HOLA Awards to Honor ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK's Dascha Polanco and More

The Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA), the nation's longest running active arts advocacy organization for Latino actors, is pleased to announce that it will honor "Orange is the New Black" star Dascha Polanco, actor/singer Jencarlos Canela, and television journalist Adriana Vargas at the 2015 HOLA Awards. They join previously announced honorees such as Academy Award-winning actor Benicio Del Toro, Academy Award-winning screenwriter Alexander Dinelaris, "Orange is the New Black" star Selenis Leyva, "Jane The Virgin" star Andrea Navedo, "Blue Bloods" star Marisa Ramírez, and others at the Sixteenth Annual HOLA Awards Gala and Benefit.

The HOLA Awards will take place on Monday, October 12, 2015 at 6pm at The Battery Gardens, located on the waterfront overlooking New York Harbor in Battery Park (opposite 17 State Street in lower Manhattan). Sponsorship opportunities are still available. A limited number of individual tickets are available at $150 (if purchased before August 31, 2015) and $175 (if purchased from September 1, 2015 onward).

HOLA is also pleased to announce that jetBlue Airways will serve as the official airline for the 2015 HOLA Awards. Ground transportation and hotel accommodations will be provided by Flyte Tyme Worldwide Transportation and the Millenium Hilton Hotel, respectively.The 2015 HOLA Awards will take place on Monday, October 12, 2015 at The Battery Gardens, located in Battery Park at the southernmost point of Manhattan, New York City (adjacent to the Staten Island Whitehall Ferry Terminal).