San Antonio's Guadalupe Dance Company debuts its production Soy Malintzin on Friday

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The production is commissioned by the San Antonio Museum of Art and inspired by the exhibition 'Traitor, Survivor, Icon: The Legacy of La Malinche,' now on view. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX ThingsToDoInSanAntonio SanAntonioArts

Guadalupe Dance Company's production reimagines Malintzin's controversial role as mother of Cortés' first-born son and a key figure in the fall of the Aztec Empire.

The production reimagines Malintzin's controversial role as mother of Cortés' first-born son and a key figure in the fall of the Aztec Empire. Malintzin is both revered and reviled, providing fodder and inspiration for artists and writers throughout the centuries. First seen as a traitor to her people for siding with the Spanish, Malintzin was later redeemed as a hero by Chicano artists, who viewed her through the eyes of self-empowerment.

 

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