2017 HOLA Awards – Excellence in New York Latino Theater Awardees Announced

The Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA), the nation’s longest running active arts advocacy organization for Latino actors, has announced its latest class of HOLA Award recipients for 2017, the awards ceremony’s 18th year.
The HOLA Awards will take place on Monday, October 16, 2017 at 6pm at the Flamboyán Theater, at The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center, located at 107 Suffolk Street, between Rivington and Delancey streets, in lower Manhattan, NYC.
Repertorio’s winners of this year are:
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR
Rafael Beato, La canción
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR
Zulema Clares, En el nombre de Salomé
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A VISITING MALE ACTOR
Francisco Gattorno, La fiaca
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE CAST
Maité Bonilla, Zulema Clares, Dalia Davi, Darlenis Durán,
Hannia Guillén, Jesús E. Martínez, Francis Mateo, Diana Pou,
Johary Ramos, Jerry Soto, Fermín Suárez, En el nombre de Salomé
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN PLAYWRITING
Marco Antonio Rodríguez, En el nombre de Salomé
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
Leyma López, La fiaca
GILBERTO ZALDÍVAR HOLA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING MUSICAL
La canción (Repertorio Español)
GILBERTO ZALDÍVAR HOLA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PLAY
Blind Spot
En el nombre de Salomé
All photos by Michael Palma except photo from cover by A Ruiz Photography.