Mazorra, performer and pedagogue of Mexican origin and resident in Barcelona since 2015, presents from June 4 to 19 at the Teatre Tantarantana in Barcelona's Raval neighborhood the contemporary cabaret Quería ser Maricón pero nací sudaca. It is an autofiction that combines performance and music to review her queer life experience marked by the stigma of migration and identity.
Halfway between personal memory and collective denunciation, the author and performer of this production denounces the discrimination received in her country of origin due to sexual orientation and the different forms of racism she has experienced in Barcelona, often linked to origin, accent, or social class.
Quería ser Maricón pero nací sudaca is an intimate, critical, political, and provocative monologue, to the rhythm of cumbia and mariachis, and with a colorful staging that, as the author says, seeks to make a "gesture of intimate resistance, an emotional archive, and a ritual of exorcism and memory." Thus, Mazorra opens a window to her life, marked by the tension between her Mexican culture and the "empty promises of Europe." With an artistic team mostly composed of migrants, women, and dissident people, the work highlights the dramaturgical accompaniment and direction of Oriol Morales i Pujolar, as well as the sound design and stage direction of Erik Forsberg. The production also features audiovisual design by Queer Falafel and costume design by Rodrigo Muñoz. The team is completed by Mexican stage space and lighting designer Edgar Mora, who arrives in Barcelona with the desire to transform the theater into a small corner of Mexico.
About the author
Mazorra is the founder and artistic director of the collective Parece una tontería. She was also an actress for the prestigious company Els Joglars between 2016 and 2020. In 2020, she wrote and performed Migrant (Tantarantana, Mutis Festival), a text published in 2022 by Ediciones Mutis. As a director, she has participated in more than ten productions, among which Girls Like That (Versus, Tantarantana, nominated for best small-format show at the Butaca Awards 2022) stands out.
