Get to know the Playwright & Cast of “Filomena Marturano – Un matrimonio a la caribeña”
“Filomena Marturano – Un matrimonio a la caribeña” debuts on July 20, 2019 8:00 PM at Repertorio Español, located at 138 East 27th St. in Manhattan, New York.
Meet the talented Playwright, Eduardo De Filippo, behind this great Italian masterpiece for the theatre. Repertorio Español Director, Leyma López is proud to introduce De Filippos work and turn it into Carribean style with beautiful talent from many Spanish speaking countries including Cuba, Spain, Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Puerto Rico.
Eduardo De Filippo
Playwright
Chiaia, Italy
Leyma López
Director
San José de las Lajas, Cuba
Zulema Clares
Filomena Marturano
La Havana, Cuba
Sandor Juan
Domingo
La Havana, Cuba
Amneris Morales
Rosalía
Santurce, Puerto Rico
Mario Mattei
Alfredo
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Mario Peguero
Priest / Waiter / Lawyer / Couturier
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Gilberto Gabriel Díaz Flores
Humberto
Caguas, Puerto Rico
Sandra Gummuzio
Lucía
Madrid, España
Krystal Pou
Diana
Santiago, Dominican Republic
César Augusto Cova Burguera
Ricardo
Caracas, Venezuela
Bryan Cortés
Miguel
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
About the Play
In Eduardo De Filippo’s classic Neapolitan tale, Filomena, a former prostitute, has been living with shopkeeper Domingo for 25 years. Domingo is set to marry the young Diana, but Filomena feigns mortal illness to convince Domingo to marry her. When he finds out he’s been trick, he has the marriage annulled. But Filomena will not give up.
Performed in Spanish with English Supertitles.
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