La Cubana

​La Cubana is a Spanish theatre company created in 1980 in Sitges (Barcelona, Spain) by Vicky Plana and Jordi Milán (the current director), with the spirit of an amateur company, and professionalised in 1983. It is currently one of the most prestigious Spanish companies in the field of comedy.

It works as an ensemble collective, with a large number of actors who do everything: acting, sewing the costumes, painting the set, assembling, loading and unloading. They see the work of the artist as a whole and, despite the professionalisation they have achieved, have never wanted to lose the spirit of small theatre companies in which the artist must do everything.

They perform in both Catalan and Spanish. All their works are based on everyday subjects, which are turned upside down and run through the sieve of exaggeration, irony and humour. As a result, their main source of inspiration is observing the society around them.

Certain constants are always present in all their productions: play, surprise, the transgression of spaces and, above all, hyperbolic, histrionic characters, and audience participation, which always plays a leading role.

Their greatest theatrical successes were Cómeme el coco, Negro, by Jordi Milán, in 1989, and Cegada de amor (1994). These works sent the company's fame and prestige soaring, opened the doors of stages around the world to them, as well as those of television.

Popular actors such as Santi Millán, Yolanda Ramos and José Corbacho made their debuts with La Cubana.