Past Winners
Raul Julia Founders Award
Miriam Cruz,
Performer and founder of the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors
Excellence in Television Award
Mario Peguero,
Co- Host of “ACCESO TOTAL” Telemundo
Excellence in Theatre Award
José Cheo Oliveras,
Director Artistico de Teatro Circulo
Outstanding performance by a male actor
Sandor Juan,
Filomena Maturano, un matrimonio a la caribeña (Repertorio Español)
Josean Ortiz
La golondrina (D2 Festival-Latinx-Thalia Spanish Theatre)
Outstanding performance by a female actor
Zulema Clares
Filomena Maturano, un matrimonio a la caribeña (Repertorio Español)
Soledad Lopez
La golondrina (D2 Festival-Latinx-Thalia Spanish Theatre)
Outstanding performance by a featured male actor
Cesar Augusto Cova
Filomena Maturano, un matrimonio a la caribeña (Repertorio Español)
Jean Rodriguez
La Reina virgen (Coquì Theater – Codocul)
Outstanding performance by a featured female actor
Anmeris Morales
Filomena Maturano, un matrimonio a la caribeña (Repertorio Español)
Ana Lorena Mejia
La reina virgen (Coquí Theater – CODOCUL)
Outstanding performance by a visiting male actor
Alejandro Aguilar
Los Pied Pipers de Woodside (Tatiana Ronderos-El clan films – Teatro LATEA)
David Ponce
Aleluya Eròtica de Don Perlimplín (Havanafama-Codocul)
Outstanding performance by a visiting female actor
Catherine French
Los Pied Pipers de Woodside (Tatiana Ronderos-El clan films – Teatro LATEA)
Alicita Lora
Aleluya Eròtica de Don Perlimplín (Havanafama-Codocul)
Outstanding performance by a male actor in musical theater
Mario Mattei
¡Guaracha! (Pregones-PRTT)
Ricardo Stevan
Señor Bolero (Fabrica de Estrellas – Teatro LATEA)
Outstanding performance by a female actor in musical theater
Rosemary Almonte
¡Guaracha! (Pregones-PRTT)
Maria Brea
El barbero de Sevilla (New Camerata Opera – Teatro LATEA)
Outstanding solo performance
Ana Montero,
Requiem por Lorca (Danisarte – La Nacional)
Jeannie Sol,
Ready/Lights/Action, (Microtheater Teatro SEA)
Outstanding performance by an ensemble cast
Delicadas,
Francisco Cardozo, Samuel Garnica, Yessi Hernandez, Gemma Ibarra, Ursula Tinoco, Andrea Velasco (La Alfombra Teatro)
Tierra del fuego,
Juan Luis Acevedo, Vivian Deangelo, Mirko Faienza, María Fontanals, Jose Cheo Oliveras y Juan Villareal (Producciones IRS-Julia de Burgos Cultural Center)
Outstanding achievement in technical production design
Roberto W. Federico
Filomena Maturano, un matrimonio a la caribeña (Repertorio Español)
Yorman Ostos
La Reina virgen (Coquì Theater – Codocul)
Outstanding achievement in playwriting
Yessi Hernandez,
Hora Pico (Corezon – Microteatro – Teatro SEA)
Leyma Lopez, Roberto W. Federico y Rafael Sanchez
Filomena Maturano, un matrimonio a la caribeña (Repertorio Español)
Outstanding achievement in directing
Mario Colon
Tierra del Fuego (Producciones IRS-Julia de Burgos Cultural Center)
Leyma Lopez
Filomena Maturano, un matrimonio a la caribeña (Repertorio Español)
Outstanding musical or comedy
Añoranza por Colombia
Director: Harold Puente
Mestizo Art Center – Thalia Spanish Theatre)
¡Guaracha!
