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Food for the Dead and La Pinta
Author(s):
Josefina López
This satirical comedy explores the Mexican "Day of the Dead" tradition of putting up an altar with food for the deceased. The story centers around a Mexican-American family's reunion on Halloween night. Candela, 48, has been mourning her husband for nine years and is finally going to say goodbye to him and hello to her new life. Her children, Jose, Rosario and Gloria, are very supportive of their new and improved mother. Unexpectedly, Jesus, her youngest son, brings home his best friend, Fernando, an Anglo who doesn't speak Spanish and keeps interrupting all their rituals. As the dinner progresses, Jesus reveals to his family that he is gay and Fernando is his lover and all hell breaks loose—literally! Candela's dead and very virile husband, Ruben, escapes from Hell to beat the gay out of his son. Candela is so happy he has returned she regresses to being the submissive wife. However, she still insists on knowing how Ruben died and what he did to end up in hell. Ruben finally confesses that he died of a heart attack while having sex with his cousin, Ramon. Candela, devastated, takes control of her life by accepting Jesus and sending Ruben back to hell. One int. set.
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| Genre(s): | Not Available | | Time Period(s): | Not Available | | Play Type: | Play | | Runtime: | 41 minutes | | Acts: | 1 | | Set Complexity: | Not Available | | Set Information: | Not Available | | Year First Published: | Not Available | | Total Characters: | 8 | | Male Characters: | 4 | | Female Characters: | 4 | | Androgynous Characters: | 0 | | Minimum Cast: | Not Available | | Maximum Cast: | Not Available | | Cost: |
$60.00 /per performance
Royalty/cost information prone to change.
Please check with the publisher for the most accurate information. | | Publisher: | Dramatic Publishing
Click on the publisher's name above for additional information, including updated prices. | | ISBN: | Not Available |
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