Our lady of Coca Cola

Catholics are funny. A new play at Gala Theatre has caused controversy because its original poster offended some people in Columbia Heights neighborhood, according to The Washington Post.

The image included a Coca-Cola bottle replacing the image of the Virgin Mary of Guadalupe, the most popular Catholic image in Mexico and many other countries of Latin America.

WaPo says that some neighbors complained to Hugo Medrano, director of Gala and he decided to change the poster. That is some funny stuff, even before seeing the play I'm already laughing.

This play is a comedy about the experiences of two American filmmakers who travel to Mexico to record the negative impact of free trade and globalization among Mexican working class people, and then they get caught into the same stereotypes they criticize so much.

This work has gotten some good reviews already here and here (in Spanish) and it reflects on true stories of how American multinationals have taken over the economy of Mexico.

The True History of Coca-Cola in Mexico

Written by Patrick Scott and Aldo Velasco
Directed by Jose Carrasquillo
April 2 - 26, 2009
Thursday - Saturday
@ 8:00 p.m.
Sundays @ 3:00 p.m.

In English with Spanish surtitles

Limited Rush Tickets: $18 rush tickets will be sold at the box office one half before each performance. This promotion is not valid on April 2 and 4, 2009. Two for 1 Tickets on Thursday, April 9 and Sunday, April 12.

galatheatre.org

3333 14th St NW

Washington, DC 20010
Metro: Columbia Heights station
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