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.

Rigoberto García, shown at right, is co-starring in the Todd Solondz film Weiner-Dog. The feature film, which stars Academy Award winner Ellen Burstyn, Kieran Culkin, Julie Delpy, Danny DeVito, Greta Gerwig, Tracy Letts, and Zosia Mamet, opens in select theaters in New York and Los Angeles on Friday, June 24, 2016, with a nationwide release on Friday, July 1, 2016.

Marco Antonio Rodríguez's award-winning play Barceló con hielo/Barceló on the Rocks has been added to the syllabus of the NYC Latino Theater and Performance course taught at Fordham University.

A.B. Lugo and Caridad de la Luz (also known by her nom de poésie et de musique La Bruja), shown above, from left to right, are two of the performers at the Somos LatinX: A Transformative Circle for Cultural Affirmation event. The evening will be hosted by Raffy Regulus Ríos and will also feature performances by Emanuel Xavier, Crystal Rodríguez, Eman Abdelhadi, Alejandro Pagán, José Batista-Ayala, Andrés Chulisi Rodríguez, Miranda Inzunza, and Syd Arrojo. Donations will be collected for the Orlando Victims Fund for those killed or injured in the Pulse nightclub shooting in June in Orlando, Florida. The event will take place on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at the world famous Nuyorican Poets' Café in Manhattan's Loísaida neighborhood. For more information, click here.

Eduardo Ramos just wrapped up the co-starring role of Spike in the Hampton Theatre Company (HTC) production of Christopher Durang's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. Directed by Diana Marbury, the production took place in May and June at the Quogue Community Hall in Quogue, New York. He also wrote and directed the production's promotional trailer, shown below. For more information about the production, click here.



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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.

Eduardo Ramos, shown at right, did some ADR/looping work for two upcoming film projects due to an HOLA referral.

Milteri Tucker did the choreography for the short film The Last Colony. Directed and filmed by ‪Laura Wald of Freewoods Films‬ as part of their ‪5 Under 5‬ project, the film features Tucker and poet Noel Quiñones (performing his work) and dancers from Tucker's Bombazo Dance Company. For more information, click here.

A.B. Lugo and Eduardo Leáñez are acting in the feature film The Last Scene. Adapted by Félix Hiciano (who also co-stars and is producing) from the Richard Thomas Henle stage play of the same name, the film is directed by Henle and is currently in production in New York City. The film also stars Taína Elena, Mercedes Ilarraza, Chris Raglin, and Chanise Renae. For more information, click here.

The Cuban music group Máxima Alerta (featuring Lucio Fernández, shown at far left in the photo at left) will perform on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at The Bitter End (in Manhattan's Greenwich Village). For more information, click here.

INTAR, in association with The Consulate General of Spain in New York, is presenting adaptations of two entremeses (short plays) by Miguel de Cervantes. La elección de los alcades de Daganzo/Electing the Judges of Daganzo (adapted by José Antonio Melián and Walter Krochmal) and El retablo de las maravillas/The Magical Puppet Show (adapted by Mariana Carreño King) are directed by Rebecca Martínez and will star a cast of ten (including Valeria Avina) and will perform in June at INTAR's namesake theater in the Hell's Kitchen/Clinton neighborhood 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 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?

Lynda Carter to Make a "Wonder"-ful President of the U.S. on The CW's "Supergirl"

Lynda Carter. Photo by
Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.

Lynda Carter will have a recurring role on the sophomore season of the CBS-turned-The CW series "Supergirl". The actress who brought Wonder Woman to life on the small screen, has booked a recurring role on "Supergirl".

Carter, of Irish-Mexican heritage, will play the president of the United States and recur on the sophomore season of the CBS-turned-The CW drama. She'll first appear in episode three of season two, and will appear in multiple episodes.

Producers Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg told reporters last season that scoring Carter to play the president in season two was their dream casting for the part. The duo noted that they first envisioned Carter's president for a role in season one, though her schedule did not work out. "We're going to do it, we'll just do it next year," Kreisberg said.

For more information, read the Lesley Goldberg article in The Hollywood Reporter 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, 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.

Cedric Leiba, Jr., shown wearing the hat, center, in the photo at right, danced with Milteri Tucker, (wearing red, front and center, in the photo at right) and Bombazo Dance Company as the opening act of the Teatro SEA production of La muela del rey Farfán/The King Who Refused To Love. The production (directed by Manuel A. Morán) is taking place as part of the Arte pa' mi Gente/Arts for All Festival, running through June at La Plaza at The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center (home to HOLA) in Manhattan's Loísaida neighborhood. For more information, click here.

Thalía Hispanic Theatre is presenting the Juan Carlos Rubio comedy Apartment For Sale (tenant included). Produced, designed and directed by Ángel Gil Orrios, the production stars Soledad López, Jesús E. Martínez, and Basílica Bliachas and is now running through June at Thalía's namesake theater located in the Sunnyside area of Queens. For more information, click here.

Elaine Del Valle, shown at left, was featured in The Huffington Post where her role as a co-producer of the popular interactive webseries "Gran'pa Knows Best" was mentioned. Created, co-produced, directed, shot and edited by William D. Caballero (shown at right, with Del Valle and "Gran'pa") and based on his award-winning short film How You Doin', Boy? Voicemails From Gran'pa, its star is Caballero's own grandfather Víctor Muriel (who voices the title character, itself a 3D model of Muriel). "Gran'pa Knows Best" (which has just premiered its second season, can be seen on HBO Go, HBO Now and HBO On Demand, and HBO Latino). To read the article, including behind-the-scenes footage, click here.

