The figure of Don Juan Tenorio is rooted in the seductive man capable of conquering any woman.although in reality, its origin contains a darker personality, a theme that continues to be valid, thanks to the nickname that is imposed today.
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Almost two centuries after its premiere, José Zorrilla revisits The Burador of Seville and Stone Guest, a work attributed to Tirso de Molina and the legend of Captain Montoya, to show a new vision of the conquerorwho is capable of anything to demonstrate his dominance and power; And it is precisely in this season of the Day of the Dead that the staging has become an emblem of the festivities due to the participation of spirits that intervene to give a message to the protagonist.
The El Ágora theater company, directed by Noé Alvarado, presents at the Hellenic Cultural Institute the eighth season of Don Juan Tenorio…and the price is life, an adaptation that tries to respect the classic verse and the original structure as much as possible.
“Zorrilla still has a lot to tell us with his work. Suddenly in our culture the figure of Don Juan has become an icon to follow; however, with this proposal, even though it is a time from many years ago, Beneath all the beauty of classical verse we reveal that there are very complex characters, without good or bad,” said Alvarado.
The director stated that the staging has topics that are still present in real life, such as Don Juan, a misogynistic, vicious and gambling character, but who is seen from a more human perspectiveor the case of Brigida.
THE PARODY AND THE SUCCESS OF DON JUAN TENORIO
According to the person responsible for the production, which has more than 25 actors on stage, the place allows the viewer to immerse themselves in the era and history, which makes it a different proposalimmersive, that the public enjoys from the first minutes.
Although the performances have respected the essence of Zorrilla’s original libretto, at the beginning of the 20th century, at the time of the Revolution, The work served as a basis for social criticism and thus the Tenorio Maderista emerged.by Luis Andrade and Leandro Blanco, a representation to mock the politicians of the moment.
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Later, the brothers Manuel and Germán Valdés made their own version in small sketches on television programs and it was in the 90s that Paco Stanley starred in El Tenorio Cómico, one of the most remembered performances due to the charisma of the host.
The most current representation of this type is that of Los Mascabrothers, Freddy and Germán Ortega, an adaptation that has been modernized with respect to the political changes in the country, since the production began in the PAN era, going through the return of the PRI to Los Pinos with Enrique Peña Nietountil reaching the current time in the era of the Fourth Transformation.
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