By José Cruz González, Directed by Henry Godinez
A Co-Production with Dallas Theater Center
“A big-hearted musical play”
– Denver Post
American Mariachi 2020
Postponed to the 2020/2021 Season in Goodman's Albert Theatre
“Women mariachis? It’s about time!” – Soyla, Act I, Scene V
Familia, amor and tradición are at the heart of this hilarious and heartwarming new comedy about the freedom to dream big. Lucha spends her days caring for her ailing mother, but longs to shake up her 1970s home life. When a forgotten record album sparks her mother’s memory, Lucha and her cousin strike upon a radical idea: to create an all-female mariachi band. Infused with live mariachi music, this “big-hearted, musical tug at the heartstrings” (Denver Post) reveals how music and love can make just about anything possible.
Presented in English.
Produced in association with Teatro Vista.
Presented in collaboration with the Chicago Latino Theater Alliance and Sones de México Ensemble.
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Critical Praise
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“Wrap[s] a lesson in mariachi music inside a warm family drama”
– Denver Post
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A “touching family drama and story of female empowerment”
– Times of San Diego
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“A vibrant ode to music and memory”
– San Diego Union Tribune
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“A big-hearted musical play”
– Denver Post
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“Captures the rich and bittersweet pleasures of the music the play celebrates”
– San Diego Union Tribune
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“All about familia, amor and tradiciÏŒn”
– Times of San Diego
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Excavates “layers of feeling on the themes of love, memory and trust”
– Denver Post
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