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Monday, November 24, 2014
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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, shown at right, is starring in the holiday play Los Nutcrackers: A Christmas Carajo. Written and directed by Charles Rice-González, it is scheduled for a December run at the Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD!), located in the Westchester Square area of the Bronx. For more information, click here and here.
2014 HOLA Awards recipient Kathy Tejada, Héctor Luis Rivera (see below) and Jason Torres co-starred in the music video for the song "Asesinos" by the music group Mala Entraña (directed by Alan Aguilar).
Yvette Quintero and Héctor Luis Rivera (see above) are acting in the short film Quédate (written and directed by Wilton Reynoso), currently filming in New York City.
Pablo Andrade is currently shooting a role in the webseries "Just My Luck" (written and directed by Elisa Halma and Frank Delessio). For more information, click here.
J.W. Cortés hosted the 26th annual Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce gala, which took place at the Marriott Uniondale Hotel in Uniondale, New York. In addition, the actor-singer-activist was interviewed by Rosanna Scotto and Greg Kelly of the local Fox morning series "Good Day New York", where he spoke on his life and career, including his current role as Detective Álvarez in the hit Fox series "Gotham". To watch the interview, click here.
If you are an HOLA member or a Friend of HOLA and you want to submit abochinche 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?
2014 HOLA Awards recipient Kathy Tejada, Héctor Luis Rivera (see below) and Jason Torres co-starred in the music video for the song "Asesinos" by the music group Mala Entraña (directed by Alan Aguilar).
Yvette Quintero and Héctor Luis Rivera (see above) are acting in the short film Quédate (written and directed by Wilton Reynoso), currently filming in New York City.
Pablo Andrade is currently shooting a role in the webseries "Just My Luck" (written and directed by Elisa Halma and Frank Delessio). For more information, click here.
J.W. Cortés hosted the 26th annual Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce gala, which took place at the Marriott Uniondale Hotel in Uniondale, New York. In addition, the actor-singer-activist was interviewed by Rosanna Scotto and Greg Kelly of the local Fox morning series "Good Day New York", where he spoke on his life and career, including his current role as Detective Álvarez in the hit Fox series "Gotham". To watch the interview, click here.
If you are an HOLA member or a Friend of HOLA and you want to submit abochinche 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?
NALIP Renews Board Leadership
National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) Board of Directors Elect
Margie Moreno as Chair
Los Angeles, California (November 21, 2014) -- The National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) today announced that its Board of Directors elected Margie Moreno as Board Chair, and Dennis F. Hernández as Vice Board Chair effective immediately.
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| Margie Moreno. |
Dennis F. Hernández is a Los Angeles attorney and an expert in media and First Amendment issues. He is active in the community and serves as a Commissioner for the City of Los Angeles Convention Center Authority.
"NALIP has a rich history of developing Latino content creators for traditional and emerging platforms, by positioning Latino talent at the forefront with networks and studios,” said Moreno. “I am honored to be elected as Board Chair, and I look forward to furthering the NALIP mission within this changing market.”
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| Dennis F. Hernández. |
"As a long-time member of the NALIP board, I look forwarding to working with the board to increase the number of working Latino professionals within media,” said Hernandez. “Network involvement at a board level has often created meaningful value to our existing programs and relationships, and this dynamic will continue with Margie’s leadership as Chair.”
"We welcome Margie and Dennis to the leadership of NALIP's Board of Directors,” said Axel Caballero, Executive Director of NALIP. “And thank former board co-chairs Rosa Alonso and Kirk Whisler for their commitment and dedication in this transition. We look forward to the board’s contribution and commitment in moving Latino content creators forward in 2015 and beyond.”
Closing with a strong 2014, NALIP held a total of nine programs; the NALIP Media Summit, Doing Your Doc Labs, the Latino Media Market, NALIP WORLD Channel American Graduate Digital Video Project, the Women in Media Forum, ARC Retreat For Women Filmmakers and Unscripted LA Producers Workshop, they plan to continue and further expand their existing program initiatives in 2015 that develop Latino content creators while furthering industry partnerships that open door and create important access.
The National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) seeks to inspire, promote, and advocate for Latino content creators in media. As an established non-profit organization, NALIP advances the development of Latino content creation through its programs focusing on narrative, documentary, TV, and digital formats. For more information, please visit www.NALIP.org.
