In this original opera, Autumn Chacon (Diné – Navajo/Chicana) and Laura Ortman (White Mountain Apache) examine Malinxe, the real Nahua woman deemed the mother of modern Mexican people, whose complex story is often equated with that of La Llorona or “the weeping woman.” In this interpretation, Malinxe embodies a contemporary woman who submerges into La Llorona’s dangerous realm and must make transformative decisions to save her spirit from continuing down the destructive path of La Llorona.

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CO-CREATED BY
Autumn Chacon and Laura Ortman

LIBRETTO BY
(interpretation of the myth of La Llorona) by Autumn Chacon

STARRING
Jeffrey Gibson as La Llorona
Marisa Demarco as Malinxe

DIRECTED BY
Autumn Chacon

ORIGINAL COMPOSITION BY
Laura Ortman

VIDEO COMPOSER
Mateo Galindo