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"The show was WONDERFUL, GREAT, HILARIOUS!!!!!!! I had a wonderful time. I've been telling everyone I know to go see it. Shoot, I want
to see it again, that's how much I liked it."
-- Ivette Davila-Richards, New York 1 News
"Latinologues is a jewel of a show filled with laughs and Latino lampoons that had me in hysterics! The on-stage talent is magnificent and their
characters are both entertaining and audience-engaging. I highly recommend the show!"
-- Rachel Ann Strauss, LATINA Magazine
"It was great and I am recommending to everybody"
-- Angel A.Vazquez, Hoy, LLC
"I found Latinologues hilarious and was very thrilled to see something new and fresh being presented. Great job!"
-- Yartish Bullock, Multicultural Marketing Resources, Inc.
"It was a great time, funny yet sensitive. It was paradoxical experience. It was hilarious and serious at the same. I look forward to
seeing it again."
-- Jose Marquez President/CEO Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association
"I would like to thank you so much for accomodating our guests tonight. The group you accomodated had never been to a Broadway show before
and I quote "it has always been my dream to say I went to a Broadway show and now I did." You gave them such an important experience and they LOVED
the show and will tell everyone in the neighborhood. From the groups we arranged last week- 5 have gone back with friends already, one emailed me
that her parents thought Latinologues was amazing and took bunches of cards to advertise at their store."
-- Sincerely, Melissa Gonzalez
"The display of wit and sheer talent for performance is irresistible. Four actors multiply themselves into a series of characters whose
unpredictable monologues turn stereotypes about Latinos on their heads, spinning with ironies about what's funnier, the predicament of undervalued
Latinos in Gringolandia, or the Gringos who expect less and get more than they expected. We all get more heart and more bite than Broadway usually
offers. The jokes are on everyone: on the romantic busboy eager to service lusty blondes, and on his limited lovers who drain and ditch him; on the
Tex-Mex border ranger whose extended family includes the "enemy" crossers, and on the borders that do nothing but make trouble; on love for sale or
even for hourly rentals in Havana, and on tourists who calculate despair to bargain for discounts; on clever workers who defray vacation costs with
planned deportation to Mexican beaches; and on the official obstacles to return trips. Latinologues bristles with intelligence that makes you laugh
with admiration and delight. The show explodes with energy and is fueled by superb acting from both seasoned and new artists. In the company of
hilarious Latino characters who cast themselves as the butt of jokes, a mixed audience loosens up to let itself laugh even when the humor turns on us.
Whatever the roles played on stage, the display of so much cleverness and human depth produces an intense pleasure of being included in the company
of brilliant and subtle Latino Americans, on stage at the Helen Hays Theatre, and offstage throughout this corner of the continent."
-- Doris Sommer, HARVARD UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTOR
"Tonight was the first night of previews for Rick Najera's Latinologues. The play, which takes place at New York's Helen Hayes Theatre,
marks Cheech Marin's Broadway directorial debut. The show was fanastic! The audience and myself included could not stop laughing. The writing was
impeccable, which doesn't surprise me. Rick Najera is a seasoned comedy writing veteran, having written for MAD TV and In Living Color. Rick is also
a marvelous character actor. His drug dealer character gave me the munchies and also drew the most laughs.I was amazed that the first show could be
flawless, but it was. Ceech Marin's excellent direction, as well as the great actors (Rick Najera, Eugenio Derbez, Rene Lavan, Shirley A. Rumierk)
are to thank. I loved it so much so we will be returning. If you live outside of the tri-state area, we recommend planning a vacation around this."
-- cheechandchong.com
"Thank you soooo much! I loved the show and want everyone to see it."
-- Dwayne
"Yo vi Latinologues el viernes pasado, y de verdad me encanto. Muy buen trabajo con la obra, y sigue adelante."
-- Hector Rios
"I LOVED IT!! I am going again to see it. I love those guys!! Like we will say over here in the Bronx ...It was off the hook!!!!."
-- Carmen Hernandez, SVP Bronx Hispanic Chamber
"A great show!"
-- Editorial Televisa
"You must see Latinologues! You’ll have many laughs and a lot to talk about with all those political/social messages sprinkled throughout the show."
-- Jennese Torres, LaDivaLatina.Com
"A 90-minute laugh-fest treating us to a tear- and bellyache-inducing good time. These entertaining tableaus manage to turn the clichés and stereotypes associated
with the Latin community. [Najera] challenges us to reconsider how we look at ourselves while revealing how eccentric we are. That is precisely the genius behind Rick Najera’s
LATINOLOGUES"
-- Edwin Pagán
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