Tío Louie Reporta: PAOLA MENDOZA
In this edition, Tío Louie interviews filmmaker Paola Mendoza. The interview took place at the August edition of the Prime Latino Media Salón (presented by Tío Louie, HOLA and United Latino Professionals-New York) on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at Meridian 23 Bar and Lounge in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood.
Paola Mendoza has directed both short and feature length films– Entre nos, Half of Her, Autumn's Eyes and La Toma– that have been embraced by film festivals around the world: Toronto International Film Festival, Berlinale, Tribeca Film Festival, Full Frame, South by Southwest. She has starred in many critically acclaimed films, Sangre de mi sangre (Jury Award, Sundance Film Festival), Entre nos (Honorable Mention, Tribeca Film Festival), and On The Outs (Toronto FIlm Festival). She has recently finished writing her first novel, entitled The Ones Who Don't Stay, which was published by Penguin Books in the summer of 2013.
Tío Louie Reporta
On the heels of President Obama’s Executive Order on immigration reform we are drawn to highlight and celebrate the work of a lady who graced a PRIME LATINO MEDIA Salón focusing on Dreamers and feature her compelling short and very persuasive public service announcement, Broken Tail Lights, starring Cuban-American actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler (Meadow Soprano on "The Sopranos") playing the role of a young undocumented immigrant mother. The plight of Dreamers begs the question: how can a child brought to the USA without papers who grows up loving this country, like any counterpart born here, risk being deported to a land they know not all because of a lack in legal immigration U.S. status? Meet Colombian-born Paola Mendoza who tackles myriad social issues and confronts them head on using the power of media to get her messages across for social enlightenment and change.
Broken Tail Light
Written & Directed by Paola Mendoza
Starring Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Heaven King and Andrés Munar
Starring Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Heaven King and Andrés Munar
Paola Mendoza
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| Paola Mendoza. |
In your successful Spanish-language feature film, Entre nos (Between Us) you were the co-director, co-writer and lead actor. How was it wearing several hats and would you ever do that again? I would never do it again, because it’s hard work. It’s painful and stressful. You are being schizophrenic. Because of juggling the two, the acting side was not enjoyable. Directing is already stressful onto its own, than imagine adding acting to it. I would never do it again nor recommend anyone do it. It was a once in a lifetime experience. I’m glad I did it – but [it's] never to be done again.
Entre nos (Between Us) was an autobiographical tale. How difficult was taking that on or was it therapeutic? As an artist, I dealt with my past all the time. It first was a novel inspired by my family’s story. I don’t necessarily have difficulty doing autobiographical works. I rather like that it gives me a time and a place to grapple with my own personal issues and make them universal. I didn’t start it off consciously as a form of therapy, but over the years it has become that. There’s a piece of that because I’m constantly asking questions about my family, my history and my past – not just scratching the surface. My family’s history, my mom’s and mine are so full of amazing stories. Artists are constantly digging deeper for that truth. We only find that truth when we continue to ask questions. Since I was a little girl I have been attracted to this. Now as an artist I can use this and I am sure I will again.
Share with us how you’re making a difference in the filmmaking community, especially with women, in a special group that you are involved with entitled, Film Fatales? It’s a group started by Leah Meyerhoff. It’s about women directors who get together once a month for a dinner party when we get together and talk about making movies. It’s about what it means to be a director – a female director. The great thing that has happened with the group is that it has gone beyond just being a social group and doing practical things in helping one another. I organize master classes once a quarter and someone from the group teaches the class to the rest of the women. A class that we had was on directing actors and it was given by Deborah Kampmeier who directed Hounddog starring Dakota Fanning and the film Virgin, which has been nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards. She gave a three-hour class with 20 women. We’ve had other classes such as How to do a Kickstarter Campaign and another one on Social Media and Marketing Your Film. They’re incredible classes where we’re teaching each other something vital by passing on tangible skills from the knowledge the group has. We have also created a mixer for women to meet people from the company, Gamechanger Films – a film fund for women directors and that is being organized by Film Fatales. So this social group has become much more than that in actuality becoming something helping women make their movies and become better artists.
