La Pasión Infinita

A show with Pepón Nieto, Claudio Tolcachir, Ana Labordeta and Avelino Piedad, written and directed by José Troncoso

Not all dreams come true.

Since his eyes first opened to the world, José Antonio's only dream has been to become an actor.

But there is no worse actor in the world than José Antonio. There simply isn't.

Since childhood, aware of his complete lack of even the faintest trace of talent, everyone around him has tried to get the idea out of his head. But José Antonio's passion is infinite.

He would give anything for the theatre, would give anything to be an actor.

Time has passed, and José Antonio has married Asunción. He is not an actor; he works in a salted fish factory while still dreaming as hard as ever.

Neither his wife nor his friends manage to get the idea out of his head. There is simply no way. José Antonio's passion is infinite.

One day, at breakfast, José Antonio opens the newspaper and finds an advertisement that will change his life and the lives of everyone around him forever: "Actor wanted. No experience required."

From here on, his infinite passion will know no bounds; nothing and no one will be able to stop him now. There is simply no way.

José Antonio goes along to the audition and, to everyone's astonishment, is selected.

The tragicomedy is served.

An emerging director at a very low ebb sees in José Antonio the living reincarnation of the esperpento and will try to make his own life into a performance-style show that will leave no one indifferent.

José Antonio is prepared to give his life for the theatre. José Antonio is prepared to give his life for his passion. And you?

Pepón Nieto stars in La pasión infinita, a play written and directed by José Troncoso that brings together Claudio Tolcachir, Ana Labordeta and Avelino Piedad on stage.

“I have always liked using my work to put the magnifying glass on the ‘little tragedies’ of ordinary people. Turning into tragic heroes people who are not usually ‘exemplary protagonists’ because of the apparent irrelevance of their lives.”