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Josefina Lopez

JOSEFINA LOPEZ

  (1969 - )
Nationality:    Mexican
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Josefina Lopez's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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below is a list of Josefina Lopez's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Boyle Heights         Food For the Dead         Gay Ghost Whisperer, The         Lola Does Roma         Real Women Have Curves         Simply Maria, Or the American Dream         Trio Los Machos         When Nature Calls

Boyle Heights

Boyle Heights
A Mexican-American family persue the American Dream

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1st Published:
Contained in: "Detained In The Desert and Other Plays" published by WPR Publishing 2011   978-1889379319

Music:
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Food For the Dead

Synopsis:
the Mexican Day of the Dead and an America-Mexican family get ready for the ceremony. the mother, Candela, has been widowed for nine years and plans finally to stop mourning and get on with life. Three of her children are with her. then unexpectedly her youngest son, Jesus, turns up with an young American guy. Jesus explains that he and Fernando are lovers. During the ceremony something terrible happens Ruben the dead husband comes back and he wants to beat the gayness out of his son. Candela confronts him and asks how he died Ruben reveals that he had a heart attack whilst having sex with his cousin - Ramon.

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1st Published:
Dramatic Publishing Company,    -

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Genre:
Gay, full length

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Gay Ghost Whisperer, The

Synopsis:
A gay Latino man helps gay ghosts move on to the afterlife

Notes:
Performed with five other short plays under the overall title: "Brown And Out"

1st Produced:
James Joyce Centre, Dublin    06 May 2013

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Genre:
Gay, one act

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Lola Does Roma

Lola Does Roma
A strained mother/daughter relationship is sorted on a trip to Rome

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1st Published:
Contained in: "Detained In The Desert and Other Plays" published by WPR Publishing 2011   978-1889379319

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

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Real Women Have Curves

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1st Produced:
Dallas Theater Center, TX, USA >>>    1993-1994 Season

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Simply Maria, Or the American Dream

Simply Maria, Or the American Dream
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1st Published:
Contained in: "Shattering the Myth - Plays By Hispanic Women" published by Arte Publico Press 1992   978-1558850415

Music:
Original cast recording of the full play: L A Theatre Works 2012

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Trio Los Machos

Trio Los Machos
Three young Mexican workers to help pass the time start singing. Fifty years and many hit records later they are still firm friends

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1st Produced:
Casa 0101 Theater, Los Angeles    Jun 2012

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Contained in: "Detained In The Desert and Other Plays" published by WPR Publishing 2011   978-1889379319

Music:
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Genre:
Drama

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When Nature Calls

When Nature Calls
Women must listen to their inner voice

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1st Published:
Contained in: "Detained In The Desert and Other Plays" published by WPR Publishing 2011   978-1889379319

Music:
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