Some believe in aliens, others believe in God and others believe in Lewandowski or George R.R. Martin... Some also believe in Eva Perón, like the organisers of this celebration, a group of "Peronas,” as they call themselves, who will talk to you about Evita and sing songs for you. Some are related to the story, and others come from the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Tim Rice. You will listen to a everything from a medley of songs by the great Raffaella Carrà to No llores por mí, Argentina, among many other songs conveniently translated into Catalan. Eva Perón is one of the indispensable figures when discussing Argentina's recent history, and, despite the years that have passed since her death in 1952, there is still no consensus on her figure. Defender of the oppressed or manipulative populist? Some are very clear about this, such as the organisers of the evangelical-Peronist mass to be held at the Montjuïc site. And the fact is that without this woman, who filled Franco's Spain with beans in times of famine, who dared to tell the Generalissimo and his wife, Doña Carmen, what they did not want to hear, and who saved Concha Márquez Piquer's life by sending her the imported medicine she needed, our whole life would have been different.
The show is an adaptation of Requiem for Evita, a play that, in 2017, won the Teatre Barcelona award for best musical and was a finalist in the BBVA Awards. Jordi Prat i Coll is one of the authors who most impressed audiences and critics at last year's Grec with Fàtima and who, in the 2021 edition, had already presented M'hauríeu de pagar (a show that won three Critics' Awards). An author and director with twenty years of experience, he has directed La Rambla de les floristes, by Josep Maria de Sagarra; Els Jocs Florals de Canprosa, by Santiago Rusiñol (Ciutat de Barcelona de Teatro Prize, Max Prize for the Best Adaptation and Critics’ Prize for Best Direction) and El público, by Federico García Lorca.
A production of the Grec2023 Festival de Barcelona and Bitò
Dramaturgy and direction: Jordi Prat i Coll. Musical direction: Andreu Gallén. Performing: Ivan Labanda, Anna Moliner, Jordi Vidal, Andreu Gallén. Dancers: Sol Carner, Guillem Fole, Aleix Lladó, Ingrid Machuca, Andreu Mauri, Júlia Pérez, Marta Pérez, Òscar Planells. Musicians: Albert Carrique, Laia Ferrer, Raul Gil, Dusan Jevtovic, Eloi López, Vicent Pérez, Xavi Sánchez. Choir: Musicals’ Choir.
Choreography: Aixa Guerra. Choir direction: Cristina Colomer. Set: Sergi Corbera Gaju. Costumes: Adriana Parra. Lighting: David Bofarull (a.a.i.). Sound: Jordi Ballbé, Albert Ballbé. Characterization and costumes assistance: Núria Llunell, Alba Quintos. Dressmaking: Núria Monfort. Set construction: Nuno Art Construction. Assistant director and lyrics adaptation: David Pintó i Codinasaltas. Photography: May Zircus.
Technician and stage manager: Enric Alarcón. Lighting: Oriol Mestre. Rehearsal stage manager: Marc Berraondo
Executive production: Marta Colell. Communication and distribution: Bitò. Trainee student (direction and dramaturgy; Institut del Teatre): Mireia Claramunt. Direction apprenticeship: Pau Serés.
Acknowledgements: Judit Farrés, Escola Eòlia, La Brutal.
