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TEATRO. La Luciérnaga inicia gira nacional de Eréndira, la imposible


El colectivo originario de Michoacán lleva este unipersonal que aborda la historia inspirada en la leyenda de la guerrera purépecha que resistió la conquista. La obra se presentará en Jalisco, Guanajuato, Yucatán y Quintana Roo durante marzo y abril

Verónica Villicaña escribió, dirige y actúa Eréndira, La imposible: Fotos. CLAUDIA ANDALÓN

Enrique Vázquez Lozano/ Guadalajara

Eréndira, la imposible es el unipersonal que combina historia y leyenda, del colectivo La Luciérnaga de Michoacán, que se presenta este miécoles 4 y jueves 5 de marzo en El Venero Foro- Teatro – Galería y con ello inicia una gira nacional por otros foros de Nayarit, Guanajuato, Yucatán y Quintana Roo.

Eréndira está inspirado en las heroínas anónimas que resistieron el saqueo de los conquistadores españoles. “Fue una mujer indígena cuando llegaron los españoles defendió el territorio y fue la primera en montar un caballo que le permitió liderar la independencia. En Michoacán es una de las leyendas más populares y me pareció interesante investigar acerca de ella para crear esta obra. Al principio creí que podría funcionar bien como una obra para adolescentes o niños, sin embargo conforme encontré información vi que la historia implicaba tratarla con otra complejidad y al final quedó una obra para mayores de 15 años por los temas que trata”, dijo Verónica Villicaña, actriz, dramaturga y directora de esta puesta escénica que cuenta con la producción de Sandra Meneses, música de Beto León, e iluminación y multimedia de Everth Yamil García Islas.

Villicaña compartió que la obra cuenta con el apoyo de PECDA Michoacán 2023, y seleccionado por el Festival Internacional de Artes Escénicas Querétaro, y por Festival de Otoño Xonaca, en Puebla. En 2025 formó parte del XX Festival de Monólogos Teatro A Una Sola Voz, y del XXIV Festival de octubre de Baja California Territorios de Paz, con lo cual hasta el momento ya se ha presentado en 11 estados del país.

Eréndira es una joven purépecha, a la que no le basta ser una de varias esposas del Cazonci y madre de muchos hijos. Se siente prisionera y sueña con escapar; cuando la llegada de los españoles a Mechuacán desata el caos y la destrucción, Eréndira tendrá que emerger como la mujer de una nueva era. “La historia aunque es ficción abona a una visión menos centralista de la Historia de México. Generalmente cuando nos hablan de la conquista nos hablan de Tenochtitlán, sin tomar en cuenta que en esa época había muchos otros pueblos importantes a lo largo del país con una estructura social sólida y una cultura y religiones propias como lo fue el reino Purépecha. La historia oficial ha relegado la historia de pueblos como el Purépecha y estamos muy satisfechos de contar con herramientas escénicas para contar historias de nuestra región y llevarlas fuera del estado en donde son poco conocidas. Para la música que acompaña la obra, Beto León compuso varias pirecuas que le dan un carácter particular a la obra en general”.
La directora, dramaturga y actriz compartió que el colectivo La Luciérnaga se fundó hace doce años y que su línea de trabajo siempre ha sido representar textos propios. “Sólo hemos realizado un montaje del poblano Rafa de la Cruz. Hasta el momento hemos realizado doce producciones y también hemos tratado hacer títeres y teatro para adolescentes, esta obra es la excepción como ya lo mencioné”….

FECHAS DE LA GIRA

Marzo 2026
Guadalajara, Jalisco
El Venero Foro-Teatro-Galería. Ubicado en C. Reforma 508 – A, en Guadalajara.
Miércoles 4 de marzo a las 20:00 horas
Jueves 5 de marzo a las 20:00 horas
Boletos $200.00

Tepic, Nayarit
Laboratorio de Arte Teatral y Escénico de
Nayarit LATEN
Viernes 6 de marzo a las 19:00 horas
Sábado 7 de marzo a las 19:00 horas
Boletos $100.00

San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
El Sindicato. Centro Cultura Comunitario
Jueves 12 de marzo a las 19:00 horas
Viernes 13 de marzo a las 11:00 horas
$100.00


Merida, Yucatán
Centro Cultural Olimpo
Miércoles 15 de abril a las 19:00 horas
Jueves 16 de abril a las 11:00 horas
Entrada libre

Cancún, Quintana Roo
Teatro 8 de octubre
Sábado 18 de abril a las 19:00 horas
Domingo 19 de abril a las 18:00 horas
Entrada libre

Chetumal, Quintana Roo
Foro 21 Espacio Cultural Independiente
Jueves 23 de abril a las 20:00 horas
Viernes 24 de abril a las 20:00 horas
Boletos $150.00

Eréndira, the Impossible is a solo performance that combines history and legend, by the Michoacán-based collective La Luciérnaga. It will be presented this Wednesday, March 4, and Thursday, March 5, at El Venero Foro-Teatro-Galería, kicking off a national tour that will also include other venues in Nayarit, Guanajuato, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo.

