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 and performance gigs. The names of HOLA members and Friends of HOLA are listed below in boldface.

Muerte súbita, the Sabina Berman play produced by Bridge Playhouse and performing in June at the Gershwin Hotel, was the subject of a profile of an article by Rafael Mathus Ruiz in Terra Mexico. The show stars Alfredo Huereca, Ana Grosse and Rodrigo Cuevas (pictured above, from left to right: Grosse and Huereca). To read the article (which, incidentally, mentions HOLA, and is in Spanish), click here.
 

Pep Muñoz and Kelly McGrath star in the Fifth Wall Theater production of Mar Gómez Glez's play 39 Defaults. Directed by Julián Mesri, the show will have a June run at Casa Mezcal in Manhattan's Loísaida neighborhood. For more information, click here.

Sosa James, Jr. booked and filmed a role in the as-yet-untitled short film from writer-director Steven Christopher.

Raoul Daniel Luna will be presenting his self-penned solo show My Last, Best Spouse on July 18, 2012 at Dixon Place located in Manhattan's East Village. For more information, click here.


Milteri Tucker will be performing in "Ayer & Hoy/Then & Now", a dance performance she is choreographing and directing. Performed by Bombazo Dance Company, the performance will feature William Tucker, Anthony Carrillo and Orestes Abrantes and will be performed on June 6, 2012 at Pregones Theater, located in the Mott Haven section of the South Bronx. For more information, call the theater at (718) 585-1202 or 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 are not an HOLA member, why not join? If you are not a Friend of HOLA, why not become one?

Of Accents and Eñe’s: Why Respecting Spanish Conventions Is Important for U.S. Media

Check out this article in Latino Rebels by Rebeldes regarding how the U.S. Media should respect the orthography and unique characteristics of the Spanish language in its reports 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 and performance gigs. The names of HOLA members and Friends of HOLA are listed below in boldface.

José Yenque, shown at left, was the subject of a profile in the El Latino San Diego online publication, where he talks of his career and the inspiration his mother, actress Teresa Yenque, has had on him. He will also play the President of Colombia in an episode of the upcoming series "1600 Penn" (NBC). To read the profile (which is in Spanish), click here.

John Leguizamo, shown at right, will be the subject of the documentary of John Leguizamo: Tales From The Ghetto Klown. Directed by Ben DeJesús and produced by Diamante Pictures, Fisher Stevens (who directed Leguizamo's solo show Ghetto Klown on Broadway and internationally), David Chitel and Latino Public Broadcasting (with major funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting). The film also features friends and colleagues such as Rosie Pérez, Ralph Fiennes, Liev Schreiber, Fisher Stevens, Cedric Da Entertainer, Justine Maurer-Leguizamo (his wife), Rubén Blades, Arnold Engleman, Wynn Handman, Rosie Berrido and others. The documentary will on PBS in July. For more information, click here or here.

Mauricio Pita booked his first commercial (for a new beverage owned by Pepsi and marketed for the Latin American market).

Éric-Dominique Pérez will be presenting his self-penned solo show El Gringuito in July at the Broadway Comedy Club (located in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan). The show is directed by A.B. Lugo and assistant directed by Bobby Baker.

Liza Colón-Zayas completed work on the film Won't Back Down (starring Viola Davis, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Holly Hunter, Ving Rhames and Rosie Pérez and directed by Daniel Barnz). She is currently filming Lucky Dog (starring Paul Rudd and Paul Giamatti and directed by Melissa James Gibson).

Modesto Lacén and Celso Bugallo star in the short film Any Kind of Infinite. Written and directed by Roi Fernández, the film will premiere in June at the 2012 Cityvisions Film and Video Showcase, taking place at the DGA Theater on the East Side of Manhattan. 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 are not an HOLA member, why not join? 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 and performance gigs. The names of HOLA members and Friends of HOLA are listed below in boldface.

Robin De Jesús, shown at left, will headline the cast of the musical Disney's Aladdin, where he will play the title role. With a book by Chad Beguelin, music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice (additional lyrics by Beguelin), the musical is based on the Disney animated film of the same name (written by Ron Clements, John Musker, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio and directed by Clements and John Musker). Also announced in the cast is John Tartaglia (The Genie), Jason Graae (Omar), Curtis Holbrook (Iago), Francis Jue (Kassim), Eddie Korbich (Babkak), Samantha Massell (Jasmine), Ken Page (The Sultan) and Thom Sesma (Jafar). The production is scheduled for a July run at the Muny Theater (America's oldest and largest outdoor musical theater) in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. and will be choreographed by Alex Sánchez and directed by Gary Griffin. For more information, click here, here, here.

