Daily News | ‘All My Mothers Dream in Spanish’ unites magical realism with Afro-Venezuelan folklore
begins with a bang. A drummer appears high on a platform surrounded by greenery, a djembe hanging from his neck. Towering over the lush jungle set, percussionist Anssumane Silla leads a thunderous introduction, and welcomes us into a sacred, spiritual realm.centers on three generations of women who answer Silla’s call: abuela Maria Consuelo , her daughter Maria Soledad , and Maria Consuelo’s granddaughter Camilla Marie .
“I wrote it for myself,” said Espinoza, who is Afro-Venezuelan. The West Philly resident wanted to interrogate the experiences of the Black Latinx identity, by incorporating the stories of real Black Latinas into each character.Camilla Marie is part of a Black Panthers-like organization that aims to liberate Black people from the oppressive regime of in this fictionalized country.
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