Director: Rosalba Rolón (Pregones-PRTT)
Outstanding play
Entremeses de cervantes,
Director: José Cheo Oliveras (Teatro Circulo)
Filomena Maturana, un matrimonio a la caribeña,
Director: Leyma Lopez (Repertorio Español)
Special Recognition
Hector Luis Rivera
Artistic Director of Teatro Experimental Blue Amigos (TEBA)
Pablo Zinger y Rod Gomez
El Barbero de Sevilla (New Camerata Opera – Teatro LATEA)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR
Rafael Beato, La canción (Repertorio Español)
Sandor Juan, Seis (Corezón/FUERZAfest)
Daniel Ojeda, El pez gordo (Primordial Jam Productions)
Anthony Ruiz, Implications of Cohabitation (Sudaca Theater)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR
Rosie Berrido, Olvidadas (Teatro Círculo)
Zulema Clares, En el nombre de Salomé (Repertorio Español)
María Fontanals, Seis (Corezón/FUERZAfest)
Aileene Pérez, Mirandolina (Teatro Experimental Blue Amigos/CoDoCul)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED MALE ACTOR
Edward Azcorra, Allá en Monte Calvo (FenixUSANY)
Jorge Luis Figueroa, Mirandolina (Teatro Experimental Blue Amigos/CoDoCul)
Juan Manuel Sanábria, La lechuga (Coquí Theater/CoDoCul)
Claudio Weisz, El uso de la palabra (Corezón/Microtheater NY/SEA)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED FEMALE ACTOR
Natalia Martelo, La lechuga (Coquí Theater/CoDoCul)
Noëlle Mauri, Olvidadas (Teatro Círculo)
Erika Reyes, ¡Los enredos de la Señorita Ivonne!, (Coquí Theater)
Jeannie Sol, The 3 Pigettes and the Big Bad Lady Wolf (SEA)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A VISITING MALE ACTOR
Francisco Gattorno, La fiaca (Repertorio Español)
David Ponce, La orgía (Havanafama/CoDoCul)
Daniel Romero, 10 millones (Repertorio Español)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A VISITING FEMALE ACTOR
Gretell Barreiro, Huelga de sexo a las mujeres (ArtSpoken Performing Arts/Thalía Hispanic Theatre)
Daysy Fontao, Gas en los poros (Artefactus Cultural Project/CoDoCul)
Belkis Proenza, Gas en los poros (Artefactus Cultural Project/CoDoCul)
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Mario Golden, Father God Mother Death (Downtown Urban Arts Festival)
Barbra Herr, Trans-Mission (Teatro Círculo Callback Series)
Modesto Flako Jiménez, ¡Oye, For My Dear Brooklyn! (Brooklyn Gypsies)
Alfonso Rey, #Popular (Monologando Contando Ando)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE CAST
En el nombre de Salomé
Maité Bonilla, Zulema Clares, Dalia Davi, Darlenis Durán, Hannia Guillén, Jesús E. Martínez, Francis Mateo, Diana Pou, Johary Ramos, Jerry Soto, Fermín Suárez, (Repertorio Español)
La orgía
Alejandro Gil, Carlos Gudiel, Christian Ocón, Tamara Melián, David Ponce, Steven Salgado, (Havanafama/CoDoCul)
Nanas
Marina Catalán, Alicia Cerón, Idalia Limón, Julissa Román, (LaMicro Theater)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL PRODUCTION/DESIGN
Juan Roca, for his costume, scenic, and lighting design; and
Lisandra Neiley Molina, for her properties design, of La orgía (Havanafama/CoDoCul)
Katiuska Flores, for her makeup design;
Damiana Reyes, for her costume design, of Mirandolina (Teatro Experimental Blue Amigos/CoDoCul)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN PLAYWRITING
Leandro González, Nanas (LaMicro Theater)
Marco Antonio Rodríguez, En el nombre de Salomé (Repertorio Español)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
Pablo Andrade, Seis (Corezón/FUERZAfest)
Diego Chiri, Olvidadas (Teatro Círculo)
Leyma López, La fiaca (Repertorio Español)
Héctor Luis Rivera, Mirandolina (Teatro Experimental Blue Amigos/CoDoCul)
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Aurora Castellanos, for her contribution to Latin American theater
Caridad De La Luz and Chachi Del Valle, for their performances in I Like It Like That (I Like It Like That, LLC/Pregones-PRTT)
Lucio Fernández, for his continuous support of the art
Pablo García Gámez, for his achievements in playwriting this season
Andrea Navedo, for her performance in Other People’s Money (NicAva Entertainment/Chelsea Repertory Company)
Aníbal Nobel, for his performance in Luz negra (Group of the Arts/CoDoCul)
OUTSTANDING VISITING PRODUCTION
Gas en los poros (Artefactus Cultural Project)
La orgía (Havanafama)
Secretos prohibidos (¡A La Porra!)
