Un acto
"The real, the memory and the imaginary"
A single mother, living with her young son in downtown Buenos Aires, suffers from anguish. Based on “Tormenta de verano”, a short story by Juan José Saer (finally published as “El balcón”).
"The real, the memory and the imaginary"
A single mother, living with her young son in downtown Buenos Aires, suffers from anguish. Based on “Tormenta de verano”, a short story by Juan José Saer (finally published as “El balcón”).
Zulema Katz
La madre
Alejandro Stilverberg
El niño
A single mother, living with her young son in downtown Buenos Aires, suffers from anguish. Based on “Tormenta de verano”, a short story by Juan José Saer (finally published as “El balcón”).
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