The raucous comedy with music pays loving homage to the genre, but its women characters defy stereotypes
You don’t have to be an expert on telenovelas to enjoy “Destiny of Desire,” the hilarious and affectionate homage to Latin American TV soap operas that opened Friday at the Old Globe.
“Destiny of Desire” made its world premiere in 2015 at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. Playwright Karen Zacarías wanted to honor the telenovas she grew up watching in Mexico, but with a more humanistic and subversive approach. Sure enough, the play opens with the cast telling the audience “we are here to change the social order. Deal with it!”The play is set on a TV soundstage in San Diego filled with a two-story hacienda set designed by Rachel Hauck.
The riotously funny Bianca Marroquín steals the show as Fabiola, the ex-beauty queen wife of wealthy casino owner Armando Castillo in the fictitious town of Bellarica. Fabiola is the villainess of “Destiny of Desire,” but Marroquín is so hilarious and relatable in the role, you’ll root for her.
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