-Bar Times Square at the Roy Arias Studios and Theaters in the theater district of midtown Manhattan.

Marisel Polanco booked an on-camera role for a Panadol commercial.

José Roldán, Jr. booked an episode of "Celebrity Ghost Stories" (Bravo).

Abdel González is set to star in the Nilo Cruz play País de bicicleta (A Bicycle Country). The three-hander will be directed by Germán Jaramillo and produced by ID Studio Performance and will perform in April at the XIII Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro de Bogotá in Colombia. For more information, click here.

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The Latest in SAG-AFTRA Merger News

SAG/AFTRA Anti-Merger Lawsuit: Court Paves Ways for Plaintiffs to Seek Attorneys Fees • Click here to read the article.

The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) and Actors' Equity Association Endorses SAG-AFTRA Merger • Click here and here to read the articles.

SAG-AFTRA Merger: How Actors Get Real Power • Click here to read the article.

All above articles are by Jonathan Handel of The Hollywood Reporter. For additional reporting, click here.

WELCOME NEW AND RETURNING MEMBERS - JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2012

Below is a list of new (and returning) HOLA members who joined between January 1, 2012 and February 29, 2012. (Note that "returning members" refer to those members who have returned to HOLA after having their memberships expire for some time and do not include renewing members.)

(Top row, left to right): Monte Bezell, Carmen Cabrera, Jennica Carmona; (second row, left to right): Sergio Figueroa, Ana Guigui; (third row, left to right): Mulain Guillet, Sosa James, Jr., Nelson Landrieu; (fourth row, left to right): Guillermo Lozano, Olivia Malonda, Antonio Miniño; (fifth row, left to right): Alejandro Moscoso Polanco, Geiddy Muñoz; (sixth row, left to right): Pep Muñoz, Luis Pavón, Francisco Ramos; (bottom row): José Ángel Sánchez.

HOLA Member Bochinche

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

The film Changing Diego won Best Latino Feature Film at the NYC Downtown Feature Film Festival, located at the Duo Multicultural Arts Center (DMAC) in Manhattan's East Village. The film was written by Abraham Aponte and directed by Will Fonseca, the film stars Anthony Cruz, Yomaris Maldonado, Sean Manning, Will Fonseca, Juan Sarmiento, Michael Díaz, Rachel Strauss, Edison Carrera, Gloria Zelaya, María Teresa Silva, Yanelba Ferreira, Glenys Javier, Vanessa Benítez, Ura Yoana Sánchez, Lorena Jorge, Elliott Mayer, Jenn Pinto and Noriko Sato.

Departure, the short film written and directed by Mauricio Alexander (and starring Alexander, Brian Luna and Tracy Pérez) will be screened at the Nuyorican Poets' Café in Manhattan's Loísaida neighborhood on Thursday, March 8, 2012. For more information, click here.

Suni Reyes can be seen in the improv show 1-800-LONDON, produced by and performed at The People's Improv Theater (The PIT), located in Manhattan's Rose Hill neighborhood. For more information, click here.

Candela, Fuerza y Pasión, the musical that Luis Salgado is directing and choreographing, will return to the stage. The show, which includes Afro-Peruvian folkloric dance, while have a March run at the El Centro Cultural Rimac in Lima, Peru.

Marisol Carrere e-mailed us to that I Am Julia, the film she co-produced (with Gloria Zelaya), co-starred in and wrote, will be screening at the Jackson Heights Cinema as part of the Queens World Film Festival on Saturday, March 3, 2012. The film is directed by David Capurso and stars Leidi Salazar, Carolina Ravassa, Carrere, Doua Moua, Tationna Bosier, Brenda Gómez, Zahaira Curiel and Tamara Turner. For more information, click here. In addition, Mmes Carrere and Zelaya and Mr. Capurso will be on the radio program "La Voz" (KDM 1380 AM in New York) this coming Sunday with radio host Carlos G. Berducido talking about the film project.

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?