The 2008 Hispanic Organization for Latin Actors (HOLA) award winners were announced yesterday at the Repertorio Español Theater.

The awards ceremony will be held Monday, September 15 at 6:30 PM at The Players (16 Gramercy Park South). Advance tickets are $90, door tickets are $125.  To order tickets to the ceremony, visit www.nycharities.org.

HOLA, a non-profit advocacy and casting organization for Latin actors, annually honors achievements in Latin theatre, particularly in New York. The awards are not preluded but a nomination process.

Awardees are listed below.

2008 HOLA Awardees
HOLA José Ferrer Tespis Award:  John Ortiz
HOLA Ilka Award:  Thalía
Raúl Juliá HOLA Founders Award:  Eduardo Machado
HOLA Excellence in Media Award:  Mario Bósquez
HOLA Lifetime Achievement Award:  Ricardo Barber

Outstanding Achievement in Technical Production
Luis Salgado for the choreography of Serenade (Jaradoa Theater)

“Serenade,” a new musical... a fearless mix of musical and choreographic styles." - NY TIMES

"endlessly inventive staging" "snappily choreographed by Luis Salgado" - Variety/Theater Mania

Luis Salgado staging some scenes in Serenade...

 
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José A. López for the scenic and puppet design of La muela de rey Farfán/The Toothache of King Farfán (Society of the Educational Arts)

Robert Weber Federico and Alberto Morgan for the costume design of Doña Flor y sus dos maridos
(Repertorio Español)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor
Ernesto De Villa Bejjani, En ningún lugar de la frontera (Repertorio Español)
Francisco Fuertes, La muela de rey Farfán/The Toothache of King Farfán (Society of the Educational Arts)
Jack Landrón, Night Over Taos (INTAR)
Ed Trucco, En ningún lugar de la frontera (Repertorio Español)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor
Olga Agostini, Borinquen vive en El Barrio (Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture)
Angélica Ayala, Cena para dos/Dinner For Two (Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre)
Jenniffer Díaz, Las quiero a las dos (Repertorio Español)
Soledad López, Las señoritas de Aviñón/The Ladies of Avignon (Thalía Spanish Theatre)

Outstanding Performance by a Featured Male Actor
Pedro Capó, Celia: The Life & Music of Celia Cruz (Cárdenas/Maldonado)
Gabriel Gorcés, Frijoles colorados (Retablo Hispanic Theatre)
Pablo Tufiño, Vagón (Repertorio Español)
Fred Valle, Cena para dos/Dinner For Two (Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre)

Outstanding Performance by a Featured Female Actor
Annette Cortés, La muela de rey Farfán/The Toothache of King Farfán (Society of the Educational Arts)
Dalia Davi, Tres lirios cala/Three Calla Lilies (Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre)
Jezabel Montero, Cena para dos/Dinner For Two (Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre)
Elka Rodríguez, En ningún lugar de la frontera (Repertorio Español)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast
Anthony Álvarez, Rosie Berrido, Francisco Gattorno, Laura Gómez, Selenis Leyva, Indio Meléndez,
Alberto Morgan, Puy Navarro, Denise Quiñones, Pedro Serka, Silvia Sierra, Gredivel Vásquez, Tatiana Vecino
Doña Flor y sus dos maridos (Repertorio Español)

Outstanding Solo Performance
Mimí Lazo, No seré feliz, pero tengo marido (Repertorio Español)
Carmem Peláez, Rum & Coke (Abingdon Theater Company)

Outstanding Achievement in Playwriting
Carlos Lacámara, En ningún lugar de la frontera (Repertorio Español)
Tere Martínez, Borinquen vive en El Barrio (Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture)
Carmen Rivera and Cándido Tirado, Celia: The Life & Music of Celia Cruz (Cárdenas/Maldonado)

Outstanding Achievement in Direction
Ángel Gil Orrios, Las señoritas de Aviñón/The Ladies of Avignon (Thalía Spanish Theatre)
Manuel A. Morán, La muela de rey Farfán/The Toothache of King Farfán (Society of the Educational Arts)
Jorge Alí Triana, Doña Flor y sus dos maridos (Repertorio Español)

Outstanding Achievement in a Visiting Production
De monstruos y prodigios: la historia de los castrati (Teatro de  Ciertos Habitantes, México/Lincoln Center Festival)
Divinas palabras (Centro Dramático Nacional, España/Lincoln Center Festival)
Los que ríen los últimos (La Zaranda, España/TeatroStageFest)

Outstanding Achievement in a Dramatic Production
Cena para dos/Dinner For Two (Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre)
Doña Flor y sus dos maridos (Repertorio Español)
En ningún lugar de la frontera (Repertorio Español)

Outstanding Achievement in a Musical Production
Celia: The Life & Music of Celia Cruz (Cárdenas/Maldonado)
La muela de rey Farfán/The Toothache of King Farfán (Society of the Educational Arts)
PICASSO: FLAMENCOnde de Orgaz/PICASSO: FLAMENCOunt of Orgaz (Thalia Spanish Theatre)

Special Recognition
Xiomara Laugart for her performance in Celia: The Life & Music of Celia Cruz (Cárdenas/Maldonado)
Repertorio Español for 40 years of existence
Teatro IATI for 40 years of existence
Thalía Spanish Theatre, for over 30 years of existence
Lorenzo Píriz Carbonell, artistic director of Teatro Romea and Compañía Tespis in Spain

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