ABOUT/SYNOPSIS

The film addresses the origins, names, life, and real and symbolic functions Malinche has performed throughout Mexican history, including her troubled relationships with her son Martín Cortés; her husbands Tabascoob, and Hernán Cortés; and her baptizer Father Olmedo. Malinche rebels against her roles through the ages; confronts the shadows of power; and assumes, with courage and pain, her fundamental role in shaping Mexican identity.

Desde una mirada crítica Malinche hace una retrospectiva de sus orígenes, sus nombres, su vida azarosa, las diversas funciones que desempeñó a través de la historia: tanto reales como simbólicas, evoca sus relaciones disímbolas con Martín Cortés (su hijo); con Hernán Cortés, Tabascoob y el padre Olmedo. Malinche se rebela ante la historia oficial y el papel que le han asignado a través de los tiempos; se enfrenta contra las sombras del poder establecido y asume con valentía y dolor el papel fundamental que tiene en la conformación de la identidad mexicana actual.

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ABOUT THE PRODUCER

The Lucille Lortel Theatre’s mission is to sustain and advance Off-Broadway by creating awareness, appreciation, and encouraging the continued growth of Off-Broadway; assisting with theatrical infrastructure and capacity building; and developing educational programs fostering the next generation of theatre makers. The Theatre has several major programs, including the Lucille Lortel Awards and Playwrights’ Sidewalk, Internet Off-Broadway Database (IOBDB.com), Non-Profit Theatre Strategic and Management Services, Live at the Lortel podcast, NYC Public High School Playwriting Fellowship, Subsidized Theatre Space, and Fellowships in Theatre with Bennington College. For more information, please visit www.lortel.org.

Malinche was supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. The Lucille Lortel Theatre would like to thank Speaker Johnson’s generous Cultural Immigrant Initiative allocation to support this program.