I asked you about juggling life as a filmmaker/TV Producer and a 17-month-old son and you responded, “No one normally asks that of men who juggle a business life and family.” You’re right. But I’m curious what concerted decisions you made in doing both. Gerry Laybourne who launched Nickelodeon as an $8 billion empire once shared with women at a breakfast mentoring meeting that if working makes a woman happy, it makes her a better mom. How are you juggling? It’s a work-in-progress. He’s only 17 months old. I’m not at a hard level yet. I made a very conscious decision early after having the baby that I wasn’t going to feel guilty about working or being an artist. I agree, I am a better mother when I am able to be an artist. If I am not able to do the work that I love, I’m not going to be a good mom. When I go and I work, when I leave the country – which I have left the baby numerous times for film work, I know that A. he’s in great hands with his father, and B. I have to do this in order to be a good mom. At this point in my life, there’s no gray in that space. When I’m there, I’m present for my son. When I’m present with work, I’m present with work. We don’t ask fathers how they balance being a father and a being a businessman or having their career, it’s only asked of moms. I don’t necessarily have a magic answer. I don’t think that there’s one. I’m lucky to have a partner who’s 100% involved in his son’s life. I’m also lucky to have a career that allows my work to be flexible. Sometimes I travel and sometimes I’m home for three months, which is fantastic.
I hear you’re working on a major initiative in Colombia. Is it comprised of several different projects or under one umbrella? It’s one film called A Paso de Mangles (Steps from the Mangroves) and it has a large educational component to it once the film is done. So then we’ll do a whole educational outreach component for women that are survivors of sexual violence in the context of the armed conflict in Colombia. So I’ve been working on the film with Gloria LaMorte for the past two years. She and I have written it together and I am directing it.
Tell me about your new HBO project in development? I am producing an HBO pilot. It’s a documentary television series that is yet untitled. It’s really exciting. This is the first time I am producing someone else’s work. I normally produce my own work, not that I want to, but because I have to. This is the first time I am producing another director’s work. The reason being is because I’m really excited about the subject matter. It’s about three generations of one Latino family in Washington Heights. It’s a Dominican family. We have the "abuela", the parents are door-to-door salesmen, and the younger generation, who are 30-year-old men who have started their own business – they’re entrepreneurs, who have a technology company that they’re getting off the ground. The documentary series is a celebration of what it means to have this American dream. What it means to have three generations of one Latino family and how culture changes within that family – how language changes within those three generations. It’s a look at a Dominican family where one of the sons went to one of the best business schools in the country. The guy is one of the most intelligent, articulate, risk-takers you can even ever imagine. This is the antithesis to stereotypes – and this is why I am so excited if this show gets picked up that this will be the first show out there of a Latino family in this light – this would be a huge project. It would be on HBO, not HBO Latino. We’re doing Spanish, Spanglish, and we’re doing English. So it’s really this groundbreaking show.
Your $0.10 of advice for directors that they don’t ask that they should know? As directors, a lot of people are focused on the artistic side, rather than what it takes to be a leader. The quality of leadership is essential so that a crew believes in you – whether it is five or 500 people. The type of leader I strive to be is a progressive and compassionate leader, which does not entail running the process as a dictatorship. I firmly believe in forging collaborative relationships. And what I find is that it makes you better artistically by collaborating with others.
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| Paola Mendoza in Entre nos (Between Us). |
Entre nos (Between Us) was an autobiographical tale. How difficult was taking that on or was it therapeutic? As an artist, I dealt with my past all the time. It first was a novel inspired by my family’s story. I don’t necessarily have difficulty doing autobiographical works. I rather like that it gives me a time and a place to grapple with my own personal issues and make them universal. I didn’t start it off consciously as a form of therapy, but over the years it has become that. There’s a piece of that because I’m constantly asking questions about my family, my history and my past – not just scratching the surface. My family’s history, my mom’s and mine are so full of amazing stories. Artists are constantly digging deeper for that truth. We only find that truth when we continue to ask questions. Since I was a little girl I have been attracted to this. Now as an artist I can use this and I am sure I will again.
