New HOLA Short-Term Memberships Available!!

HOLA is pleased to announce a special deal that is available for a SHORT, LIMITED TIME ONLY. We are offering short-term memberships lasting for three, six and nine months. Check out our 39-69-99 deal.

Membership of 3 months for $39*
Membership of 6 months for $69*
  Membership of 9 months for $99*

* Does not include an optional $15 voiceover designation fee.

What do you get for your short-term membership?

• VISIBILITY. Your headshot and resume on our online directory of talent, the HOLA Pages, where you will be seen by casting directors, directors and producers.

• ACCESS. You will be considered for casting notices we receive and/or casting notices we will send to you.

• NETWORKING. Attend events where you can interact with other performers, directors, filmmakers and other people in the industry.

• THE FEELING OF BELONGING. Get mentioned in our acclaimed blog, El Blog de HOLA, and feel part of a group representing the largest growing population in the U.S.– Latinos. According to the U.S. Census, Latinos make up one of every six people in this country.

• THE ABILITY TO RE-UP AS YOU CAN. We know the economy is bad. In order to better serve you, we will let you re-up your short-term membership until the end of the year.


Can one still get a yearlong membership from HOLA?

Of course. A yearlong membership is $125* (the best deal) if you live in the NYC metropolitan area. If you live outside the NYC metropolitan area, you get a yearlong Regional Membership from HOLA at an amazing rate.

How does one become an HOLA member?

It's really simple. Give us a call at (212) 253-1015 and we will do the rest. It's that easy. This special deal is open to new and former members. This offer is open to people in the New York metropolitan area. For those outside the New York metropolitan area, give us a call at (888) 624-HOLA for our Regional Membership (also a fantastic deal).

Why Join HOLA? Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About HOLA

WHY JOIN HOLA?

Frequently Asked Questions

• Is HOLA an agency or management company?

No. While we work similarly to an agency or an artist management company, we do a lot more. In essence, HOLA is a membership organization, a not-for-profit arts service and advocacy organization that offers jobs and casting opportunities, workshops and seminars and special events to its membership.

• Does one have to audition for HOLA?

No. HOLA is a membership organization. Just pay the annual membership and you become an HOLA member.

• I am a new actor. Does HOLA apply to me? (Or conversely, I have a fair amount of experience. How does HOLA apply to me?)

HOLA members range from the beginner to the established and everywhere in between. HOLA will apply to you at every stage of your career.

• Do I have to speak Spanish (or Portuguese) to be an HOLA member?

No. HOLA members speak English only, Spanish only, or both languages fluently. Our Brazilian members speak Portuguese as well as English. There is no requirement for any member to speak Spanish (or Portuguese) to be an HOLA member.

• What kind of casting notices do you receive?

HOLA receives all kinds of casting notices— from union and nonunion, through the disciplines of film, television, theater and voiceover. The majority of our notices are distributed to our membership. There are some instances, whether because of short notice or because of the search for something very specific, that HOLA makes referrals to certain talent.

• I have signed representation. Would that be in conflict with HOLA?

No. In fact, we would put your signed representative’s name and number on your online profile. It would be another way to promote yourself without conflict.

• If I book a job through HOLA, do I owe you a commission?

No. We are not an agency or artist management company. You are under no obligation to give us a commission. (But if you want to show your appreciation with a donation, we’ll be forced to take it, I suppose.)

• I am in the process of getting my citizenship. Could I still join HOLA?

Yes. As long as you can legally work in the U.S., you can join HOLA.

• Does HOLA have a social media presence?

Yes. We are on Facebook, Twitter and have our own channel on YouTube. In addition, we are on Wikipedia and have our own blog, titled El Blog de HOLA.

• What if I am not an actor but I like what you do?

You could support HOLA by becoming a Friend of HOLA and donating to the organization. If you are a producer or director, a Friend of HOLA donation allow us to promote your productions!

All About HOLA (Becoming an HOLA member or a Friend of HOLA)

Wanna be an HOLA member? Wanna know more about HOLA first?

HOLA is a not-for-profit arts service and advocacy organization founded in 1975.

HOLA members get their headshots and resumes on our web directory. In addition, HOLA receives casting notices from various sources that we pass on to our members (or in specific cases, help refer actors to the casting director).

HOLA offers low-cost workshops and seminars, professional counseling, special events and networking activities. We also produce the HOLA Awards which honor outstanding achievement by Latinos in entertainment.

