EL BOLERO WAS MY DOWNFALL explores the legacy of queer Puerto Rican literary icon Manuel Ramos Otero (b. 1948 – d. 1990), and is adapted for the stage from his celebrated Spanish language short story “Loca la de la locura.”
Our 2017 version —running in strictly limited engagement during the month of June— celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the production with a brand new English translation, an expanded cast, new and unplugged torch songs, and an entirely additional set of audiovisual elements.
The play’s protagonist is a nightclub entertainer and self-fashioned femme fatale serving the last days of a long prison sentence. She is also a man, matter-of-factly recounting a lifetime of travestismo and the passions that end up in murder.
Show Finder
El Bolero Was My Downfall
First Preview: May 18, 2017
Opening Date: Jun 1, 2017
Closing Date: Jul 1, 2017
Running Time: 01:40
Playing @
Pregones Theater
575 Walton Ave, Bronx, NY 10451
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 16
Audience Advisory: Text in English. Songs in Spanish. Dual-language supertitles.
No late seating 10 minutes after the performance starts, no exceptions.
Performance Schedule
WEDNESDAY @ 7 PM
THURSDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8 PM
SATURDAY @ 5 PM
Director
- Jorge B. Merced
TDF Tickets Offers:
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Full-price tickets:
$15.00 - $30.00