Eréndira is inspired by the anonymous heroines who resisted the plundering of the Spanish conquistadors. “She was an Indigenous woman who defended her territory when the Spanish arrived, and she was the first to ride a horse, which allowed her to lead the independence movement. In Michoacán, she is one of the most popular legends, and I found it interesting to research her story to create this play. At first, I thought it might work well as a play for teenagers or children; however, as I found more information, I saw that the story required a different level of complexity, and in the end, it became a play for audiences over 15 years old due to the themes it addresses,” said Verónica Villicaña, actress, playwright, and director of this stage production, which features production by Sandra Meneses, music by Beto León, and lighting and multimedia by Everth Yamil García Islas.

Villicaña shared that the play has received support from PECDA Michoacán 2023 and has been selected by the Querétaro International Performing Arts Festival and the Xonaca Autumn Festival in Puebla. In 2025, she participated in the 20th One-Voice Theater Monologue Festival and the 24th Baja California Territories of Peace October Festival, bringing her total to 11 states across the country.

Eréndira is a young Purépecha woman for whom being one of the Cazonci’s many wives and mother of numerous children is not enough. She feels imprisoned and dreams of escape. When the arrival of the Spanish in Michoacán unleashes chaos and destruction, Eréndira will have to emerge as the woman of a new era. “Although the story is fiction, it contributes to a less centralist view of Mexican history. Generally, when we hear about the conquest, we hear about Tenochtitlán, without taking into account that at that time there were many other important peoples throughout the country with a solid social structure and their own culture and religions, such as the Purépecha kingdom. Official history has relegated the history of peoples like the Purépecha, and we are very pleased to have theatrical tools to tell stories from our region and take them beyond the state, where they are little known. For the music that accompanies the play, Beto León composed several pirecuas that give a particular character to the work as a whole.”

The director, playwright, and actress shared that the La Luciérnaga collective was founded twelve years ago and that its line of work has always been to perform its own texts. “We have only staged one production by Rafa de la Cruz from Puebla. To date, we have produced twelve plays, and we have also tried our hand at puppetry and theater for teenagers; this play is the exception, as I already mentioned…”

TOUR DATES

March 2026
Guadalajara, Jalisco
El Venero Forum-Theater-Gallery. Located at Reforma 508-A, Guadalajara.
Wednesday, March 4 at 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 5 at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets $200.00

Tepic, Nayarit
Laboratory of Theatrical and Performing Arts of Nayarit (LATEN)
Friday, March 6 at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 7 at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets $100.00

San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
El Sindicato Community Cultural Center
Thursday, March 12 at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, March 13 at 11:00 a.m.
$100.00


Merida, Yucatán
Olimpo Cultural Center
Wednesday, April 15 at 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 16 at 11:00 a.m.
Free admission

Cancún, Quintana Roo
October 8 Theater
Saturday, April 18 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 19 at 6:00 p.m.
Free admission

Chetumal, Quintana Roo
Foro 21 Independent Cultural Space
Thursday, April 23 at 8:00 p.m.
Friday, April 24 at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets $150.00

CARMEN LAFORET & BARCELONA


Columna de Opinión

Israel Rolón-Barada, columnista de Balsia Producciones y biógrafo de Carmen Laforet.

Por Israel Rolón Barada.

Guadalajara, 6 de diciembre de 2025

Entonces, LAFORET, por medio de su personaje y protagonista, Andrea, obtuvo todo el éxito literario con su primera obra, que fue toda una revelación feminista y renovación de la novela española peninsular contemporánea. Gracias a su sensibilidad y vena literaria logró alcanzar la cumbre aún en vida, como autora de una nueva novela de carácter universal. ¿Quién, en el universo literario hispanoamericano, que haya leído NADA, no sería capaz de identificarse con ANDREA y su creadora, CARMEN LAFORET, capaces de tocar profundamente y para siempre las fibras del corazón de cualquier lector tanto en castellano como en todas las lenguas en las que ha sido traducida y publicada durante los últimos 80 años?

Por eso me atrevo a decir que CARMEN LAFORET, NADA y ANDREA son parte inherente en BARCELONA. La autora, su obra y su protagonista son Barcelona. Y Barcelona está en ellas magistralmente representada para la eternidad.

¿Cuántos no hemos ido y continuamos yendo a Barcelona en busca de Andrea por la calle de ARIBAU y por todos los lugares emblemáticos de la gran ciudad, como el Barrio Chino, el Tibidabo, Plaza Cataluña, la avenida Diagonal, entre tantos puntos claves recorridos por ambas jóvenes estudiantes (tanto Carmen como Andrea) con vehemencia en busca de amor, comprensión, sentido de la vida, y un desarrollo intelectual?

Algunos / muchos hemos encontrado a nuestra ANDREA, otros todavía continúan en esa búsqueda. En mi caso, gracias a mi apreciación por su obra literaria, la complicidad intelectual, mi perseverancia académica, y un poco de magia, he tenido la fortuna de también haber encontrado a CARMEN LAFORET. Que sirva de evidencia los resultados de mi investigación académica, la base y los cimientos de su biografía, y la recuperación y conservación de la mayoría de su correspondencia, además de haber localizado el manuscrito de NADA, reeditado su obra, y promovido su figura literaria por más de 25 años, con la satisfacción de hablarlo compartido todo con la escritora misma antes de su fallecimiento en febrero de 2004.

