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The
lady herself
Rita Moreno
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Above:
Ilka Award Winner
León Ichaso
At
left: Winner of the Rita Moreno HOLA Award for
Excellence,
Shawn Elliot
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THANK
YOU RITA,
SHAWN AND LEON
Thank
you all, winners of the HOLA Awards for Excellence in
Spanish Theatre for the 1999 season!
Juan
Sebastián Aragón, Mateo Gómez, Sol
Miranda, Adria Santana, Abelardo Estorino, Manuel
Martín, Virginia Rambal, Soledad López, Fanny
Rybin, Cecil Villar, Susana Crisan, Silvia
Brito,
Gilberto
Zaldívar, and Jorge Alí
Triana.
Ilka
Award:
In special recognition of León Ichaso, director and
film scenarist, for his extraordinary and successful effort
in expanding avenues of expression for Hispanic performers
and all artists of color.
Rita
Moreno
HOLA Award for Excellence: In special recognition of Shawn
Elliott for his professional excellence and high standards
in the accurate and non-stereotypical portrayal of Hispanic
culture and people.
Raúl
Juliá HOLA Founders
Award:
In special recognition of Silvia Brito, Luz Castaños,
Miriam Colón Valle, Max Ferrá, Elsa
Ortíz, Frank Robles, Margarita Toirac, Abdón
Villamizar and Gilberto Zaldívar in recognition of
their creation of today's American Spanish theatre
movement.
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Greeting
the guests at the Players Club on Gramercy Park
South
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Raúl
Juliá HOLA Founders Award winners: (Left to
right) Margarita Toirac, Frank Robles, Elsa
Ortíz, Gilberto Zaldívar, Max
Ferrá, Miriam Colón, Abdón
Villamizar, Luz Castaños (Rene Buch lending
support) and Silvia Brito.
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