Share with us how you’re making a difference in the filmmaking community, especially with women, in a special group that you are involved with entitled, Film Fatales? It’s a group started by Leah Meyerhoff. It’s about women directors who get together once a month for a dinner party when we get together and talk about making movies. It’s about what it means to be a director – a female director. The great thing that has happened with the group is that it has gone beyond just being a social group and doing practical things in helping one another. I organize master classes once a quarter and someone from the group teaches the class to the rest of the women. A class that we had was on directing actors and it was given by Deborah Kampmeier who directed Hounddog starring Dakota Fanning and the film Virgin, which has been nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards. She gave a three-hour class with 20 women. We’ve had other classes such as How to do a Kickstarter Campaign and another one on Social Media and Marketing Your Film. They’re incredible classes where we’re teaching each other something vital by passing on tangible skills from the knowledge the group has. We have also created a mixer for women to meet people from the company, Gamechanger Films – a film fund for women directors and that is being organized by Film Fatales. So this social group has become much more than that in actuality becoming something helping women make their movies and become better artists. |
| Paola Mendoza and Louis Perego Moreno (Tío Louie). |
I hear you’re working on a major initiative in Colombia. Is it comprised of several different projects or under one umbrella? It’s one film called A Paso de Mangles (Steps from the Mangroves) and it has a large educational component to it once the film is done. So then we’ll do a whole educational outreach component for women that are survivors of sexual violence in the context of the armed conflict in Colombia. So I’ve been working on the film with Gloria LaMorte for the past two years. She and I have written it together and I am directing it.
Tell me about your new HBO project in development? I am producing an HBO pilot. It’s a documentary television series that is yet untitled. It’s really exciting. This is the first time I am producing someone else’s work. I normally produce my own work, not that I want to, but because I have to. This is the first time I am producing another director’s work. The reason being is because I’m really excited about the subject matter. It’s about three generations of one Latino family in Washington Heights. It’s a Dominican family. We have the "abuela", the parents are door-to-door salesmen, and the younger generation, who are 30-year-old men who have started their own business – they’re entrepreneurs, who have a technology company that they’re getting off the ground. The documentary series is a celebration of what it means to have this American dream. What it means to have three generations of one Latino family and how culture changes within that family – how language changes within those three generations. It’s a look at a Dominican family where one of the sons went to one of the best business schools in the country. The guy is one of the most intelligent, articulate, risk-takers you can even ever imagine. This is the antithesis to stereotypes – and this is why I am so excited if this show gets picked up that this will be the first show out there of a Latino family in this light – this would be a huge project. It would be on HBO, not HBO Latino. We’re doing Spanish, Spanglish, and we’re doing English. So it’s really this groundbreaking show.Your $0.10 of advice for directors that they don’t ask that they should know? As directors, a lot of people are focused on the artistic side, rather than what it takes to be a leader. The quality of leadership is essential so that a crew believes in you – whether it is five or 500 people. The type of leader I strive to be is a progressive and compassionate leader, which does not entail running the process as a dictatorship. I firmly believe in forging collaborative relationships. And what I find is that it makes you better artistically by collaborating with others.
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Louis E. Perego Moreno (Tío Louie)
An interactive content producer and educator who for the past 33 years has owned Skyline Features, a bilingual (English- and Spanish-language) multimedia and educational production company developing documentaries, television programming and advertising commercials featuring Latinos, Blacks, Women, Urban Youth and LGBT. Produced 70 documentary shorts with 1,500 Latino and Black Youth. Producer/Director/Writer of documentary feature, Latina Confessions (2010) and airing on PBS nationally was co-producer on American Dreams Deferred (2012-2014). Executive Producer of PRIME LATINO MEDIA SALÓN, metro-New York's only monthly gathering of Latino multimedia-makers and actors in which over 60 narrative & documentary filmmakers, programmers, casting agents, digital media producers and actors have been interviewed.
Friday, November 21, 2014
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.
Jason Torres, shown at right, has been quite busy as of late. The Henry B. Roa film The Hardest Love (in which he stars with fellow HOLA members Francisco Ramos and Paola Tonini), is hitting the film festival circuit, where it most recently won the Audience Award at the International Puerto Rican Heritage Festival (IPRHFF) in New York City. In addition, he starred in the short films Psychosis (written and directed by Arnold Pitre), 5 Días (written by Matthew Preston and directed by Nicholas Ortiz), and Are You Ready? (written and directed by Chris Johnson); all three are currently in post-production and will soon hit the film festival circuit. On stage, he most recently acted in The Cruising Monologues, which was written and directed by José Alexy Batista and toured New York City metropolitan area (including Jersey City, New Jersey) between August and October.
Edvin Ortega starred in the horror film short 29 Alexander (written by Brian Meluso and directed by Meluso and Mike Chuney), which will make the film festival rounds. For more information, click here and here.
Luis Galli, shown at left,
was profiled in the Peruvian film blog Noticine, where he was interviewed about his life and career, as well
as his latest role in the Rocío Lladó feature film Teresa, la amante del libertador (which also stars HOLA members Ana María Estrada and Nathalie Tolentino). The film recently premiered in Peru. To read the blog (which is in Spanish), click here.
