The Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors announced the winners of the 2016 HOLA Awards August 24. Among the honorees at this year’s ceremony will be Hamilton star Javier Muñoz, who has been named the recipient of the HOLA & R.Evolución Latina Dare To Go Beyond Award.
Additional honorees include Sunny Hostin (Hola Excellence In Media Award) and Modesto Lacén (Hola Excellence In The Telenovela Genre Award). Special recognitions will go to Ana Margarita Martínez-Casado, for over 50 years of excellence in entertainment and Hugo Macías Macotela, for his body of work as an actor, writer and director. Special citations will go to Víctor Cruz, for his work as an actor, screenwriter, director and producer of the feature film The Stockroom; and Artur Balder, for his work as a documentary filmmaker.
The 2016 HOLA Awards will be presented November 2 at The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center.
Multiple award winners are announced in each category. The 2016 HOLA Awards for Excellence in Theater follow:
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR
Dimas González, Buenos días Noruega
Mario Mattei, La Gloria
Francisco Porras, Cuando duerme contigo
Alfonso Rey, La gran Semíramis
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR
Angie Regina, La danza de Mingó
Jeannie Sol, La Gloria
Mônica Steuer, Prospect
Maite Uzal, La gran Semíramis
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED MALE ACTOR
Luis Carlos de La Lombana, La tía Julia y el escribidor
Germán Jaramillo, Burundanga
Héctor Luis Rivera, La espera
Claudio Weisz, El burlador de Sevilla
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED FEMALE ACTOR
Zulema Clares, La tía Julia y el escribidor
Agar García, Lisístrata odia la política
Soraya Padrao, Burundanga
Laura Spalding, Toda esta larga noche
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Caridad del Valle, Yo no soy Lupita
Carlos Espinal, Peter el rojo, The Gorilla
Jei Osorio, Julia Pastrana, de la rareza y otros talentos
Susan Rybin, Kahlo, más allá de Frida
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE CAST
Marcelo Carrascosa, César Augusto Cova, Jessica Florí, Sarai Heria, Sandor Juan, Bertha Leal, George Riverón, Úrsula Tinoco, Claudio Weisz, El burlador de Sevilla (Repertorio Español) Noemí de la Puente, Mario Golden, Vivienne Jurado, Mirandy Rodríguez, Nikaury Rodríguez, David van Leesten, Exile is My Home
Pablo Andrade, Zulema Clares, Dalia Davi, Luis Carlos de la Lombana, Gerardo Gudiño, Germán Jaramillo, Christian López Lamelas, Ana Margarita Martínez-Casado, Alfonso Rey, La tía Julia y el escribidor
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL PRODUCTION/DESIGN
Zenén Calero, for the set, costume and puppet design of Por el monte Carulé
Daniel Fetecua, for the choreography of La Gloria
Leni Méndez and Susan Rogers for the scenic and costume design of La tía Julia y el escribidor
Eduardo Navas, for the lighting design of La gran Semíramis
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN PLAYWRITING
Julie de Grandy, Confudida
Pablo García Gámez, Yo no soy Lupita
Yoshvani Medina, Matématica del deseo
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION
Diego M. Chiri, La gran Semíramis
Leyma López, Yo no soy Lupita
Billy Martin Mejía, La danza de Mingó
José Zayas, La tía Julia y el escribidor
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Marisol Carrere and Emely Grisanty, for their performances in El mandatorio idiota
OUTSTANDING VISITING PRODUCTION
Matemática del deseo
Máxima seguridad
GILBERTO ZALDÍVAR AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING MUSICAL PRODUCTION
afroTango
La Gloria
Las 1001 noches
GILBERTO ZALDÍVAR AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING DRAMATIC OR COMEDIC PRODUCTION
El mandatorio idiota
La tía Julia y el escribidor
Toda esta larga noche