Guadalajara, December 6, 2025.

Thanks to the honorary invitation extended to the city of Barcelona to the Guadalajara International Book Fair, we also remember and pay tribute to those key figures who have represented literature, culture, and the arts in general throughout history, both nationally and internationally, hailing from this Catalan capital.

Among the top one hundred writers who could possibly top this list, it would be impossible not to include Carmen Laforet. When speaking of or imagining Barcelona in an intellectual and literary context, it is also absolutely necessary to remember and include the renowned postwar novelist Carmen Laforet, her masterpiece Nada (1945), and its protagonist Andrea. Because Nada, as a novel and a literary work, is Barcelona, ​​and Barcelona was and will forever be portrayed in this book. A book that became a classic even during its author’s lifetime, which is saying something. Therefore, both Laforet and the essence of her first novel are an integral part of Barcelona for posterity.

Among the many distinguished and excellent writers from Barcelona, ​​such as Mercè Roderedas, Ana María Matute, Rosa Regas, and Baltasar Porcel, all natives of this great city, so famous for its beauty, architecture, painting, music, gastronomy, and the rich artistic and intellectual culture that makes it one of the most cosmopolitan and attractive tourist destinations, we find the outstanding story of a very particular writer with a unique style who revolutionized the history and trajectory of contemporary Spanish literature: Carmen Laforet.

Born in Barcelona on September 6, 1921, she moved to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria at the age of two due to her father’s professional commitments. She did not return to her hometown until 1939, just after the end of the Spanish Civil War. With a Canarian accent, thanks to having convinced/blackmailed her father by finding love letters between him and her stepmother written before her mother’s death, when the future author was only 13 years old, she manages to return to Barcelona and settle in her grandparents’ historic apartment at number 36 Aribau Street, on the corner of Consell de Cent. This would undoubtedly become the setting for her future masterpiece.

Under the dramatic impact of a city in ruins after the war, the inevitable and unsustainable socioeconomic and cultural circumstances—factors responsible for the limitations of all kinds she faced due to that family and academic depression during her first two years at university—proved invaluable. The combination of all these tangible factors was her inspiration and driving force, the motivators for the creation and writing of a novel that would win the first Nadal Prize, break the mold and reshape the trajectory of the romance novel, and stand out as one of the new pillars of post-war Spanish fiction. Written by a young student, but full of talent and artistic and literary sensitivity, at just 24 years old at the time of the first edition and publication, thanks to Editorial Destino, which has sold at least 8,000 copies a year without interruption since 1945. A book that, quite possibly, according to publishing statistics, has been reprinted nearly as many times as Don Quixote or the Bible.

Thus, Laforet, through her character and protagonist, Andrea, achieved great literary success with her first work, which was a feminist revelation and a renewal of the contemporary Spanish peninsular novel. Thanks to her sensitivity and literary talent, she reached the pinnacle of her career while still alive, as the author of a new novel of universal appeal. Anyone in the Hispanic American literary world who has read Nada would not be able to identify with Andrea and her creator, Carmen Laforet, who have the power to deeply and permanently touch the hearts of any reader, both in Spanish and in all the languages ​​into which it has been translated and published over the last 80 years.

That is why I dare say that Carmen Laforet, Nada, and Andrea are an inherent part of Barcelona. The author, her work, and her protagonist are from Barcelona. And Barcelona is masterfully represented within them for eternity.

How many of us haven’t gone, and continue to go, to Barcelona in search of Andrea, wandering along Aribau Street and through all the iconic landmarks of the great city, like the Barrio Chino, Tibidabo, Plaça Catalunya, and Avinguda Diagonal, among so many other key locations traversed by both young students (Carmen and Andrea) with such fervor in their search for love, understanding, meaning in life, and intellectual growth?

Some of us have found our Andrea, while others continue their search. In my case, thanks to my appreciation for her literary work, our intellectual affinity, my academic perseverance, and a touch of magic, I have been fortunate enough to also find Carmen Laforet. The results of my academic research, the foundation of her biography, and the recovery and preservation of most of her correspondence serve as evidence of this. Furthermore, I have located the manuscript of Nada, republished her work, and promoted her literary legacy for over 25 years, with the satisfaction of having shared it all with the writer herself before her passing in February 2004.

LAFORET and BARCELONA, for me, are one and the same.

Imagen 1- El emblemático portal de hierro y cristal, de la casa de la calle de ARIBAU #36, el escenario de NADA, la obra maestra de CL. Imagen 2 y 3 -La casa / y el piso de 8 balcones q la protagonista describe tan minuciosamente en su libro… / Image 1 – The iconic iron and glass doorway of the house at 36 Aribau Street, the setting for NADA, CL’s masterpiece. Images 2 and 3 – The house and the apartment with 8 balconies that the protagonist describes so meticulously in her book… Fotos: Cortesía.

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