Odalys Nanin's Eddon's FRIDA: STROKE OF PASSION Returns To The Stage

Renowned playwright, actor and award-winning director Odalys Nanin takes the stage this February 2019 starring as controversial Mexican artist and painter Frida Kahlo in the EDDON Award-winning play for Best Performance & Production: Frida: Stroke of Passion.

The play explores Frida Kahlo's mental, emotional and physical condition during the last week of her life. Exposing her love affair with famous Mexican singer Chavela Vargas, Josephine Baker, Trotsky, a Cuban spy and her complex passionate love for Diego. It will peel away the secret cover up and reveal what or who killed Frida Kahlo.

Odalys Nanin as Frida Kahlo, Oscar Basulto/ Campbell De Silva as Diego Rivera, Tricia Cruz as Nurse Judith, Sandra Valls as Chavela Vargas Andres Mejia Vallejo as Judas, Mantha Balourdou as Tina Modotti, Marjorie Burgos as Maria Felix, Kesia Erwin as Teresa Proenza Ebony Perry as Josephine Baker, FRANCISCO Medina as Musician/ManoloPaul Cascante as Leon Trotsky, Joseph Bixler as Little Diego. Stage manager Miguel Carachure, Co-director Corky Dominguez, Light designer Sammie Wayne, & Set Designer Marco de Leon.

Frida Kahlo was born July 6, 1907 and died July 13, 1954. Her death certificate alleges cause of death as "pulmonary embolism" but no autopsy was allowed and she was immediately cremated.

" The Reason I wrote the play was because I wanted to show a part of Frida that no one knows about - her mental, emotional and physical state of mind the week before she dies. I explored her pain, fears, and lovers-her bisexuality, her fervor for Diego and her paintings. But most of all I explored and reveal the cover up behind her death " Ms. Nanin said.

TICKET INFORMATION: Early Bird Tickets $20 + $1.00 Fee by February 5 To purchase tickets Visit: www.machatheater.org