SUCEDE HASTA EN LAS MEJORES FAMILIAS – Choke
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SUCEDE HASTA EN LAS MEJORES FAMILIAS – Choke

Writer: GALA Hispanic TheatreGALA Hispanic Theatre

Updated: 3 hours ago

By | De Emilio Infante (Mexico/USA)

Directed by | Dirigida por Gustavo Ott

April | Abril 24 – May 18, 2025

WORLD PREMIERE | ESTRENO MUNDIAL

In Spanish with English surtitles | En español con sobretítulos en inglés

Performances: Thursdays – Saturdays 8 pm, Sundays 2 pm | Funciones: Jueves a sábados 8 pm, domingos 2 pm



Choke: Sucede hasta en las mejores familias tells the story of Esperanza and Gonzalo Guerrero, a Latino couple in Baltimore who have worked all their lives to provide opportunities for their daughter, Cassandra, a professional now living in Los Angeles. When Cassandra and her wife Zulema visit her childhood home, a family medical crisis sparks intergenerational conflict. Set in the looming shadow of an oil refinery, tradition and modern education clash as the family faces a difficult decision: whether to stay in a home that holds both love and decay, a home shaped and shattered by a corporation. With humor, this environmental and family play portrays contemporary American society from the perspective of one of the most exciting young playwrights in the Latino community, Californian Emilio Infante.

 

Sucede hasta en las mejores familias cuenta la historia de Esperanza y Gonzalo Guerrero, una pareja latina en Baltimore, MD, que ha trabajado duro para darle una oportunidad a su hija, Cassandra, ya una profesional que vive en Los Ángeles. Cuando Cassandra y su esposa, Zulema, visitan la casa familiar, una crisis médica desata el conflicto intergeneracional. A la sombra de una refinería petrolera, la educación tradicional y la moderna chocan, al tiempo que la familia tiene que decidir si quedarse en la casa que alberga amor y decadencia, una infraestructura modelada y destruida por una corporación. Con humor, esta obra sobre el medio ambiente y la familia retrata la sociedad americana actual desde el punto de vista de uno de los autores jóvenes latinos más emocionantes, el californiano Emilio Infante.


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