GILBERTO ZALDÍVAR HOLA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING MUSICAL
La canción (Repertorio Español)
Huelga de sexo de las mujeres (ArtSpoken Performing Arts)
The 3 Pigettes and the Big Bad Lady Wolf (SEA)
TANGOmenaje/La cumparsita 100 años (Thalía Spanish Theatre)
GILBERTO ZALDÍVAR HOLA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PLAY
Blind Spot (Repertorio Español)
En el nombre de Salomé (Repertorio Español)
Cinco hijas feas (Teatro Del Aire/CoDoCul)
HOLA EXCELLENCE IN MEDIA AWARD
Sunny Hostin
HOLA EXCELLENCE IN THE TELENOVELA GENRE AWARD
Modesto Lacén
HOLA & R.EVOLUCIÓN LATINA DARE TO GO BEYOND AWARD
Javier Muñoz
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Ana Margarita Martínez-Casado, for over 50 years of excellence in entertainment
Hugo Macías Macotela, for his body of work as an actor, writer, director
SPECIAL CITATIONS
Víctor Cruz, for his work as an actor, screenwriter, director and producer of the feature film The Stockroom
Artur Balder, for his work as a documentary filmmaker
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR
Dimas González, Buenos días Noruega (Teatro Itinerante de Venezuela/VI Festival de Teatro Hispano del Comisionado)
Mario Mattei, La Gloria (Teatro SEA)
Francisco Porras, Cuando duerme contigo (ArtSpoken Performing Arts/Thalía Hispanic Theatre/II Semana Teatral de Miami en Off-Broadway)
Alfonso Rey, La gran Semíramis (Repertorio Español)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR
Angie Regina, La danza de Mingó (Otro Teatro NY)
Jeannie Sol, La Gloria (Teatro SEA)
Mônica Steuer, Prospect (Boundless Theatre Company)
Maite Uzal, La gran Semíramis (Repertorio Español)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED MALE ACTOR
Luis Carlos de La Lombana, La tía Julia y el escribidor (Repertorio Español)
Germán Jaramillo, Burundanga (Repertorio Español)
Héctor Luis Rivera, La espera (TEBA)
Claudio Weisz, El burlador de Sevilla (Repertorio Español)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED FEMALE ACTOR
Zulema Clares, La tía Julia y el escribidor (Repertorio Español)
Agar García, Lisístrata odia la política (TEBA)
Soraya Padrao, Burundanga (Repertorio Español)
Laura Spalding, Toda esta larga noche (Teatro Vanguardia USA)
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Caridad del Valle, Yo no soy Lupita (Teátrica)
Carlos Espinal, Peter el rojo, The Gorilla (IATI Theater)
Jei Osorio, Julia Pastrana, de la rareza y otros talentos (Escenarium/IX Festival de Teatro de CCN-USA)
Susan Rybin, Kahlo, más allá de Frida (Rybin Entertainment)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE CAST
El burlador de Sevilla,
Marcelo Carrascosa, César Augusto Cova, Jessica Florí, Sarai Heria, Sandor Juan, Bertha Leal, George Riverón, Úrsula Tinoco, Claudio Weisz (Repertorio Español)
Exile is My Home
Noemí de la Puente, Mario Golden, Vivienne Jurado, A.B. Lugo, Mirandy Rodríguez, Nikaury Rodríguez, David Van Leesten, (Theater for the New City/OneHeart Productions)
La tía Julia y el escribidor
Pablo Andrade, Zulema Clares, Dalia Davi, Luis Carlos de la Lombana, Gerardo Gudiño, Germán Jaramillo, Christian López Lamelas, Ana Margarita Martínez-Casado, Alfonso Rey, (Repertorio Español)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL PRODUCTION/DESIGN
Zenén Calero, for the set, costume and puppet design of Por el monte Carulé (Teatro de las Estaciones/Teatro SEA)
Daniel Fetecua, for the choreography of La Gloria (Teatro SEA)
Leni Méndez and Susan Rogers for the scenic and costume design of La tía Julia y el escribidor (Repertorio Español)
Eduardo Navas, for the lighting design of La gran Semíramis (Repertorio Español)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN PLAYWRITING
Julie De Grandy, Confundida (Teatro del Aire)
Pablo García Gámez, Yo no soy Lupita (Teátrica)
Yoshvani Medina, Matématica del deseo (ArtSpoken Performing Arts/VI Festival de Teatro Hispano del Comisionado)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION
Diego Chiri, La gran Semíramis (Repertorio Español)
Leyma López, Yo no soy Lupita (Teátrica)
Billy Martin Mejía, La danza de Mingó (Otro Teatro NY)
José Zayas, La tía Julia y el escribidor (Repertorio Español)
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Marisol Carrere and Emely Grisanty, for their performances in El mandatorio idiota (Guacamolink Performing Arts/VI Festival de Teatro Hispano del Comisionado)
OUTSTANDING VISITING PRODUCTION
Matemática del deseo (ArtSpoken Performing Arts [Miami, Florida]/VI Festival de Teatro Hispano del Comisionado) [Yoshvani Medina, Yenilen Mola, Juan David Ferrer, Yrelkah Brown]
Máxima seguridad (Compañía Nacional de las Artes [Bogotá, Colombia]/VI Festival de Teatro Hispano del Comisionado) [Piedad Bonnet, Nelson Celis, Wilmar Saldarriaga, Víctor H. Grajales, César Morales, Alejandro Gómez]
GILBERTO ZALDÍVAR AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING MUSICAL
