Doña Jimena Díaz de Vivar

Dramatic monologue giving voice to Doña Jimena Díaz de Vivar, wife of the Cid Campeador, based on the text by María Teresa León, with dramaturgy and stage direction by Ignacio García.

This production brings Jimena, the woman who accompanied the Cid, back into focus, a figure whom history has relegated in favour of her husband's exploits. Ignacio García signs the dramaturgy and stage direction of a piece based on the work of María Teresa León that places the protagonist at the heart of the story.

From an intimate perspective, Jimena recalls her meeting with Rodrigo, the beginnings of their relationship and the complicity they shared. The production also traverses the uncertainty of the years of conflict, the constant fear and the power struggles characteristic of an era marked by violence.

The author wrote the text during her exile in Argentina, and it was first published in 1960. María Teresa León projects onto her protagonist experiences of her own, such as exile, longing for a lost homeland and uprootedness. The performance vindicates the memory of the women whose contributions were overshadowed and proposes remembrance as a way of understanding the past with a more diverse vision.