HOLA has a Facebook page and a Twitter page in addition to this blog (imaginatively titled El Blog De HOLA). Whenever a member is doing a project, we can promote via e-mails we send out, through our Members in Performance page on the website or in El Blog on our HOLA Member Bochinche column (only good bochinche, never bad bochinche). It functions as another outlet to promote your work. HOLA is also on YouTube and on Wikipedia.

What if you are not an actor? You can support HOLA by being a Friend of HOLA. For more information, click here.

To become an HOLA member online (New York metropolitan area), fill out the member application form here.

To become an HOLA member (and you don't live within the NYC metropolitan area), call (212) 253-1015 or (888) 624-HOLA and inquire about our Regional Membership.

To become a Friend of HOLA, click here.

If you have any more questions, check out our FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page by clicking here.

We like to think of HOLA as "la comunidad del actor latino." We would love for you to be part of that community. 

Become an HOLA member.

Become a Friend of HOLA.

Ya es la hora.

Now is the time.

HOLA Regional Membership Available For Those Outside New York Metropolitan Area

If you are an actor who lives in an area of the U.S. outside of the New York metropolitan area, New Jersey or Connecticut (HOLA's programming and administrative headquarters region), HOLA is proud to announce its Regional Membership level - for only $65 (versus a $125 regular NYC region membership price) for one full year!

As an HOLA Regional Member, you'll be entitled to the following member benefits:

• Your headshot, resume, reel and voiceover demo*  showcased on the HOLA Pages, the internet's only concentrated source of Latino acting talent. The directory is a trusted resource for casting directors, producers and talent agents receiving, on average, over 5,000 visits per month. (* There is an additional charge of $15 for adding your voiceover demo.)

• Your performances listed and promoted via HOLA's website and social media pages (Facebook and Twitter) that reaches thousands of people in the entertainment industry.

• Casting notices that will alert you to employment opportunities tailored to the Latino actor.

• Advocacy to combat stereotypes of the Latino/Hispanic community in media and entertainment as well as the opportunity to join in solidarity with the Latino/Hispanic acting community.


Application for regional memberships accepted by telephone order only. Call HOLA toll free at (888) 524-HOLA or (888) 524-4652. (VISA, MasterCard and American Express accepted.) Please submit your headshot (in .jpg format) and resume in a Word document or in Portable Data Format (.doc or .docx; or .pdf) via e-mail.

Thank you for Believing in HOLA

The Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA) would like to thank all the people who donated to the Believe in HOLA spring 2013 fundraising campaign. While that campaign is over, it is never too late to make a tax-deductible contribution to HOLA. The Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization.

Call HOLA at (212) 253-1015 or (888) 624-HOLA (4652), or click HERE to make your tax-deductible donation today.

Below is a list of people who Believe in HOLA.

Anonymous (2), Ricardo Alvarado, Jay Álvarez, José Antonio, Carlos Arce, Iván L. Argudo, Liche Ariza, Lucía Armendáriz, Vagabond Beaumont, Arian Blanco, Nick Brous, Mauricio Bustamante, Irene Cabrera, Eligia Carradero, Carlos Carrasco, Marisol Carrere, Jaime Robert Carrillo, Marina Catalán, Nicole Colina, Oscar A. Colón, Liza Colón-Zayas, Karen Contreras, Gilbert Cruz, José Antonio Cruz, Vivian Deangelo, Mark DeGarmo, Luis Carlos de La Lombana, Emilio Delgado, Elaine Del Valle, Edouard DeSoto, Haydn Díaz, Jenniffer Díaz, Juan Carlos Díaz, Marina Durell, Rossanna Echegoyen, Shawn Elliott, Loren Escandón, José A. Esquea, Elia Esparza, Lucio Fernández, Noemí Figueroa Soulet, Erica Foley, Marlene Forté, Eileen Galindo, Carlo Lorenzo García, Peter Gil, Laura Gómez, Mateo Gómez, Carlos A. González, Roger González, Ana Grosse, Juan Guillén, Susanna Guzmán, Bel Hernández, Brenda Hernández, Champ Knecht, Eduardo Leáñez, Mauricio Leyton, Julissa López, María V. Luna, Ernesto Malavé, Di Maries, Doris Lola Mártir, Paul Mauriello, Julio A. Mercedes, Olga Merediz, Edgardo Miranda Rodríguez, Adel L. Morales, Manuel A. Morán Martínez, Coati Mundi, Celeste Muñiz, Rick Nájera, Alfredo Narciso, Andrea Navedo, Rochelle Newman, Linda Nieves-Powell, Julio Ortega, Mariana Parma, Louis E. Perego Moreno, Lorca Peress, Ángela Pérez, Susana Pérez, Juan Carlos Pinedo, Marisel Polanco, Luis Antonio Ramos, Juan Carlos Restrepo Rodríguez, Ysmael Reyes, Héctor Luis Rivera, Thom Rivera, Ronelle Rodríguez Torres, Anthony Ruiz, Izzy Ruiz, María Salas, Memo Sauceda, Ramiro Antonio Sandoval, Lisette Silva, Elsie C. Stark, Alberto Uribe, Rhina Valentín, Raymond Vargas, Maribel Vásquez, Manny Velásquez Paredes, Irene Velázquez, Vanessa Verduga, Juan Villarreal, Claudio Marcel Weisz, Teresa Yenque, Mónica Yudovich.

