Foreign Actors On Mexico's Theater Stage Stir Resentment Behind The Scenes
Mexico's immigration battle with the U.S. plays out in the news daily, but a more subtle tension over cultural identity took center stage this week: foreigners taking leading roles in Mexican theater.
At the Metropolitan Theatrical Awards in Mexico City, actresses in sequined floor length gowns and actors in tuxedos ranging from the debonair to the eccentric, walk the red carpet striking poses for photographers on a recent Tuesday evening at the historic Teatro de la Ciudad.
It is an unusual place for tensions over immigration and cultural identity.
But these days, anxiety over such issues is playing out on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, sometimes in