José Yenque starred in the film short The Hard Way (written by Jeff and Mark Jones and directed by David Miller), which just finished filming in Chicago, Illinois.
Caridad de la Luz (also known by her nom de poésie et de musique La Bruja) received a Citation of Merit from Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz, Jr. for her artistic achievements. It was presented to her at Don Coquí in the Bronduring Puerto Rican Heritage Month festivities in the Bronx. [Pictured at right (from left to right): Caridad de la Luz (La Bruja); Rubén Díaz, Jr.; de la Luz's grandmother; and de la Luz's mother.]
Yesica Levi and Mauricio Pita will be among the actors performing in the Third Annual One-Minute Play Festival of Latino Voices. Presented by The One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF) and INTAR, it will feature over 20 playwrights (including 2014 HOLA Award recipient José Rivera, Caridad Svich, Kristoffer Díaz, Oliver Mayer, and Edwin Sánchez) and be directed by Dominic Antonio D'Andrea, Rebecca Martínez, Cándido Tirado, Alfredo Narciso and Bobby Moreno. The festival will take place in November at INTAR's namesake theater located in the theater district of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. For more information, click here.
Frank Rodríguez,
shown at right, will soon be seen in a guest-starring appearance as
United States Attorney James Sánchez in the upcoming NBC television
series "Odyssey", which is scheduled to air in 2015 as a midseason replacement.
Vanessa Verduga's award-winning webseries "Justice Woman" (in which she produces, writes, directs, and stars) is now an official selection of the 2015 Los Angeles Webseries Festival (LA WebFest), scheduled to take place in April 2015 at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City Hotel, in Universal City, California. For more information, click here.
If you are an HOLA member or a Friend of HOLA and you 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?
Jason Torres, shown at right, has been quite busy as of late. The Henry B. Roa film The Hardest Love (in which he stars with fellow HOLA members Francisco Ramos and Paola Tonini), is hitting the film festival circuit, where it most recently won the Audience Award at the International Puerto Rican Heritage Festival (IPRHFF) in New York City. In addition, he starred in the short films Psychosis (written and directed by Arnold Pitre), 5 Días (written by Matthew Preston and directed by Nicholas Ortiz), and Are You Ready? (written and directed by Chris Johnson); all three are currently in post-production and will soon hit the film festival circuit. On stage, he most recently acted in The Cruising Monologues, which was written and directed by José Alexy Batista and toured New York City metropolitan area (including Jersey City, New Jersey) between August and October.Edvin Ortega starred in the horror film short 29 Alexander (written by Brian Meluso and directed by Meluso and Mike Chuney), which will make the film festival rounds. For more information, click here and here.
Luis Galli, shown at left,
was profiled in the Peruvian film blog Noticine, where he was interviewed about his life and career, as well
as his latest role in the Rocío Lladó feature film Teresa, la amante del libertador (which also stars HOLA members Ana María Estrada and Nathalie Tolentino). The film recently premiered in Peru. To read the blog (which is in Spanish), click here.José Yenque starred in the film short The Hard Way (written by Jeff and Mark Jones and directed by David Miller), which just finished filming in Chicago, Illinois.
Caridad de la Luz (also known by her nom de poésie et de musique La Bruja) received a Citation of Merit from Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz, Jr. for her artistic achievements. It was presented to her at Don Coquí in the Bronduring Puerto Rican Heritage Month festivities in the Bronx. [Pictured at right (from left to right): Caridad de la Luz (La Bruja); Rubén Díaz, Jr.; de la Luz's grandmother; and de la Luz's mother.] Yesica Levi and Mauricio Pita will be among the actors performing in the Third Annual One-Minute Play Festival of Latino Voices. Presented by The One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF) and INTAR, it will feature over 20 playwrights (including 2014 HOLA Award recipient José Rivera, Caridad Svich, Kristoffer Díaz, Oliver Mayer, and Edwin Sánchez) and be directed by Dominic Antonio D'Andrea, Rebecca Martínez, Cándido Tirado, Alfredo Narciso and Bobby Moreno. The festival will take place in November at INTAR's namesake theater located in the theater district of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. For more information, click here.
