Presented by The Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA), the eighth annual ceremony and benefit will take place at The Players (16 Gramercy Park South at East 20th Street) Sept. 24 at 8 PM. Telemundo's Jorge Ramos and Odalys Molina will host.
Director and playwright Kaufman will be honored with the annual Raúl Julia HOLA Founders Award "for his dedication to the arts," a release states.
In the Heights scored a number of honors (for stars Lin-Manuel Miranda and Olga Merediz; for creators Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes; and for the musical itself).
The complete list of honorees follow:
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
Varín Ayala, Rosal Colón, Sol Marina Crespo, Elise Hernández, Omar Pérez — The Beep, Pregones Theater
Carlota Carretero, María Castillo, Waddys Jáquez — Cero, 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
To attend the HOLA Awards call (212) 253-1015. For more information visit hellohola.org.