Caridad de la Luz (also known by her nom de poésie et de musique La Bruja) appears and performs in Sketches from the Underground. The short film, directed by Lucas Machowski (and for which de la Luz receives a co-writing credit), will be screened at The Brooklyn Museum (in the Prospect Park area of Brooklyn) on Thursday, June 23, 2016 as part of the museum's Caribbean Heritage Series. For more information, click here or here. To see the excerpt of the film where she performs her poem "The Bronx", click on the video below.



Sketches from the Underground - THE BRONX (feat. La Bruja) from IMR Studio on Vimeo.

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?

HOLA Member Bochinche

Bochinche refers to "gossip". In this sense, we use it to highlight 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.

Manny Alfaro, on behalf of the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA), received a Lower East Side Community Recognition award for its contribution to the Lower East Side (Loísaida) from Manuel A. Morán of Teatro SEA and Miguel Trelles of The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center (who flank Alfaro, who is at center, left and right, respectively, in the photo at right). The award was presented before a performance of La muela del rey Farfán/The King Who Refused To Love. Written by Serafín Álvarez Quintero and Joaquín Álvarez Quintero and directed by Morán, the award-winning production by Teatro SEA has a new score by Morán and Iván Alexander Bautista, and will be presented as part of the Arte Pa' Mi Gente/Arts For All Festival, now running through June at La Plaza at The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center (home to HOLA) in Manhattan's Loísaida neighborhood. The cast includes Francisco Fuertes, Indra Palomo, and Morán, among others.

Johanna Tolentino and Joseph Meléndez, shown above, left to right, guest-starred on an episode of the fourth season of "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix).

Samuel Garnica, shown at left, was featured in the online Venezuelan newspaper La Patilla, where he talked about his life as an actor and singer in New York. The article also highlighted his latest project, playing several roles in Federico García Lorca's Así que pasen cinco años. Presented by La Caja de los Prejuicios, the production is directed by Paul Montoya and designed by Alfonso Rey, with a cast that includes Caridad del Valle, Venuz Delmar, Christian López Lamelas and Juan Villarreal. The production will be presented in August at the Producers' Club, located in the theater district of midtown Manhattan. To read the article, which is in Spanish, click here.

José Yenque, shown at right, in character, was featured in the Reel Chicago blog, where he was highlighted for his starring role in the film Crossroads: Choices and Consequences (written by Jeffrey M. Jones and Dannie W. Price, Jr.; directed by David J. Miller; and produced by Mimi Productions). The short film was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and has been sent to all 56 FBI field offices in the U.S. and screenings are being held to at-risk youth around the country through schools, churches and community centers. To read the blog, 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?

HOLA Member Bochinche

Bochinche refers to "gossip". In this sense, we use it to highlight 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.

Erick Betancourt, shown at right, was featured in Broadway World, where his role as Prince Escalus in the Trinity Repertory Company production of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (adapted by Saúl Ramos and directed by Tyler Dobrowsky), was highlighted. The free, bilingual (English/Spanish), family-friendly production will take place in July and will tour various locations in Providence, Rhode Island. To read the article, which includes a performance schedule, click here.

Alfonso Rey is directing the Indira Páez play Ni tan divas ni tan muertas. The play stars Maite Uzal and will be presented by Proscenio in June as part of the VI Festival de Teatro Latino del Comisionado at the Sala Rafael Villalona at the Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en EEUU in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood. 

Olga Merediz, shown at left, is currently filming The Light of the Moon (written and directed by Jessica M. Thompson and starring Stephanie Beatriz).

Ana Roshelle Díaz, Daniel Anthony Hidalgo, Julio Ortega, and Zahydé Pietri are co-starring in La entrevista. Written by Antonio A. Méndez, the Teatro Las Tablas production is directed by Yolanny Rodríguez, and will be presented in June as part of the VI Festival de Teatro Latino del Comisionado at the Sala Rafael Villalona at El Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en EEUU, located in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood.

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?

HOLA Member Bochinche

Bochinche refers to "gossip". In this sense, we use it to highlight 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.

Andrea Navedo, shown at right, has announced that she will be voicing one of the characters in the new Disney Channel animated series "Elena of Avalor". To see a trailer for the upcoming series, which features the first Latina Disney heroine, click here.

Erick Betancourt will be playing Prince Escalus in the Trinity Rep production of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (directed by Tyler Dobrowsky), where he will also be teaching members of the theater company's YASI youth ensemble. The a free, bilingual, family-friendly production will take place in July and August at Trinity Repertory Company (for select performances) and outdoors in parks in Providence, Rhode Island. For more information, click here.

Pablo Andrade, shown at right in the photo at left, with Yessi Hernández, modeled for a print campaign (timed to be released during association football's Copa América tournament) for Head & Shoulders shampoo for P&G/Orgullosa.

Teatro Experimental Blue Amigos (TEBA) is presenting 3 veces De Grandy. An evening of three short plays written by award-winning playwright and actress Julie De Grandy, the production will be directed by Héctor Luis Rivera and presented in June at the Broadway Blackbox Theater, located in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood. The show features the talents of Yvette Quintero, Kathy Tejada, Fernando Vieira, Alejandro Martínez, and Leonel Carrasco. 

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?