Un esclavo

Comedy in which Chani Martín Peña plays a man shut inside a phone box who, with no coins left to complete his call, asks for help from those watching him from outside and ends up telling his life story. It is a tribute to José Luis López Vázquez.

Un esclavo is a comedy in which Chani Martín Peña plays a man trying to make an urgent call from a phone box. When his coins run out, he steps outside and asks the people looking at him for twenty duros. When they refuse, he changes tactics and begins recounting episodes of his life: his work, his loves, his joys and his wounds.

The conversation becomes increasingly personal until a phone call interrupts the story and sets off a revelation that changes the way the protagonist understands the world, life and his own identity and craft. The piece is a tribute to José Luis López Vázquez: it draws on elements of his life and career to approach the man behind one of the most recognisable actors of Spanish cinema and theatre. The humour coexists with tenderness and an intimate gaze on the passing of time and the acting profession.

Félix Estaire premieres this production in the Community of Madrid, with Chani Martín Peña in the lead role. The performance takes place in the Sala Negra at Teatros del Canal, in Madrid.