The story
Over a 4-course meal, the hosts tell the Mexican Revolution as it was really lived: with exaggerations, contradictory versions, uncomfortable truths and that “I was there, and if it didn't happen that way, that's how I remember it” tone.
Pancho Villa tells it like a corrido (folk ballad): heroic, impulsive, grandiose. La Coronela tells it as it was: raw and unfair, while she cooks and loads her rifle. Between dishes come betrayals, love affairs, hunger, looting, ideals and lies. The adelitas, or soldaderas, were the women who cooked, nursed and fought in the Revolution.
How it works
Guests interview the characters, take sides and hear two versions of the same story.
The closing activity is “El Itacate,” inspired by the food soldaderas packed for the road.
The characters
- Pancho Villa: charismatic, unpredictable, charming and dangerous.
- La Coronela: a tough, sarcastic, realistic soldadera; cook and fighter.
What's included
- Theatrical historical experience
- 4-course dinner inspired by revolutionary cooking
- Two live hosts
- History told as war gossip
- Sound and visual atmosphere
- Closing “El Itacate” activity
What you take home
- Understanding the Revolution through your stomach, not a textbook
- Recognizing the essential role of the soldaderas
- Discovering that heroes also lie, exaggerate and contradict themselves
History and culture in every scene
As in all our experiences, the hosts' dialogue and the event's activities are written with real information about Mexican history and culture. You have fun and, without even noticing, you learn. The characters share real facts, dates and anecdotes from Mexican history; the fiction is there to make those facts stick.
Format and customization
“The Adelitas' Kitchen” is one of our immersive theater productions. We can adapt it to your venue, group size, menu and language, as a private event or on dates open to the public.
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