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.

Repertorio Español is presenting El burlador del Sevilla. Written by Tirso de Molina and directed by Victoria Collado, the production is part of the theater's Van Lier Directors Fellowship and features Sandor Juan and Úrsula Tinoco, shown above, from left to right, in the cast. The production will take place in July and August at Repertorio's namesake theater in Manhattan's Rose Hill neighborhood. For more information, click here.

Repertorio Español is also presenting La gran Semíramis. Written by Cristóbal de Virués and directed by Diego M. Chiri, the production is part of the theater's Van Lier Directors Fellowship and features Pablo Andrade, Gerardo Gudiño (see below), Noëlle Mauri, and Paul Montoya in the cast. The production will take place in August at Repertorio's namesake theater in Manhattan's Rose Hill neighborhood. For more information, click here. 

Venuz Delmar is performing alongside Carmen Cabrera, Gerardo Gudiño (see above), Inma Heredia, and Franco Yáñez in El laurel del Apolo. Written by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, with original music by Marios Aristopoulos, the play is directed by Estefanía Fadul as part of the theater's Van Lier Directors Fellowship and will take place in July at Repertorio's namesake theater in Manhattan's Rose Hill neighborhood. For more information, click here.

Alan González is starring in the Teatro SEA production of Mi superhéroe, Roberto Clemente. Written by Manuel A. Morán and Alejandro Zuleta (with translations by Richard Marino, Kristián Otero Morán and Antonio Valle), and directed by Morán, this musical will be presented in June as part of the Festival de Teatro de Títeres del Insituto de Cultura at the Teatro Francisco Arriví, located in the Santurce area of San Juan, Puerto Rico. 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?

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.

Repertorio Español is presenting El laurel del Apolo. Written by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, with original music by Marios Aristopoulos, the play is directed by Estefanía Fadul as part of the theater's Van Lier Directors Fellowship and features Carmen Cabrera, Gerardo Gudiño, Inma Heredia, and Franco Yáñez, shown above, clockwise starting from top left, in the cast (some of the actors were cast after a casting call that the theater put out to HOLA). The production will take place in July at Repertorio's namesake theater in Manhattan's Rose Hill neighborhood. For more information, click here.

Liza Colón-Zayas completed work on the short film Father's Day. Written by Elizabeth Canavan and directed by Kiki Lambden Stout, the film also stars Canavan, Susan Aston, Jinn S. Kim, Michael Puzzo, and Thomas P. Sherman.

The Thalía Hispanic Theatre production of Antonio Muñoz de Mesa's play Abuso (Abuse) was featured in the ArteNY blog. Directed, produced and designed by Ángel Gil Orrios, shown at left, the production (which will be presented with Spanish and English performances) has an all-HOLA member cast consisting of Soledad López and Francisco Fuertes, shown, in character, from front to rear, in the photo at above right. The play will run in May and June at Thalía's namesake theater located in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Queens. To read the blog, click here.

Olga Merediz is filming the feature film Fair Market Value. Written by Kevin Arbouet and Judy San Román and directed by Arbouet, the film also stars Craig Bierko, Wendy Makkena, Debra Jo Rupp, Julia Duffy and Gene Gabriel.

Luis Salgado, shown above left, was featured in the Puerto Rican blog PR Pop (from the Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular) as a result of two projects he is working on– one current and one upcoming. He can currently be seen in the musical On Your Feet! The musical is based on the lives of Gloria and Emilio Estefan (featuring their music) and has a book written by Alexander Dinelaris. That musical has just officially opened at the Oriental Theater in Chicago; after its out-of-town tryout there, it will head to Broadway in October at the Marquis Theatre. For more information, click here. Salgado will also be directing the Puerto Rico premiere of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow (titled Jala-la-pala in Spanish). The production boasts an all-HOLA member cast in Éric-Dominique Pérez, Javier E. Gómez and Emmanuelle Bordas (shown above right, from left to right) and will run in August at El Corralón de San José in Viejo San Juan, Puerto Rico. To read the blog (which is in Spanish), 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?

PRIME LATINO MEDIA SALÓN: Summer Kick-Off– Bilingual Theater & Film Festival (June 2015)

New York metropolitan area's only monthly series

 for Latino multimedia-makers & actors

Join us at the

PRIME LATINO MEDIA Salón

A support network to advocate, promote & advance 

mainstream & Latino projects in English and Spanish

Thursday, June 18, 2015 from 6-10pm

Summer Kick-Off: Bilingual Theater & Film Festival

English- and Spanish-language theater and cinema become one in an evening featuring the best in Latino media & entertainment. A Queens theatrical production brilliantly debates both sides in the sex abuse of minors in the Roman Catholic Church in a full English or Spanish-language performance based on real events. Shining four years in NYC, a Film Festival devoted to the Dominican diaspora from the mainland to around the world celebrates established and emerging talent. Join independent multimedia-makers and actors in theater, film, television, commercials and new media and partake in networking, conversation, wine and food.

