HOLA Awards Honorees Announced

The Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors' 21st Annual HOLA Awards Gala Benefit honors top Latino and Hispanic talents who have shown excellence in film, television, and theatre.

Chita Rivera will receive the HOLA 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award for her outstanding artistic career. Also, the superb talent of Jaime Lozano, composer of the upcoming Broadway musical Frida: The Musical, will not only be recognized with the HOLA Elizabeth Peña Breakthrough Artist Award, but will be directing the music performances of the ceremony. Additional awardees will include Broadway performer Caesar Samayoa (Come From Away), stage and TV star Hemky Madera (Queen of the South), media personality Fernando Cárdenas (Univision), talent agent Wendy Curiel, and others.

In the category of theatre production design, honorees are La Dama Boba, produced by Repertorio Ensemble, Robert Weber Federico, lighting and sound designer, and Mercardo Libre, produced by Boundless Theatre Company, Cristina Fuste, lighting design, and Omayra Garriga, scenic design.

Other theatre-related honorees include costume designer Emilio Sosa, Labyrinth Theatre Company, Latinx Playwrights Circle, and the Off Broadway musical ¡Americano!. For the complete list of winners, go to playbill.com/article/emilio-sosa-caesar-samayoa-more-honored-with-2022-hola-awards.

The 21st Annual HOLA Awards Gala Benefit will take place on Monday, November 14 at 6:30pm in the Instituto Cervantes (211 East 49th Street) in New York City. The emcees for the evening will be Lynda Baquero, of NBC4 News, and Juan Manuel Benitez of NY1 News.