afroTango (Thalía Hispanic Theatre)
La Gloria (Teatro SEA)
Las 1001 noches: Historia de amor en el corredor de la muerte (Teatro Anacaona/VI Festival de Teatro Hispano del Comisionado)
GILBERTO ZALDÍVAR AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PLAY
El mandatorio idiota (Guacamolink Performing Arts/VI Festival de Teatro Hispano del Comisionado)
La tía Julia y el escribidor (Repertorio Español)
Toda esta larga noche (Teatro Vanguardia USA)
RAÚL JULIÁ HOLA FOUNDERS AWARD
Benicio del Toro
HOLA JOSÉ FERRER TESPIS AWARD
Selenis Leyva
HOLA ELIZABETH PEÑA BREAKTHROUGH AWARD
Andrea Navedo
HOLA EXCELLENCE IN TELEVISION AWARD
Marisa Ramírez
HOLA & R.EVOLUCIÓN LATINA DARE TO GO BEYOND AWARD
Alexander Dinelaris
HOLA INNOVADORA AWARD
Dascha Polanco
HOLA EXCELLENCE IN THE TELENOVELA GENRE AWARD
Francisco Gattorno
HOLA EXCELLENCE IN MEDIA AWARD
Adriana Vargas
SPECIAL CITATIONS
Ana María Estrada and Luis Galli, for the production of the feature film La novia del libertador
Nitsy Grau and Julio Ortega, for their feature film Medardo
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR
Francisco Fuertes, Abuse/Abuso (Thalía Hispanic Theatre)
Alejandro Gil, Las pericas (Havanafama Theatrical Company/Festival de Teatro Hispano Del Comisionado)
Germán Jaramillo, Hierba mala nunca muere (Repertorio Español)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR
Zulema Clares, Aire frío (Repertorio Español)
Alicita Lora, El malentendido (ArtSpoken Performing Arts Center/Festival de Teatro Hispano Del Comisionado)
Adriana Sananes, Sueño (Teatro SEA/The Clemente/Teatro LATEA)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED MALE ACTOR
Edward Azcorra, El barco ébrio (Teatro Vanguardia)
Daniel Ojeda, La reina virgen (TEBA/Teatro del Aire)
Juan Villarreal, Días eternos (Teatro LATEA)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED FEMALE ACTOR
Liza Colón-Zayas, Between Riverside and Crazy (Atlantic Theater & Second Stage Theatre)
Idalmis García, Hierba mala nunca muere (Repertorio Español)
Laura Spalding, El barco ébrio (Teatro Vanguardia)
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Mariela Brito, Triunfadela (El Ciervo Encantado/Festival de Teatro Hispano Del Comisionado)
Josean Ortiz, Bola de nieve (Amigos del Corralón/Festival de Teatro Hispano Del Comisionado)
Ricardo Santana Ortiz, El gran final (Teatro Círculo)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE CAST
Aire frío
Pablo Andrade, Annia Bu, Zulema Clares, Idalmis García, Erick González, Sandor Juan, Ana Margarita Martínez-Casado, Mario Mattei, Frank Robles (Repertorio Español)
San Salvador después del eclipse
Natalia Ivana Escobar, Jorge Luis Figueroa, Franco González, Aileene Pérez (United Productions/Festival de Teatro Hispano Del Comisionado)
Yoleros
Sully Bonnelly, Modesto Jiménez, Mathia Vargas (Teátrica)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL PRODUCTION/DESIGN
José López (puppet and scenic design), Sueño (Teatro SEA/The Clemente/Teatro LATEA)
Alex Moore (lighting design), Comida de P*ta [F#&king Lousy Food] (MultiStages)
George Riverón and Antonio Reyes (costume design), La reina virgen (TEBA/Teatro del Aire)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN PLAYWRITING
Julie de Grandy, Genios: Lorca y Dalí (Teatro del Aire)
Pablo García Gámez, Las damas de Atenea (TEBA)
Antonio Muñoz de Mesa, Abuse/Abuso (Thalía Hispanic Theatre)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION
Beatriz Córdoba, Días eternos (Teatro LATEA)
Leyma López, Aire frío (Repertorio Español)
Yoshvani Medina, El malentendido (ArtSpoken Performing Arts Center/Festival de Teatro Hispano Del Comisionado)
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Dimas González, for his performance in El rey de Francia (Corezón Productions/Festival de Teatro Hispano Del Comisionado)
Soledad López, for 35 years of performing in New York City
OneHeart Productions, for its production of El canto de Carlota
Héctor Luis Rivera, for 40 years of acting, directing and producing
Sebastian Stimman, for the breadth of his performances during the 2014-2015 theater season
OUTSTANDING VISITING PRODUCTION
El malentendido (ArtSpoken Performing Arts Center/Festival de Teatro Hispano Del Comisionado)
Las pericas (Havanafama Theatrical Company/Festival de Teatro Hispano Del Comisionado)
Julia de Burgos: criatura del agua (Angelbello Productions)
GILBERTO ZALDÍVAR AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING MUSICAL PRODUCTION
Betsy! (Pregones Theater-Puerto Rican Traveling Theater)
El apagón (Pregones Theater-Puerto Rican Traveling Theater)
Sueño (Teatro SEA/The Clemente/Teatro LATEA)
GILBERTO ZALDÍVAR AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING DRAMATIC PRODUCTION
Abuse/Abuso (Thalía Hispanic Theatre)
Aire frío (Repertorio Español)
El barco ébrio (Teatro Vanguardia)
Ricardo Birnbaum, María Cuartero, Pep Muñoz, María Peyramaure, Xabi Soret (AENY-Spanish Artists in New York/IATI Theater)