 
Caridad De La Luz (also known by her nom de poésie et de musique La Bruja) will be performing in June in La Mezclatina's production of Bx-Rated at Casita María in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx. A collaborative, multidisciplinary work, the show explored issues of first- and second-generation Latina identity in the tightrope between urban life and ancestry.

Johnathan Cedano will be singing and playing guitar in June at the cabaret event Night of 1000 Lovers/Noche de mil amantes as part of the 2012 Out Like That festival at the Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD!), located in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx.For more information, click here.

Senta Pérez-Gardner, Christopher López and Sara Braun will be acting in the upcoming short film Graffiti Dancer (written and directed by Pérez-Gardner). Pérez-Gardner found López, shown at right, through the HOLA online directory of talent.

Rhina Valentín can be seen hosting the BronxNet talk show "Open" live every Friday morning. For more information (or to see episodes of the show online), click here.

Marcelino Feliciano and Michael Maino will star in the short film S.O.B. (written, directed and produced by Matt Nye). For more information, click here or 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 are not an HOLA member, why not join? If you are not a Friend of HOLA, why not become one?

HOLA presents HOLA After The Curtain: CHIMICHANGAS AND ZOLOFT

Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA) presents

HOLA After The Curtain
HOLA Después Del Telón

a post-performance discussion with the company of
the Atlantic Theater production of

CHIMICHANGAS AND ZOLOFT

with Teddy Cáñez, Zabryna Guevara, Alfredo Narciso,
Xochitl Romero and Carmen Zilles

Moderated by José Bayona

After the disappointment of her 40th birthday, Sonia leaves her family and goes on a prescription Zoloft and greasy chimichangas binge. Meanwhile, her daughter Jackie and best friend Penelope team up to get Sonia back home. Their fathers continue their ongoing infatuation with each other as the girls struggle to keep the families intact. This irreverent story examines happiness and sexuality through the eyes of brazen teenagers.

Immediately following the performance on
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 7:30pm

Atlantic Theater Stage 2
330 West 16th Street
(between Eighth and Ninth aves.), NYC

Tickets: $45, $35 for HOLA members
(with promotion code "CZ35")

Go to Ticket Central or call (212) 279-4200 to buy tickets.
For information, click here.

About José Bayona and HOLA After The Curtain (HOLA Después Del Telón)

José Bayona is a bilingual multimedia journalist. Currently, he works as a Special Sections Editor for the New York Daily News. In the last couple of years, he has worked as writer for the New York Daily News, NY1 News and NY1 Noticias and the AARP online publication, as well as social media content manager for The Humpty Dumpty Institute in Manhattan and podcast producer and translator for CUNY's Communications Department. He has also taught workshops on Social Media and SEO for Spanish-speaking journalists at various media conferences in New York.

He holds a Master's degree from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism in the Urban Reporting concentration and the Interactive and Multimedia track, and is a cum laude graduate of the CUNY Baccalureate Program for Unique and interdisciplinary Studies/Baruch College in Journalism and Political Science.

Born in Colombia, and a Venezuelan and U.S. citizen, he also has more than fifteen years of experience in film and theater in Venezuela and the U.S. A few titles under his belt as a producer are Bus Stop and The Bugchaser. He has worked in the production of feature films such as Violeta of a Thousand Colors and Sicario. In theater, he has directed 90 Miles of Separation for the Manhattan Producers Club and produced Requiem for a Life for Lincoln Center. He holds a Film Production Certificate from New York University. For more information, click here.

He will serve as moderator of the HOLA After The Curtain (HOLA Después Del Telón) event on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 in conjunction with the Atlantic Theater production of Fernanda Coppel's play Chimichangas and Zoloft. The HOLA After the Curtain event consists of a performance and a post-performance discussion with the company of the production. For more information, click here.

A Disappointing Television Season for the Latino Community

Check out this article by Janet Murguía, President of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), where she talks about how recent program cancellations will affect the Latino community and the general community at large, by clicking here.