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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