George Bass, Fermín Suárez, Teresa Yenque (El Grupo/Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en EEUU)
José Ferrer HOLA Tespis Award
Bobby Cannavale
Excellence in Television Award
Nadine Velázquez
Excellence in Multimedia Award
Vanessa Verduga
Excellence in Media Award
HBO Latino
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR
Josean Ortiz, La última plena que bailó Luberza (Marañao Theater Company)
Felix Solis, Basilica (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR
Zulema Clares, El amor en los tiempos del cólera (Repertorio Español)
Caridad Del Valle, The Virtuous Burglar (E3Outlaws Productions/Angel Falls Productions)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED MALE ACTOR
Cedric Leiba, Jr., Caridad/Sweet Charity (New Haarlem Arts Theatre)
Pep Muñoz, El amor en los tiempos del cólera (Repertorio Español)
Alfonso Rey, Cuba: Punto X (MeLu Communications)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED FEMALE ACTOR
Liza Colón-Zayas, Water By The Spoonful (Second Stage Theater)
Cecilia Saia, Tango Fever (Teatro LATEA/Howling Moon Cab Company)
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Fernán Cardama, Historias de media suela (Teatro SEA)
Loren Escandón, Montera (IATI Performing Arts Marathon)
José Roldán, Jr., Father Forgive Me For I Have Sinned (United Solo Festival)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE CAST
Bésame mucho ,
Brenda Feliciano, Gizelxanath, Leonardo Granados, Viriginia Herrera-Crilly, Robmariel Olea, Pablo Zinger (Repertorio Español)
Tu arma secreta contra la celulitis rebelde/ Secret Weapons of Fat Destruction
Francisco Fuertes, Jesús E. Martínez, Soledad López, William Saquicela, (Thalía Spanish Theatre)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL PRODUCTION
América Barrera (costume design) and Liliana Barrera (scenic design), The Virtuous Burglar (E3Outlaws Productions/Angel Falls Productions
Valeria Solomonoff (choreography); Esteban Domenichini, Mariana Parma and Teresa Anne Volgenau (additional choreography), Tango Fever (Teatro LATEA/Howling Moon Cab Company)
Miguel Ángel Valderrama (lighting design), Montera (IATI Theater Performing Arts Marathon)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN PLAYWRITING
Quiara Alegría Hudes, Water By The Spoonful (Second Stage Theater)
Íñigo Ramírez de Haro, Tu arma secreta contra la celulitis rebelde/Secret Weapons of Fat Destruction (Thalía Spanish Theatre)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION
Iván Acosta, Cuba: Punto X (MeLu Communications)
Ernesto De Villa Bejjani, El deseo de Sofía (88 Performing Arts Theatrical Company/Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en EEUU)
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Juan Villarreal, for over 40 years of performing in theater, film and television
Amneris Morales, for her performance in the production La última plena que bailó Luberza (Marañao Theater Company)
Teatro Experimental Blue Amigos (TEBA), on the occasion of its 25th anniversary
Danisarte and Teatro Tocando Puertas, on the occasion of their respective 20th anniversaries
Elena Mohedano and Richard Trujillo, for their work in the production El deseo de Sofía (88 Performing Arts Theatrical Company/Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en EEUU)
Basil Rojas, for his work in the production Tango Fever (Teatro LATEA/Howling Moon Cab Company)
GILBERTO ZALDÍVAR HOLA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
Frágil (Otro Teatro NY/Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en EEUU)
Fuenteovejuna (Repertorio Español)
HOLA JOSÉ FERRER TESPIS AWARD
David Zayas
HOLA EXCELLENCE IN TELEVISION
Marlene Forté
Felix Solis
HOLA EXCELLENCE IN MEDIA AWARD
NBC Latino
José Díaz-Balart
HOLA EXCELLENCE IN REALITY TELEVISION
J.W. Cortes
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
NYC Latin Media & Entertainment Commission
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR
Alfredo Huereca, La cena (Raúl Durán/Ana Grosse)
Frank Robles, Locuras en Wíchita (Repertorio Español)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR
Zulema Clares, Mariela en el desierto (Repertorio Español)
Miriam Cruz, Locuras en Wíchita (Repertorio Español)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED MALE ACTOR
Howard Collado, Glass Cord (Teatro LATEA)
Josean Ortiz, DC-7: The Roberto Clemente Story (Society of the Educational Arts/Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre/RMM Group)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED FEMALE ACTOR
Basílica Bliachas, La Callas & Medea (Thalía Spanish Theatre)
Johanna Rodríguez, DC-7: The Roberto Clemente Story (Society of the Educational Arts/Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre/RMM Group)
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Elaine Del Valle, Brownville Bred (The Schoolhouse Theater/Theater 808/ Al Eskanazy Productions/59E59 Theaters)