Special thanks also go to Tío Louie Productions, Latin Heat Entertainment, Local Theatre NY, Robert Covarrubias, Bobby DeJesús, David Naizir and Gregory Segarra for their help during the campaign.

WELCOME NEW AND RETURNING MEMBERS - MAY AND JUNE 2013

Below is a list of new (and returning) HOLA members who joined between May 1, 2013 and June 30, 2013. (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): Andrea Aguilera, Matt Antar; (second row, left to right): José Antonio, Iván L. Argudo; (third row, left to right): Hernando Caicedo, Jonathan Cruz; (fourth row, left to right): Juan Carlos Díaz, Eileen Galindo; (fifth row, left to right): Ramón Hierro, Doris Lola Mártir; (sixth row, left to right): Nicolle Medina, Kiki Meléndez; (seventh row, left to right): Andrea Navedo, Ruthy Otero; (eighth row, left to right): Christina Pagán, Kim Park; (ninth row, left to right): Mariana Parma, Thom Rivera; (tenth row, left to right): Joe Rodríguez, Wilfredo Roldán; (eleventh row, left to right): Jamal Thomas, Juana Vásquez; (bottom row): Natasha Waisfield.

Not shown: Betty Cutié, Paula Soto. 

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.

Johary Ramos, Natasha Waisfield, Mónica Walter, Juan Carlos Díaz, and Douglas Taurel starred in the production Si Nos Dejan: If They Let Us. An ensemble-devised work inspired by the Clifford Odets play Waiting For Lefty, it was directed by Shana Solomon and presented in June by The Working Theater at the June Havoc Theatre in the Abingdon Theater Arts Complex located in Manhattan's Garment District. Some of the above HOLA members were cast after they received the e-mail announcements that HOLA sends to its members and self-submitted. (Shown above, clockwise from top left: Ramos, Waisfield, Walter, Díaz.) For more information, click here.

Alberto Bonilla, shown at right, was profiled in an interview with NYTheatre.com where he spoke of his upcoming production of William Shakespeare's Macbeth (where he serves a director and fight choreographer). To read the interview, click here. For more information on the show, which runs in July at the Secret Theatre, located in the Long Island City area of Queens, click here.

Bones Rodríguez recently played The Ringmaster in the musical Yawheh's Follies. Written by Rob Reese, Matt Schloss and Eric Brenner and directed by Reese, the musical was presented in June at Ars Nova in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen area. For more information, click here.

J.W. Cortés, shown at left, was profiled in NJ.com for being a nominee to the "Tribute for Heroes" contest, sponsored by Major League Baseball and People magazine to recognize the nation's military heroes. To read the article, click here. To vote for Cortés (there is no limit to the number of times one may vote), click here and then click on the New York Yankees logo.

Luis Antonio Ramos can be seen this autumn playing the series regular role of Antonio Clemente in the upcoming ABC television series "Lucky 7". The drama is based on the British television series "The Syndicate" and is executive produced by Steven Spielberg).

Eileen Galindo can be heard (and has been heard for the last 13 years) as Dora's mother on the hit animated series "Dora the Explorer" (Nickelodeon) and, more recently, as a recurring character on "Phineas and Ferb" (Disney Channel). For more information on her, 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?