Latinologues is a play written by Rick Najera and directed by

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. It is structured as a series of monologues that highlights stereotypes about. The long running play has performed throughout the US, including Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver, Miami and Chicago. Its cast has included

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Jacob Vargas Jacob Vargas (born August 18, 1971) is a Mexican-American actor and performer. Early life Vargas was born in Michoacán, Mexico, and raised in Pacoima, Los Angeles, California. He was raised in a devout Roman Catholic family. He attended high sc ...

, and soap actress

Cynthia Klitbo Cynthia Klitbo (; born March 11, 1967) is a Mexican actress of telenovelas, theater and Mexican cinema. She is best known for her roles as Laura in Televisa's telenovela La Dueña (Mexico) (1995), as Tamara de Duval in Televisa's telenovela El p ...

. It opened on

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at the

Helen Hayes Theatre The Hayes Theater (formerly the Little Theatre, New York Times Hall, Winthrop Ames Theatre, and Helen Hayes Theatre) is a Broadway theater at 240 West 44th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Named for actress ...

on October 23, 2005. The opening night cast consisted of

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, Rene Lavan, Rick Najera and Shirley A. Rumierk. Lighting design by

Kevin Adams Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ). The variant ''Kevan'' is anglicized from , an ...

, assisted by Aaron Sporer. Costume Design by Santiago, assisted by Jonathan Solari. The Stage Manager was Arabella Powell. ''Latinologues'' closed on Broadway on December 31, 2005, after 93 performances and 34 previews.

External links

Official site

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