Macario: A Play by Bruno Traven

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this theatrical event has been postponed until the first quarter of 2027. Subscribers to the Boleto City newsletter will be informed well in advance of the new dates, once tickets go back on sale.

Bruno Traven was the pen name of a German-born author whose most famous novel, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, was turned into a classic film of that name, starring Humphrey Bogart. Traven also wrote the supernatural drama Macario, based on a Grimm Brothers story, which was adapted as an Academy Award-nominated Mexican film in 1960.

Macario is the story of a Mexican woodcutter who, though starving, shares a roast turkey with a peasant woman who turns out to be Death Herself. As a reward, Death gives Macario a container of miraculous water that can restore a mortally ill person back to perfect health. The gift brings Macario fame and wealth – but not without unforeseen and dire consequences.

The actors are among the best in San Miguel: Ginna Acosta, Marcela Brondo, Rodrigo Demian, José Luis Mendoza and Ivette Socorro. Multi-instrumentalist Dani Cuicani leads the musical ensemble, made up of himself and the actors. Rodrigo Demian directs.

This is an encore presentation of the theatrical hit of last year’s Muertos season. Macario will be performed as a staged reading in Spanish with English supertitles. The venue is new Teatro Rodolfo Fernández Martínez, Ancha de San Antonio 22, in the Centro Cultural Instituto Allende.

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Macario: Thurs., Nov. 12, 2026, 7pm

Macario: Fri., Nov. 13, 2026, 7pm

Macario: Sat., Nov. 14, 2026, 7pm

Macario: Sun., Nov. 15, 2026, 12pm