6-8pm: Networking

8-9pm: TÍO LOUIE Reporta: Interviews with Actor, Director & Creative Director

9-10pm: Networking

•   Moderator: TÍO LOUIE/Louis E. Perego Moreno, President, Skyline Features

•      Interview #1: Francisco Fuertes, actor English & Spanish-language play, Abuse/Abuso until June 28, 2015 and Ángel Gil Orrios, Artistic/Executive Director of Thalia Spanish Theatre in Queens

•      Interview #2: James Duarte, Creative Director of the Dominican Film Festival in NY, June 24-28, 2015

FREE ADMISSION & CASH BAR/FOOD – RSVP: http://plmsummerkick.eventbrite.com

Location: Lima’s Taste (Peruvian Restaurant & Bar), 122 Christopher Street, corner Bedford Street in Manhattan's West Village (1 train to Christopher Street or A, B, C, D, E, F, M trains to West 4 Street) http://www.limastaste.com

Francisco Fuertes

Actor and singer, he has appeared in theatrical works that have garnered him the HOLA (Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors) Award for Excellence to an ACE (Spanish Entertainment Critics Association) Award for Best Character Actor. He is an accomplished classical singer. New York credits include 90 Miles of Separation, Mourning Becomes Elektra, The Rainmaker, The Lower Depths and Macbeth. His TV credits include "One Life to Live", "As the World Turns", "Search for Tomorrow", and "Ryan’s Hope". http://www.thaliatheatre.org/production.cfm?p=184

Ángel Gil Orrios

He is a director/producer/designer and is the Artistic/Executive Director of Thalia Spanish Theatre, the only bilingual theater in Queens. He has been honored with the Mayor’s Award for Arts & Culture and the ACE Special Award for Artistic Achievement. In over 34 years he has produced, designed and directed more than 120 productions in Spain, the U.S., and France, which have met with international acclaim. He has written, produced & directed three short films, including Garcia Lorca’s only screenplay A Poet in New York (Trip to the Moon) with the late Raúl Juliá. He has an MFA. in Directing with “Premio Extraordinario” from the School of Dramatic Arts in his native Zaragoza, Spain.

http://www.thaliatheatre.org

James Duarte

For the past three years he has served as the Creative Director for the Dominican Film Festival in New York. James graduated from the City College of New York with a BFA in Film & Video Production and has produced work that has gone on to screen at venues including the NY International Latino Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Hollywood Shorts and MoMA. He is currently writing his first feature film. http://www.dominicanfilmfestival.com

Louis E. Perego Moreno/TÍO LOUIE

Founder & Executive Producer of PRIME LATINO MEDIA, the largest network of Latino multimedia-makers and actors on the East Coast that hosts the PRIME LATINO MEDIA Salón, metro-New York's only monthly network gathering in which over 60 narrative & documentary filmmakers, programmers, casting agents, TV & digital media producers and actors have been interviewed. 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).

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Gina Rodríguez and Uzo Aduba on Fusing Comedy and Drama

Check out this discussion between award-winning actors Gina Rodríguez (of The CW's "Jane The Virgin") and Uzo Aduba (of Netflix's "Orange is the New Black") as they discuss combining comedy and drama in their acting performances (which both do on their respective television series). Aduba last year won an Emmy for her role as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren, while Rodríguez won a Golden Globe for her role as Jane Villanueva. The video is part of Variety Studio’s Actors on Actor series (a special Emmy Awards edition, as both actresses are considered frontrunners for an Emmy nomination this year). For more information, click here or on the video below.

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.

Jorge Luis Figueroa, shown at right and also see below, was cast in a production of William Shakespeare's Othello, as a result of a casting notice he received from HOLA and him self-submitting. The production, directed by Daniel Echevarria, will be presented in August at the Davenport Theatre, located in the theater district of midtown Manhattan. For more information, click here and here.

Rafael Beato, Rina Mejía, Johanna Tolentino and Gus Schaar star in the short film El pasaje (written by Noel Núñez Caba and Academy Award winning screenwriters Alexander Dinelaris and Nicolás Giacobone, and directed by Núñez Caba). The film is expected to hit the film festival circuit.

José Sepúlveda and SepLo Productions is presenting their next incarnation of the Sueño Pop concert series. Titled "Baila", it will be presented on Saturday, August 8, 2015 at Drom, located in Manhattan's East Village. For more information, click here and here.