Andrés Chulisi Rodríguez, Growing Up Gonzales (Reel Players and Poets Club/Toptía Productions)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE CAST
Chimichangas and Zoloft
Teddy Cáñez, Zabryna Guevara, Alfredo Narciso, Xochitl Romero, Carmen Zilles (Atlantic Theater Company)
La cena
Raúl Durán, Ana Grosse, Gerardo Gudiño, Alfredo Huereca, (Raúl Durán/Ana Grosse)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL PRODUCTION
Raúl Ábrego, for scenic design; and Erik Pearson, for projection design, of Intringulis (INTAR)
Alex Moore, for lighting design; and Milteri Tucker, for choreography of Temple of the Souls (MultiStages)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN PLAYWRITING
Fernanda Coppel, Chimichangas and Zoloft (Atlantic Theater Company)
Lina Gallegos, Locuras en Wíchita (Repertorio Español)
Félix Rojas, Growing Up Gonzales (Reel Players and Poets Club/Toptía Club)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION
Jaime Castañeda, Chimichangas and Zoloft (Atlantic Theater Company)
Raúl Durán, La cena (Raúl Durán/Ana Grosse)
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Anita Vélez-Mitchell, Dean Landon and Anika Paris, for the musical score of Temple of the Souls (MultiStages)
Cristián David and Fernando Reyes, for their outstanding mime performance in Pájaro
(TeatroStageFest/Gallinero Culeko)
GILBERTO ZALDÍVAR HOLA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
La cena (Raúl Durán/Ana Grosse)
Temple of the Souls (MultiStages)
Raúl Juliá Founders Award
Rubén Blades
José Ferrer Tespis Award
Danny Pino
Excellence in Media Award
Natalie Morales
Excellence in Film Award
Luis Guzmán
Award for Distinction in Corporate Arts Philanthropy
Heineken
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR
Alfredo Huereca, Cayendo con Victoriano (World View Productions)
Francisco Reyes, Way To Heaven (Himmelweg) (Repertorio Español)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR
Vanessa Aspíllaga, underneathmybed (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater)
Susanna Guzmán, La luz de un cigarrillo (Teatro LATEA)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED MALE ACTOR
Ismael Cruz Córdova, La luz de un cigarrillo (Teatro LATEA)
Israel Ruiz, La Strada (Compañía La Strada/Teatro IATI)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED FEMALE ACTOR
Arisleyda Lombert, La luz de un cigarrillo (Teatro LATEA)
Eva Cristina Vásquez, Sabina y Lucrecia (Teatro Círculo)
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Inma Heredia, My Audition For Almodóvar (IATI Theater)
Lauren Vélez, They Call Me La Lupe (Teatro LATEA/Dura Vida Productions)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE CAST
La barbería
Iván Camilo, Sunilda Caraballo, Juan Carlos Díaz, Mateo Gómez, Modesto Lacén, Graciany Miranda,
Manny Pérez, Ruperto Vanderpool (David Maldonado and Juan Toro/New World Stages)
En el tiempo de las mariposas
Rosie Berrido, Zulema Clares, Dalia Davi, María Helan, Flor de Liz Pérez,
Teresa Pérez-Frangie, Fermín Suárez, (Repertorio Español)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL PRODUCTION
Raúl Ábrego, for his scenic design of La barbería (David Maldonado and Juan Toro/New World Stages)
Yanko Bakulic, for his scenic design of La luz de un cigarrillo (Teatro LATEA)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN PLAYWRITING
Florencia Lozano, underneathmybed (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater)
Marco Antonio Rodríguez, La luz de un cigarrillo (Teatro LATEA)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION
Aminta De Lara, Aviones de papel (Paper Airplanes) (Teatro LATEA/Zer0Compañía)
René Buch and Jorge B. Merced, La Strada (Compañía La Strada/Teatro IATI)
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Teresa Yenque, for over 40 years of excellence in theater, film and television
GILBERTO ZALDÍVAR HOLA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
Aviones de papel (Paper Airplanes)(Teatro LATEA)
De Fuente Ovejuna a Ciudad Juárez (Thalía Spanish Theatre/The Cross Border Project)
Raúl Juliá Founders Award
Tony Plana
Lifetime Achievement Award
Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno Award for Excellence
Lauren Vélez
José Ferrer Tespis Award
Robin De Jesús
Ilka Award
José Yenque
Excellence in Media Awards
John Quiñones
Armando Correa
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR
Anthony Álvarez, Pantaleón y las visitadoras (Repertorio Español)
Toni Cantó, El pez gordo (Tal y Cual Producciones, España/ Retablo Hispanic Theater)
Francisco Reyes, Ser o no Cer… vantes (R.Evolución Latina)
Carlos Alberto Valencia, Las facultades (Pregones Theater)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR
Wanda Arriaga, El insólito caso de Mis’ Piña Colada (Repertorio Español)
Amneris Morales, Confesión en el Barrio Chino (Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre)
