• Overview
• Staging information
• Translations
• Sample translations
• Production history

Staging

Audio material of Gardel’s tangos would be an integral aspect of staging this play (his records are played in the Ancízar home).  Images or video footage of Gardel would also enhance this depiction of a cultural icon. (less)

Audio material of Gardel’s tangos would be an integral aspect of staging this play (his records are played in the Ancízar home). Images or video footage of Gardel would also enhance thi... (Read more...)

Music

Audio material of Gardel’s tangos would be an integral aspect of staging this play (his records are played in the Ancízar home).

Cast number

Minimum	Maximum
4 males	4 males
3 females	3 females
7 (total)	7 (total)

Characters

• MARÍA LUISA ANCÍZAR, Marxist sister
• PÍO MIRANDA, Marxist boyfriend of 10 years of María Luisa
• PLÁCIDO ANCÍZAR, brother of María Luisa and Elvira
• ELVIRA ANCÍZAR, sister of María Luisa and Plácido
• MATILDE, niece of María Luisa, Plácido and Elvira
• ALFREDO LEPERA, lyricist who collaborated in writing tangos with Gardel
• CARLOS GARDEL, famous tango singer

Entry written by Gwendolen Mackeith. Last updated on 5 October 2010.

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