ABC Casting continued their collaboration with the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA), conducting a casting workshop in New York that was exclusive to HOLA members. The workshop concluded with an audition for the ABC Diversity Workshop. The HOLA members selected by ABC through member submission were Jason Aguirre, Raquel Almazán, Jonathan Cruz, Natalia Ivana Escobar, Jorge Luis Figueroa (also see above), Andrea García, Inma Heredia, Rafael Antonio Pacheco, Jacqueline Pereda, Eduardo Ramos, Christine Suero, and Franco Yáñez. They appear in the photo at left with ABC Casting Director of Primetime Casting Marci Phillips and Casting Coordinator Erica A. Hart. (Special thanks to everyone at ABC Casting.)

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?


 

HOLAwave: How I Got To Broadway (Part 4) – Special Tony Awards Edition

[HOLAwave represents a series of guest blogs by industry insiders giving informative and educational tidbits for the Latino performer. They can range from acting and auditioning advice, tech tips, legal advice, marketing, producing tips, and so on. Get caught up in the wave– the HOLAwave.]

HOW I GOT TO BROADWAY (Part 4) – Special Tony Awards Edition

(or, A Night With Antoinette [Perry])

Last week, I was lying in bed, dizzy and a little nauseous. Was last night just a dream? Did that all really happen. My mind was racing.  The room was spinning. Honestly, I was just super hungover and starving. So, I did what any self-respecting member of a Tony Award winning musical would do– I grabbed my phone and ordered a pizza for delivery because YOLO [you only live once]!

Oh yeah, Fun Home won the Tony Award (also known as the Antoinette Perry Award) for Best Musical. That actually happened. This "Little Engine That Could" beat out the competition. We shouldn't do it for the accolades, but it definitely feels great.

Tony day was a buzz of activity. I got dressed in a fancy tux and went to the ceremony at Radio City Music Hall. Just two years ago, I attended the Tonys as a seat filler. It was surreal to be back, but this time with an actual ticket.

All of the Best Musical nominees performed a number at the show and we chose to have Sydney Lucas sing the song "Ring of Keys." This 11 year old girl had the audience in the palm of her hand. In the midst of the other performances that were full of dances and costume changes, here was our show. Just a little girl in the middle of Radio City Music Hall singing a beautiful song. If you haven't seen it, look it up on YouTube and grab some tissues.

We nabbed some awards and lost others, but feeling like our show was validated by the greater community was incredible. We also made history by having the first ever female writing team win for Best Score (Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori). That's pretty badass.

So, if you haven't seen Fun Home yet, come over to the Circle in the Square and see what all the fuss is about. 

[Fun Home was nominated for 12 Tony Awards and won five of them (Best Leading Actor in a Musical– Michael Cerveris; Best Direction of a Musical– Sam Gold; Best Book of a Musical– Lisa Kron; Best Original Score – Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori; and Best Musical.]

Joel Pérez is a performer living in Brooklyn, NY. He's done work on TV in "Person of Interest" (CBS), "The Big C" (Showtime), and "Black Box" (ABC). He has toured nationally and internationally in In the Heights and Fame. He will star in the upcoming Broadway production of Fun Home after originating the role off-Broadway at The Public Theater. He has participated in developmental labs with the Sundance Theater Lab, Soho Rep, Atlantic Theater Company, and many others. He has also worked on several commercials and voice-overs. He's an ensemble member of Broken Box Mime Theater and Pregones Theater. He studied at Tufts University, The British American Drama Academy and Upright Citizen's Brigade. He is repped by BRS/GAGE and Abrams Artists Agency. For more information, click 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.

Edna Lee Figueroa and Julio Ortega, shown in character at right, right to left, were featured in the daily Ecuadorian newspaper Extra, as a result of the feature film Medardo (written by Ortega and directed by Nitsy Grau Crespo) in which they both star. The film (which was shot in Ecuador) also stars Lupita Ferrer, Juan Villarreal, Edison Carrera, Gloria Ospina, Fior Marte, and Inma Heredia. To read the article (which is in Spanish), click here.

Alberto Bonilla is directing Anthony P. Pennino's Chokehold. The play will run in June and July at the Fourth Street Theater, located in Manhattan's East Village. For more information, click here.

Pablo Andrade, shown at left, was featured in Venezuelan blogs Informe21 and 2001, where he was profiled for his work as actor, co-director and producer of the Fermín Reina play El Rey de Francia. Co-directed by Dimas González (who also starred in the play), the play also co-starred Adriana Galíndez and ran in June as part of the fifth annual Festival de Teatro Hispano Del Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en EEUU (CoDoCul) at its theater space located in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood. To read the blogs (both are in Spanish), click here and here.

Susan Rybin was interviewed by Javier E. Gómez for the BronxNet talk show "Diálogo abierto", where she spoke of her career as an actress, teacher and manager for juvenile performers. To see the interview (which is in Spanish), click here or on the image below (the segment begins at about 04:35 of the program).



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?