Frank Rodríguez,
shown at right, will soon be seen in a guest-starring appearance as
United States Attorney James Sánchez in the upcoming NBC television
series "Odyssey", which is scheduled to air in 2015 as a midseason replacement.Vanessa Verduga's award-winning webseries "Justice Woman" (in which she produces, writes, directs, and stars) is now an official selection of the 2015 Los Angeles Webseries Festival (LA WebFest), scheduled to take place in April 2015 at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City Hotel, in Universal City, California. For more information, click here.
If you are an HOLA member or a Friend of HOLA and you 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?
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
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.
Luis Galli, shown at right, was profiled in the Peruvian newspaper Radio Programas del Perú (RPP Noticias), where he was interviewed about his life and career, as well as his latest role in the Rocío Lladó feature film Teresa, la amante del libertador (which also stars HOLA members Ana María Estrada and Nathalie Tolentino). To read the article (which is in Spanish), click here.
Luis Carlos de La Lombana booked a role in the Columbia University thesis film Dicky (directed by Matthew Y. Balzer and produced by Chris László) and filmed a television commercial for Independence Blue Cross. For more information on all things de la Lombana, click here.
Gloria Zelaya, shown at left, booked a national commercial for Western Union based on an HOLA referral.
Manny Alfaro, A.B. Lugo and Emilio Delgado booked principal roles in an internet short film for AT&T.
Michael Díaz (also known by his nom de comédie Juan Bago) stars in a Cheerios-branded commercial from the online network The Flama. To see the commercial, click on the video below.
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?
Luis Galli, shown at right, was profiled in the Peruvian newspaper Radio Programas del Perú (RPP Noticias), where he was interviewed about his life and career, as well as his latest role in the Rocío Lladó feature film Teresa, la amante del libertador (which also stars HOLA members Ana María Estrada and Nathalie Tolentino). To read the article (which is in Spanish), click here.
Luis Carlos de La Lombana booked a role in the Columbia University thesis film Dicky (directed by Matthew Y. Balzer and produced by Chris László) and filmed a television commercial for Independence Blue Cross. For more information on all things de la Lombana, click here.
Mónica Delgado booked a voiceover demo for Liberty Mutual.
Manny Alfaro, A.B. Lugo and Emilio Delgado booked principal roles in an internet short film for AT&T.
Michael Díaz (also known by his nom de comédie Juan Bago) stars in a Cheerios-branded commercial from the online network The Flama. To see the commercial, click on the video below.
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?
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
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.
Jay Santiago, shown at right, booked a Health and Insurance Planning commercial to be shot in Toronto, Ontario, Canada after the casting director saw his profile on the HOLA online directory and asked him to submit for an audition.
John Leguizamo is workshopping his latest solo show, tentatively titled Latin History For Dummies, at two places in two different cities in two consecutive days. He will first present it at Friday, November 21, 2014 at the Center for the Arts at the College of Staten Island in Staten Island, New York. The following day, Saturday, November 22, 2014, he will present it at the Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center at Montgomery College, located in Rockville, Maryland. For more information, click here or here.
Frank Rodríguez, shown at left, booked roles on episodes of "The Following" (Fox) and "Mozart in the Jungle" (Amazon Prime).
Vanessa Verduga, shown at right, was interviewed for the BlogTalkRadio program "Dollhouse Radio's Reel Talk with DaDirector", where she spoke about "Justice Woman", the webseries she created and in which she produces, writes, directs and stars. To listen to the interview, click here (the interview starts at about 32:00 of the broadcast).
Carmen Cabrera, Basílica Bliachas and Ana Verónica Muñoz co-star in Yo, la peor de todas. Written and directed by Francisco Lupini Basagoiti, the short film will be screened at a benefit (to take place in November at The Alchemical Theatre Laboratory in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood) for Lupini's upcoming short film Tú. Yo. Baño. Sexo. Ahora. That film will co-star Francisco Fuertes and Mauricio Pita. For more information about that film, click here or here.
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John Leguizamo is workshopping his latest solo show, tentatively titled Latin History For Dummies, at two places in two different cities in two consecutive days. He will first present it at Friday, November 21, 2014 at the Center for the Arts at the College of Staten Island in Staten Island, New York. The following day, Saturday, November 22, 2014, he will present it at the Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center at Montgomery College, located in Rockville, Maryland. For more information, click here or here.
Michael Díaz (also known by his nom de comédie Juan Bago) will be performing with his sketch comedy troupe Room 28 for a two-evening stint in December at the Julia De Burgos Cultural Center, located in Manhattan's El Barrio neighborhood. For more information, and to buy tickets, click here.
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