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‘Made in Lanús’ Tour Continues With New Casting as Actors Describe the Play’s Enduring Pull

Interviews highlight fresh personal ties to Nelly Fernández Tiscornia’s text across a company spanning different generations.

Overview

  • The touring production has been on the road since 2024, with Vanesa González recently joining the cast in place of Cecilia Dopazo.
  • Esteban Meloni said he grew up watching Argentine cinema, saw the film Made in Argentina many times, and believes the play’s text is used in actor training.
  • Malena Solda recalled discovering the film before the play, later seeing a 2000s stage version, and described the writing as resonant with Argentine life decades on.
  • Alberto Ajaka noted he had not known the work beforehand but signed on due to its cultural importance and the chance to work with Miguel ‘Beto’ Brandoni.
  • González revisited the film and described a moving first viewing of the current staging in her hometown of Banfield with family, calling the material current.