ANACARSIS RAMOS / PORNOTRÁFICO Mi madre y el dinero
In the organizer's words:
EN
A documentary theater hit about work, money and poverty - with an adorable mother-son duo on stage.
For over sixty years, Josefina Orlaineta worked more than forty jobs in Campeche in southern Mexico; her son Anacarsis moved to Mexico City and found his way to the theater and to his identity as a gay man. Now Josefina has one more job: she is on stage with her son in her own story. Adorably, with a lot of charm and humor, she reviews her jobs and reveals her sales techniques and survival strategies while stuffing sausages on stage - as if she were filling the scenes with memories. Anacarsis Ramos sensitively questions his mother and expands the intimate dialog into a clever reflection on the realities of economic survival, class and theater itself. Josefina also has convincing ideas for improving the precarious working situation in the theater. And when Ramos groans about Europeans' preference for documentary theater and the importance of his mother as a self-promoter, the play lands in the middle of the present. The fact that Josefina, as in her other jobs, also manages to get by in the theater is one of the qualities of this profound and entertaining documentary play.
EN
A documentary theater hit about work, money, and class - starring a hilarious mother and her son live on stage.
For over sixty years, Josefina Orlaineta worked in more than forty jobs in Campeche, southern Mexico. Her son Anacarsis moved to Mexico City, pursuing theater and embracing his identity as a gay man. Now, Josefina adds another chapter to her impressive career: performing her own story on stage with her son. With humor and charm, Josefina recounts her jobs, sharing sales tricks and survival strategies while stuffing sausages - filling the scenes with memories. Anacarsis Ramos sensitively questions his mother, transforming their dialogue into a thoughtful reflection on economic survival, class, and theater itself. Hence, Josefina offers ideas for improving precarious working conditions in the arts, while Ramos humorously comments on Europeans' voyeuristic taste for documentary theater and his mother's talent as a performer.
The fact that Josefina, as in her other jobs, also succeeds in the theater makes Mi madre y el dinero an entertaining documentary piece that is as witty as it is profound.
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