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For over sixty years, Josefina Orlaineta worked in more than forty jobs in Campeche, southern Mexico. Her son Anacarsis moved to Mexico City, pursuing theater and embracing his identity as a gay man. Now, Josefina adds another chapter to her impressive career: performing her own story on stage with her son. With humor and charm, Josefina recounts her jobs, sharing sales tricks and survival strategies while stuffing sausages – filling the scenes with memories. Anacarsis Ramos sensitively questions his mother, transforming their dialogue into a thoughtful reflection on economic survival, class, and theater itself. Hence, Josefina offers ideas for improving precarious working conditions in the arts, while Ramos humorously comments on Europeans’ voyeuristic taste for documentary theater and his mother’s talent as a performer.
The fact that Josefina, as in her other jobs, also succeeds in the theater makes Mi madre y el dinero an entertaining documentary piece that is as witty as it is profound.
Duration ca. 90 Min.
Credits
CREATION Anacarsis Ramos / Pornotráfico
DRAMATURGY Anacarsis Ramos based on Josefina Orlaineta’s archives
CAST Josefina Orlaineta, Anacarsis Ramos
PHOTOGRAPHY, LIGHTING, SOUND, VIDEO DESIGN Karla Sánchez Kiwi
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Santiago Villalpando, Sofía León
RESEARCH ASSISTANT Babis Zozoaya
TOUR MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION Roni Isola
PRODUCTION Fausto Cataño / Pornotráfico
SUPPORT Patronato de Arte Contemporáneo PA
CO-PRODUCTION Festival Internacional del Centro Histórico de Campeche, Instituto de Cultura del Estado de Campeche / FULGOR - Encuentro escénico con los Estados 2024, curado por Mariana Arteaga y Mariana Gándara
Biography
Anacarsis Ramos (*1996) is a playwright, set designer and stage director, self-taught in theatre and sociology. Most of his work is developed through Pornotráfico, a company he co-runs with Karla Sánchez Kiwi, Erik Gutiérrez Otto, Santiago Villalpando, Fausto Castaño, and Moisés Romero. His creative process investigates the interplay between social reality and its media representation. He’s particularly interested in the diverse applications of fiction across state, private, and community contexts, with the aim of creating plays that expose the descriptive choices influencing the political narratives which shape our society. Lyricism, humour, and parody are consistently incorporated into his pieces to highlight this construction of reality. In addition to his scenic projects, Ramos engages in pedagogical initiatives and writes about theatre on his blog, Mataclase. His works have been presented in numerous theatres and at festivals throughout Mexico.
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