Lorca says in
A Moonless Night
that he was killed in Granada on a night like that, without a moon.
This Monday there was, in the first quarter, and not only did they not kill Lorca (or Juan Diego Botto), they promoted him to the Olympus to which he belongs.
Because the creation of the Hispanic-Argentine actor based on the experiences of the Andalusian poet
was the absolute dominator of the Max Awards with the award for best actor and best show.
The double of
apples
that completes the perfect year of a Juan Diego Botto, already praised to the extreme by the critics and recognized last September with the National Theater Award, for his Lorquian creation.
A montage of a strong historical and political character that this Monday, despite his absence in Menorca for being filmed, he did not want to give up either.
He did it in the mouth of his family and the director of the production, Sergio Peris Mencheta, with a text that they read.
“
This is to remind all the men who continue to wait in the ditches of our country for justice to be done
.
May his remains have a dignified burial with his loved ones.
There was also no lack of gratitude to his mother, and mentor, Cristina Rota, for "the lessons to commit to the theater, with society and with life" nor the criticism of the "extreme right" of Vox that, according to what the actor wrote , is
"that ideology that insists on denying rights to others" and "appropriating Spanishness to throw the rest of us out".
And, although everything in the 25th edition of the Max Awards referred to Juan Diego Botto, there was also space for an illustrious Spanish humor and playwright, José Luis Alonso de Santos, to parade through the stages of the Teatre Principal de Maó, to be received with the stalls fully standing.
«What we like the most since we were little is that they applaud us.
My family has told me to write a page so as not to get lost and lengthen, but I have lost it, ”the Valladolid native started showing that ironic comedy that has always accompanied him: from
La laguna de Vallecas
to
Yonquis y yanquis
passing through
Bajarse al moro
.
“I have always known how to surround myself with wonderful people and that is why this Max is not mine, it is theirs.
I am going to stay with the base, because I like to be a base so that others support each other and shine
».
As did Mónica López as best actress and the dancer Jesús Carmona who with his show
Baile de bestias
won the awards for best musical and best male dance performer.
The recognition of that Catalan boy who one day without prior notice decided that he wanted to dance and became one of the national benchmarks.
«
If a child says that he wants to dance, support him, give him his place in the world
.
Because I was like that, a boy who one day said he wanted to dance and I'm here picking up this Max », concluded the bailaor.
Although far from the big categories,
Canto jo i la muntanya balla
, inspired by the novel by Irene Solà, premiered in Catalonia and whose directors have already warned of their intention to land in Madrid, they also wanted their share of the limelight.
For its authors, Guillem Alba and Joan Arqué, it was the award for best stage direction together with the design of the scenic space and the best musical composition went to Judit Nedderman.
Both creators took the opportunity to highlight their soul of clowns.
"
Even if they give us an award for a serious show, we will continue to be clowns
."
Pure Lorca for the brooch of tonight with the moon.
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