Whenever playwright Karen Zacarías and her sister were on the beach as children, they couldn’t help but imitate the opening scene of a favorite telenovela. “My sister and I would do…” Zacarias said and then stopped during a video call to pantomime their slow-motion run in an imaginary surf. Zacarías is not alone in her […]
Meet the Denver and Colorado Latinx creatives transforming arts, culture and community. Everyone knows the soap opera drama of a telenovela. Whether we admit it or not, it’s hard to resist being pulled along by a story that makes us gasp as well as laugh and cry, like Destiny of Desire: A Telenovela Play with […]
In addition to Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, there is a special day to celebrate children: Día del Niño, or Day of the Child. A holiday that originated in Mexico in 1925, this day is meant to recognize the importance of children in our society and to promote their wellbeing. Now, it is celebrated all […]