Abstract

VERA GARCIA, Rey Fernando. A Comedy of Puppets by Constancio S. Suárez. Lit. mex [online]. 2015, vol.26, n.2, pp.31-51. ISSN 2448-8216.  https://doi.org/10.19130/iifl.litmex.26.2.2015.787.

The following work gives account of a piece for puppets by Constancio S. Suárez, a popular playwriter active in México City at the beginning of the XXth Century. A biographical sketch of the author is given, writing down the scarce data that are known about his literary work both in the famous print of Vanegas Arroyo and in periodicals of his time. Secondly, there appears a commented edition of one of his best plays for puppets or children, El santo de mi papá, which was printed several times in his days. The ultimate purpose of this article is the diffusion of the work of a practically unknown Mexican popular playwriter, which can be included in the general history of theatre in México.

Keywords : Mexican Popular Playwriting; Porfirian Theatre; Varieties in México; Theatre XXth Century.