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Cupcakes & Drama - YO SOY LATINA! (college version) by Linda Nieves-Powell

YO SOY LATINA! is a funny and very moving play that challenges a group of diverse Latina women to examine their identity and their connections in the contemporary American landscape. The plays premise unites these women who come to share their individual anecdotes of living Latina in contemporary America. There is Migdalia, a Nuyorican, who experiences prejudice from her own family because of her interracial marriage; Jennifer, a young Mexican-American college student whos discovered her Chicana rights; Alicia, a Colombian actress who struggles with what keeps her from landing Latino roles because of the lightness of her skin; Maria Elena, a Panamanian, who faces inequity from other Latinos because of the darkness of her skin; Soledad, a Dominican mother who finds the courage to leave her machista husband in pursuit of her own dream; and Louisa, a Cuban-Irish who defends her right to be Latina.

The college version of YO SOY LATINA! takes audiences on a journey into the writers heart and mind from inspiration to opening night. The college version also includes the many responses from Latinas across the country that were incorporated into the full-length off-Broadway play. Audiences will also meet the same six characters from the full-length version through live performances.