La sirena varada explained

La sirena varada
Characters:	Margarita Xirgu Pedro López Lagar
Premiere:	17 March 1934
Place:	Teatro Español
Orig Lang:	Spanish

La sirena varada is a Spanish play by Alejandro Casona written in 1934 during his stay in Valle de Arán.^[1] It is about a mermaid who falls in love with a man named Ricardo.^[2]

It was released at Teatro Español in Madrid in the night of 17 March 1934, which was directed by Margarita Xirgu and Enrique Borrás and it got good reviews.^[3] Main characters were portrayed by Margarita Xirgu as Sirena, Enrique Borrás as Samy, Pedro López Lagar as Ricardo, Alberto Contreras as Don Florín, Fernando Aguirre Rodil as Fantasma and Enrique Guitart as Don Joaquín.^[4]

In 1934 it received the Premio Lope de Vega at Ayuntamiento de Madrid for best play of the year.^[5]

Notes and References

1. 332023 . Alejandro Casona-Expatriado Español . Juan R. . Castellano . . 25 . 1 . February 1942 . 49–54 . . 10.2307/332023.
2. Web site: La sirena varada . Marco Antonio . Monge Arévalo . 14 March 2007 . 21 May 2019 . La Jornada da Guerrero . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20161108093216/http://www.lajornadaguerrero.com.mx/2007/03/14/index.php?section=opinion&article=015a1soc . 8 November 2016.
3. News: Escritores: Centenario del autor: Alejandro Casona . Allusa, Guía de ocio . 23 March 2003 . 21 May 2019 . es . usuarios.lycos.es . https://web.archive.org/web/20081024131148/http://usuarios.lycos.es/luzalusan/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=19 . 24 October 2008.
4. Web site: Margarita . Rius Xirgu . Margarita Xirgu . 55. Alejandro Casona . 18 May 2011 . es.
5. Web site: Alejandro Casona . epdlp . 21 May 2019 . es . M.E..