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Solitude

Presented by Teatro Visión at Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater

February 9-February 12, 2012

Teatro Vision proudly brings to San Jose, Solitude, an original play by Evelina Fernandez and directed by Jose Luis Valenzuela. Inspired by Mexican novelist Octavio Paz's landmark work, "The Labyrinth of Solitude." Described by the Los Angeles Times as "swelling with art, heart and high style…its heartfelt emotional core, coupled with Valenzuela's superb staging, make Solitude a shared pleasure."

Solitude weaves Octavio Paz's

Bless Me, Ultima - West Coast Premiere

Presented by Teatro Visión and Mexican Heritage Corporation at Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater

March 17-April 3, 2011

Teatro Visión proudly brings to the stage the West Coast premiere of Rudolfo Anaya’s Bless Me, Ultima. This production, directed by Elisa Marina Alvarado, will be performed in English with Spanish translation provided through subtitles.

First published in 1972, Bless Me, Ultima has become the best-selling Chicano novel of all time. The stage adaptation brings to life this beloved story of a young boy’s struggle to understand sacrifices made by a

Gaytino!

Presented by Teatro Visión and Mexican Heritage Corporation at Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater

September 16, 2010

Teatro Visión opens its 27th season with a one-night, special performance of Gaytino! -  the touching and hilarious father and son journey through decades of Chicano history. Son of famed composer and singer, Lalo Guerrero, Dan Guerrero’s story of courage and emergence takes the audience from East L.A. to Broadway musical theater stages and is a celebration of Gay Chicanismo. Teatro Visión co-presents this production at the Mexican Heritage Plaza with the

LOL! Latina On the Loose!

Presented by Teatro Vision at Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater

May 12-May 22, 2010

Teatro Visión presents Mina Olivera’s award-winning LOL! Latina on the Loose!, a rollicking, whirlwind trip from Brazil to the United States by way of Switzerland and El Salvador during which a girl becomes a woman. As much as her revolutionary parents try to prepare her for the rollercoaster ride of young love, bad boyfriends, discouraging teachers and dreams of stardom, it is the voice of a tough grandmother that helps her land on her feet. Olivera’s

Perla

Presented by Teatro Visión at Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater

April 15-May 2, 2010

Leonard Madrid’s magical tale follows Perla as she stalls an impending marriage to roam her dreamscapes in an effort to find and save her long-lost father – a renowned womanizer and Norteño singer. Winner of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Latino Playwright Award, Perla explores the power of the subconscious to resolve inner turmoil impenetrable to the waking mind and move us forward to meet our lives. The play is performed

Bless Me, Ultima - West Coast Premiere

Presented by Teatro Vision at Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater

March 19-April 3, 2010

First published in 1972, Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya has become the best selling Chicano novel of all time. Teatro Visión’s West Coast premiere brings Anaya’s stage adaptation to life with its first mainstage production. Bless Me, Ultima is a magical coming of age story set on the llanos surrounding a small village in New Mexico during World War II. The novel continues to generate controversy for holding, as a central beloved character, a curandera