Mônica Steuer, La empresa perdona un momento de locura (Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED MALE ACTOR
Ricardo Barber, Pantaleón y las visitadoras (Repertorio Español)
Howard Collado, I Want You By My Side (Teatro IATI/TeatroStageFest)
Koko De Jesús, Las facultades (Pregones Theater)
Modesto Lacén, Ser o no Cer… vantes (R.Evolución Latina)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED FEMALE ACTOR
Zulema Clares, Pantaleón y las visitadoras (Repertorio Español)
Selenis Leyva, Pantaleón y las visitadoras (Repertorio Español)
Mónica Pérez Brandes, Pantaleón y las visitadoras (Repertorio Español)
Gredivel Vásquez, El insólito caso de Mis’ Piña Colada (Repertorio Espanol)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE CAST
Siempre se olvida algo/You Always Forget Something
Marisol Carrere, Melissa Díaz, Luz-María Lambert, Luciano Patiño, Bárbara Santiago (Hostos Repertory Theatre)
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Soledad López, Las prostitutas os precederán en el Reino de los Cielos (Thalía Spanish Theatre)
Fernando Sánchez Cabezudo, m3 (Cubic Meter): A No Space Odissey (Mr. Kubik Producciones, España/TeatroStageFest)
R. Ernie Silva, Heavy Like The Weight of A Flame (The ONE Festival/Teatro LA TEA)
Kathy Tejada, The Prostitutes Will Precede You in the Kingdom of Heaven (Thalía Spanish Theatre)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN PLAYWRITING
Nicolás Dorr, Confesión en el Barrio Chino (Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre)
Carlos Ferrari, El insólito caso de Mis’ Piña Colada (Repertorio Español)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION
Arian Blanco, I Want You By My Side (Teatro IATI/TeatroStageFest)
Ángel Morales, Siempre se olvida algo/You Always Forget Something (Hostos Repertory Theater)
Josean Ortiz, Confesión en el Barrio Chino (Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre)
Juan Carlos Rubio, El pez gordo (Tal y Cual Producciones, España/ Retablo Hispanic Theater)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL PRODUCTION
Sunilda Caraballo, for her choreography of Pantaleón y las visitadoras (Repertorio Español)
José López for his puppetry design of ¡Viva Pinocho! (Society of the Educational Arts)
Jason Sturm for his scenic design of Confesión en el Barrio Chino (Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre)
OUTSTANDING VISITING PRODUCTION
El pez gordo (Tal y Cual Producciones, España/Retablo Hispanic Theatre)
m3 (Cubic Meter): A No Space Odissey (Mr. Kubik Producciones, España/TeatroStageFest)
Tanguera (Romay Producciones, Argentina/Paul Szilard Productions/ BB Promotion GmbH/City Center)
GILBERTO ZALDÍVAR HOLA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING MUSICAL
Lo mejor de lo mejor de Mestizo Dance Company
(Mestizo Dance Company/Thalía Spanish Theatre)
México 200 años/Mexico 200 Years (Thalía Spanish Theatre)
Pantaleón y las visitadoras (Repertorio Español)
¡Viva Pinocho! (Society of the Educational Arts)
GILBERTO ZALDÍVAR HOLA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PLAY
Confesión en el Barrio Chino (Puerto Rican Traveling Theater)
El insólito caso de Mis’ Piña Colada (Repertorio Español)
Ser o no Cer… vantes (R.Evolución Latina)
Siempre se olvida algo/You Always Forget Something (Hostos Repertory Theatre)
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Silvia Brito, René Sánchez
HOLA ILKA AWARD
Sara Ramírez
RAÚL JULIÁ HOLA FOUNDERS AWARD
Julie Arenal
JOSÉ FERRER HOLA TESPIS AWARD
Luis Antonio Ramos
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Pregones Theater for 30 years of existence
David Álvarez (of Broadway’s Billy Elliot: The Musical)
Ricardo Gómez (of TV Española’s “Cuéntame cómo pasó”)
Univisión 41 for 41 years of serving the Latino community
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED MALE ACTOR
Mateo Gómez, Romeo and Juliet (Soñadores Productions/Teatro LA TEA)
Modesto Lacén, Requiem por Yarini (Retablo Hispanic Theater)
Jesús E. Martínez, Romeo and Juliet (Soñadores Productions/Teatro LA TEA)
William Saquicela, Don Juan por los siglos de los siglos (Thalía Spanish Theatre)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED FEMALE ACTOR
Rosie Berrido, Requiem por Yarini (Retablo Hispanic Theater)
Beatriz Córdoba, La casa de los espíritus (Repertorio Español)
Selenis Leyva, La casa de los espíritus (Repertorio Español)
Soledad López, Don Juan por los siglos de los siglos (Thalía Spanish Theatre)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL PRODUCTION
Sunilda Caraballo, for her choreography of Screaming in Silence (Fantastic Experimental Latino Theater)
Ángel Gil Orrios, for his set and lighting design of Don Juan por los siglos de los siglos (Thalía Spanish Theatre)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN PLAYWRITING
Marcelo Rodríguez, Cartas a una madre (Repertorio Español)
Caridad Svich, La casa de los espíritus (Repertorio Español)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE CAST
