My Uncle Is Not Pablo Escobar

Description

Co-created by Valentina Andrade, Elizabeth Alvarado, Lucy Wray, Tommy Ross-Williams and Joana Nastari, rooted in the lives and experiences of Valentina Andrade & Elizabeth Alvarado.

As Alejandra, Lucia, Honey and Catalina risk everything to expose a multinational bank, they confront the audience with what it means to be both a Londoner and Latinx.

Latinx women from South London take centre stage and dare you to call them invisible.

Vogue balls.

When four different worlds collide; identity, history and status become the driving forces to unveiling the biggest money laundering scandal in history.

Confetti.

My Uncle is Not Pablo Escobar relishes in the seen and unseen of communities and systems so insidiously hidden.

Morleys or Arepas?

From not having a box to tick to challenging toxic stereotypes; as Alejandra, Lucia, Honey and Catalina risk everything to expose a multinational bank, they confront the audience with what it means to be both Londoner and Latinx.

Chihuahua.

Part-telenovela, part-heist, part-glitter-fueled activism, My Uncle is Not Pablo Escobar follows four Latinx women as they uncover a secret money laundering contract between a well-known bank and drug cartels, and attempt to expose the truth.

My Uncle Is Not Pablo Escobar returns to Brixton House after a sold-out run in 2023.

Access

My Uncle Is Not Pablo Escobar is performed in English. English, Spanish and Portuguese surtitles are provided every night.

Limited £5 tickets are available for those who identify as part of the Latinx community. The £5 ticket type will appear on the booking page, so no code is required.

Reviews

★★★★★
“This is an energetic and exciting stage production starring by four young Latinx actors that dance and perform with their hearts out.”
Morning Star

★★★★
“Brilliant writing and perfect comedic timing.”
The Reviews Hub

★★★★
“The story is only as interesting as the characters. And these four characters have it going.”
North West End

Yanexi Enriquez – Alejandra
Cecilia Alfonso-Eaton – Lucia
Nathaly Sabino – Honey

Valentina Andrade – Co-Writer, Community Organiser and Festival Producer
Elizabeth Alvarado – Co-Writer and Spanish Translation
Lucy Wray – Co-Writer, Co-Director and Spanish Translation
Tommy Ross-Williams – Co-Writer, Co-Director and Showrunner
Joana Nastari – Co-Creator, Dramaturg and Script Development
Daisy Hale – Lead Producer
Tomás Palmer – Set and Costume Design
Roberto Esquenazi Alkabes – Lighting Design
Xavier Velastin – Originating Sound Design
Myron Birch – Choreographer
Daniel Steward – Production Manager
Mobius PR – Press
Victor Esses – Portuguese Translation

LatinXcluded, The Advocacy Academy, S.H.E.D, Arts Council England, The Aziz Foundation, Theatre Deli, Shoreditch Town Hall, Old Vic Theatre, Battersea Arts Centre, The Royal Court, Paines Plough and Kings College London.

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