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In Mario Vargas Llosa s novel about his early days as a writer, his main character tries and tries again to get his work right. To present a live production of that tale, La Tía Julia y el escribidor (Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter) at the GALA Hispanic Theatre required the same patience and determination.
Canceled or postponed three times over the past year due to the pandemic, it nevertheless retained its stellar cast of actors from New York, Miami and Washington, some of whom are stars in Argentina, Colombia and Mexico, to finally present a version before live audiences.