Las quiero a las dos
María Antonieta Duque, Luis Fernández and Mimí Lazo, (Repertorio Español)
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Marga Gómez, Long Island Iced Latina (Puerto Rican Traveling Theater/TeatroStageFest)
Frank Rodríguez, Cosas que encontré en mi camino (I Festival de Teatro Cubano en Un Acto/Centro Cultural Cubano de Nueva York/Retablo Hispanic Theater)
María Vidal, El corazón de Antígona (Teatro IATI)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION
José A. Esquea, Romeo and Juliet (Soñadores Productions/Teatro LA TEA)
Gabriel Gorcés, Requiem por Yarini (Retablo Hispanic Theater)
Jorge B. Merced, El huésped vacío (Teatro IATI)
José Zayas, La casa de los espíritus (Repertorio Español)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR
Basílica Bliachas, Macbeth (E3Outlaws Productions)
Zulema Clares, La vida es sueño (Repertorio Español)
Denise Quiñones, La casa de los espíritus (Repertorio Español)
Carissa Jocétt Toro, Romeo and Juliet (Soñadores Productions/Teatro LA TEA)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR
Luis Carlos de La Lombana, La vida es sueño (Repertorio Español)
Gerardo Gudiño, El huésped vacío (Teatro IATI)
Nelson Landrieu, La casa de los espíritus (Repertorio Español)
David Ponce, Requiem por Yarini (Retablo Hispanic Theater)
OUTSTANDING VISITING PRODUCTION
¡Ábrete sésamo! (Caleidoscopio Teatro/TeatroStageFest)
Diciembre (Teatro en el Blanco/TeatroStageFest)
La noche de Eva (I Festival de Teatro Cubano en Un Acto/Instituto Cultural René Ariza de Miami/Retablo Hispanic Theater)
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL
Amor latino (Latino Love Story) (Thalía Spanish Theatre)
Puro TANGO (Thalía Spanish Theatre)
OUTSTANDING PLAY
El huésped vacío (Teatro IATI)
La casa de los espíritus (Repertorio Español)
La vida es sueño (Repertorio Español)
Rita Moreno Award for Excellence
John Leguizamo
Ilka Award
Thalía
José Ferrer Tespis Award
John Ortiz
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
Doña Flor y sus dos maridos
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 (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 Technical Production
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)
Luis Salgado for the choreography of Serenade (Jaradoa Theater)
Robert Weber Federico and Alberto Morgan for the costume design of Doña Flor y sus dos maridos (Repertorio Español)
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
Outstanding Achievement in Technical Production
Zhanna Gurvich, La Llorona, Stageplays Theatre Company [Scenic Design]
Meghan E. Healey, Zanahorias, Reyes/Navarro/Immediate Theatre [Costume Design]
Jesús E. Martínez and Chester Poon, Othello, LA TEA/Soñadores [Fight Direction]
Outstanding Solo Performance
Graciela Rodríguez, Como rellenar un bikini salvaje, Repertorio Español/Teatro IATI
Eva Cristina Vásquez, Lágrimas negras, Teatro Círculo
Outstanding Achievement in Directing
René Buch, Lorca con un vestido verde, Repertorio Español
Beatriz Córdoba, Lágrimas negras, Teatro Círculo
Rosalba Rolón, El último rosario de Medea, Pregones Theater
Outstanding Achievement in a Musical Production
Aventurera, Vallejo y Salinas Producciones
In the Heights, McCollum/Seller/Furman
Los desertores/The Dropouts, SEA
Outstanding Achievement in a Dramatic Production
Cero, Repertorio Español
El último rosario de Medea, Pregones Theater
Lorca con un vestido verde, Repertorio Español
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor
Bill Blechingberg, Zanahorias, Reyes/Navarro/Immediate Theatre
Lin-Manuel Miranda, In The Heights, McCollum/Seller/Furman
Javier Ortiz, Aventurera, Vallejo y Salinas Producciones
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor
Angélica Ayala, Baño de damas, Thalía Spanish Theatre
Isabel Moreno, O.K. (Okay), Repertorio Español
Mônica Steuer, Zanahorias, Reyes/Navarro/Immediate Theatre
Outstanding Performance by a Featured Male Actor
Iván Camilo, Lorca con un vestido verde, Repertorio Español
Ricardo Hinoa, Othello, LA TEA/Soñadores
Will Sierra, Othello, LA TEA/Soñadores
Outstanding Performance by a Featured Female Actor
Olga Merediz, In the Heights, McCollum/Seller/Furman
Laura Patalano, Baño de damas, Thalía Spanish Theatre
Kathy Tejada, La casa de los siete balcones, TEBA
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast
The Beep
Varín Ayala, Rosal Colón, Sol Marina Crespo, Elise Hernández, Omar Pérez (Pregones Theater)
Cero
Carlota Carretero, María Castillo, Waddys Jáquez (Repertorio Español)
Outstanding Achievement in Playwriting
Nilo Cruz, Lorca con un vestido verde, Repertorio Español
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes, In The Heights, McCollum/Seller/Furman
Special Recognition
Teatro LA TEA (25th anniversary)
Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre (40th anniversary)
Establishment of TeatroStageFest
HOLA Ilka Award
Manny Jiménez
HOLA Lifetime Achievement Award
Pilar Rioja