Banner Ads Now Available on HOLA Website

Wanna promote your upcoming stage production? Your upcoming film screening? Your upcoming special event?

HOLA members often get publicity in our Members in Performance page, but what if you could promote on our main homepage, or in our directory (The HOLA Pages), where more people can see your ad?

What if you had a project with no HOLA members that you wanted to promote?

What if you wanted to promote something that wasn’t a show (like your production company itself or a new website)?

Now you can do so by BUYING A BANNER AD on the HOLA website.

Banner ads come in half-page and full-page sizes and can be on the HOLA website for one week, two weeks, three weeks or a whole month. HOLA can also link your ad to a particular website at no additional cost.

Prices on the banner ads are affordable. Also, not-for-profit organizations receive a 10% discount on ad prices.

The HOLA website receives thousands of visits each month. The HOLA website is viewed by many professionals in the industry and is a unique way of reaching the Latino/Hispanic and mainstream audiences, which make buying a banner ad a smart investment for you.

Wanna buy a banner ad? Call (212) 253-1015 or (888) 624-HOLA or e-mail us for prices and ad dimensions.

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 to HOLA.

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 and how so? (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 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.

WELCOME NEW AND RETURNING MEMBERS – MAY AND JUNE 2015

Below is a list of new (and returning) HOLA members who joined between May 1, 2015 and June 30, 2015. (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): Claudio Bandini, Ely Beri; (second row, left to right): Liz Contreras, Venuz Delmar; (third row, left to right): Andrew de Orduña, Edwin Dormoy; (fourth row, left to right): Ángeles Electra, Andrea García; (fifth row, left to right): Carlo Lorenzo García, Danny García; (sixth row): Aris Mejías, Indio Meléndez; (seventh row, left to right): José Antonio Melián, Ray Montañez; (eighth row, left to right): David Ponce, Álex Toedtli; (bottom row): Jerry Torrens.

"Cuban Chrome", First U.S. Series To Be Shot Entirely In Cuba, To Premiere In July On Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel has set a July premiere for "Cuban Chrome", its new reality series focusing on Cuba’s classic car culture and the island nation’s fascination with American vintage cars.

Billed as the first U.S. television series to be shot entirely on location in Cuba, "Cuban Chrome" will debut at 10pm on Monday, July 13, 2015 and will be simulcast in English on Discovery Channel and in Spanish on Discovery en Español. The series was first announced at Discovery’s upfront in March. 

For more information, and to see a promo clip of the series, read the Denise Petski article in Deadline 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.

David Ponce, shown at right, starred in the Nicolás Dorr play Las pericas. Produced by Havanafama Theatrical Company and directed by Juan Roca, the play was presented in May as part of the fifth annual Festival de Teatro Hispano del Comisionado at the Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en EEUU, located in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood.

Judy Torres will be singing at the Freestyle 30th Anniversary concert, scheduled to take place at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Friday, August 21, 2015. The list of performers include George Lamond, Lissette Meléndez, Information Society, TKA (featuring K7), Seduction, Sugar Hill Gang, Nayobe, Soul Sonic Force, and others. For more information, click here.

Johanna Tolentino, shown at left, booked a guest-starring role in the upcoming season of "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix).

Mônica Steuer, Francisco Huergo and Soraya Padrao star in the film Cassanova Was A Woman (written by Jezabel Montero and directed by Kevin Arbouet), which is currently hitting the film festival circuit. Its latest stop will be in November as an official selection of the 30th annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF). The film also stars Montero, Margo Singaliese and Paolo Andino. For more information, click here.

Indio Meléndez acted in It Goes Unsaid. A multidisciplinary show mixing monologues, spoken word, dance, film and photography, it was conceived and written by Rhonney Greene, Teresa Michelle Lasley and Derek Lee McPhatter. Directed by Greene, it was presented by Under The Spell Productions in June as part of the DC Black Theater Festival at The Undercroft Theatre, located in the North West area of Washington, District of Columbia. For more information, click here.

Jeannie Sol plays Anita Marcella Carmela LaPingar in the feature film College Debts. Written by Aaron Warr and directed by Warr and Joshua Kilm, the film stars Celeste Holm and Richard Pryor, Jr. The trailer for the movie is below (caution: adult situations and language). 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?