Look, a Latino!

Look, a Latino! by Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas

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Productions (4)
Drama
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15 - 20 minutes
1 W, 3 M, 
Content Notes: Adult language
Set: Flexible set.

Young and frustrated, Enrique is arrested for shoplifting. So when he shows up with an expensive pair of earrings for his mother's birthday, even his own mother can't help wondering if he's really turned over a new leaf or if he's up to his old tricks. Do we know Enrique? Or do we just know his stereotype? Inspired by Frantz Fanon's famous essay, "The Fact of Blackness," Look, a Latino! brings to light questions of race, identity, and truth in a world more complicated than labels or stereotypes.

Pricing Information

Min. Performance Fee* $40
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Great Short Plays: Volume 7.
Standard Edition $13.99
Standard Manager Edition $24.99

*The per performance fee begins at $40. Your per performance fee will be provided during the ordering process.

Play Details

Young and frustrated, Enrique is arrested for shoplifting. So when he shows up with an expensive pair of earrings for his mother's birthday, even his own mother can't help wondering if he's really turned over a new leaf or if he's up to his old tricks. Do we know Enrique? Or do we just know his stereotype? Inspired by Frantz Fanon's famous essay, "The Fact of Blackness," Look, a Latino! brings to light questions of race, identity, and truth in a world more complicated than labels or stereotypes.

  • Drama
  • |
  • 15 - 20 minutes
  • 1 W, 3 M, 
  • Content Notes: Adult language
  • Set: Flexible set.

Published Reviews

"Cortinas conveys both the inevitability -- and the poignancy -- of the communication gulf between two generations that just don't speak the same language..."

Variety

Production History

JAN 15, 2021 - JAN 15, 2021
L.V. Stockard Middle School
Dallas, TX United States
L.V. Stockard Middle School Dallas, TX United States
NOV 01, 2019 - NOV 01, 2019
Piedmont Hills High School
San Jose, CA United States
Piedmont Hills High School San Jose, CA United States
FEB 15, 2015 - FEB 15, 2015
The Naples Players
Naples, FL United States
The Naples Players Naples, FL United States
OCT 09, 2004 - OCT 09, 2004
Ma-Yi Theater Company
New York, NY United States
Ma-Yi Theater Company New York, NY United States
No upcoming productions.
OCT 09, 2004 - OCT 09, 2004
Ma-Yi Theater Company
New York, NY United States
Ma-Yi Theater Company New York, NY United States